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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 […]

Prof. Gilbert Bukenya retains Busiro North County

  Former Vice President Prof. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya has retained his Busiro County North in the 1st December hotly contested by-elections. Prof. Bukenya of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party won the elections with 10,728 votes against 3,035 votes polled by his close rival, Hussein Caster Bukenya of the Democratic Party (DP). Other candidates in the race […]

Luwero district returning officer stops recount of votes for Woman MP

The Luwero district Returning Officer, Peter Kasozi has stopped the recount of the ballot papers citing tempering with the ballot boxes. The National Resistance Movement party asked for the recount of ballot papers after its candidate, Rebecca Nalwanga was trounced by the Democratic Party’s candidate, Brenda Nabukenya in the 21st November Luwero district Woman Member of […]

DP’s Brenda Nabukenya wins Luwero woman MP by-elections

The Democratic Party flag bearer in the by-elections for Luwero district Woman Member of Parliament, Brenda Nabukenya has beaten other five candidates in the polls that were held yesterday 21st of November 2011. The seat fell vacant after the High Court nullified the election of Rebecca Nalwanga of the National Resistance Movement on grounds that she […]

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 […]