parliamentary elections

Bukoto south parliamentary elections: Police beefs up Alintuma Nsambu’s security

  Following intelligence reports that some opposition members were plotting to eliminate Alintuma Nsambu, who is the NRM candidate in Bukoto South by election campaigns. Nsambu is fighting against stiff smear campaign against his candidature from the Democratic Party (DP) candidate, Mathias Nsubuga, and from some members of the Buganda kingdom including Mukono Municipality MP […]

Moses Kasibante stays in Lukwago’s house

  Struggling DP politician Moses Kasibante is seriously broke and he doesn’t have money to rent a house or room now. We hear that all the money he had was spent in the February 2011 parliamentary elections and on the court battles he has been battling with MP Singh Katongole. We are also told that […]

Court Nulifies Igeme Nabeta election as Jinja Municipality MP

The Court of Appeal has nullified the election of Jinja Municipality East MP Nathan Igeme Nabeta and ordered for fresh and immediate elections in the constituency. The three judges led by Constance Byamugisha cited the lack of requisite academic qualifications and voter bribery to nullify Nabeta’s election. The judges faulted the High Court in Jinja […]

When Uganda electoral commission can accept vote recount

  The electoral commission recently reinstated the Democratic Party’s Brenda Nabukenya as the genuine woman MP for Luweero district. Nabukenya had been declared the winner of the polls after the commission cancelled its earlier call for vote recount. The National Resistance Movement candidate who was the first runner up, Rebecca Nalwanga in her application, had […]

Busiro North by election polls set for December 1

The voting day for Busiro north parliamentary by elections will be December 1st this year according to the programme the electoral commission has issued. The nomination dates are December 14th and 15th. The seat went vacant after the High Court nullified his election victory over voter bribery. We have learnt that over four candidates are eying the […]

Jude Mbabbaali to sue Vice President Edward Sekandi again

If you had thought that Vice President Edward Sekandi’s seat in parliament is safe after  Jude Mbabaali, the Bukoto Central parliamentary election loser withdrew a petition he had filed against Sekandi, better read this. Mbabaali, a top official in the Democratic Party, says he is going to petition Masaka High Court again seeking the nullification of […]