Police had to fire bullets and tear gas among the voters during LC elections yesterday in order to claim down the situation. Electoral commission released a statement postponing of elections in some villages to be carried today. Voting in some villages was disrupted as people’s names went missing on the voters register yet they claim […]
Kampala central MP Mohammed Nsereko says he is ready to tussle it out with deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah following the decision by the NRM central executive committee to have him stand for deputy speaker in the 10th parliament. Nsereko says although Oulanyah has been a deputy speaker in the 9th parliament he is not afraid of him because he is […]
MPs from Buganda are sharply divided on whom to back between speaker Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy Jacob Oulanyah for speakership. Whereas last week a group of 25 MPs nationwide led by Buganda caucus chairperson Godfrey Kiwanda came out backing Oulanyah, this morning another group specifically from Buganda led by Benny Bugembe [Mubende woman] addressed scribes […]
The deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah’s team seeking for his election for the 10th parliament speakership 2016-21 has been unveiled. The taskforce is headed by the chairperson Buganda parliamentary group and also the member of parliament for Mityana north Godfrey Kiwanda. A-team of 23 members of parliament was announced by its chairperson Godfrey Kiwanda Suubi at Serena hotel […]
Workers in the country have been challenged to vote workers’ representatives who will cause government to change its policies in favour of workers. The call was made by the former commissioner in charge of labour in the Ministry of Gender, labour and social Development Dr.David Ogalam while meeting a number of trade unions in Kampala over […]
The electoral commission has dismissed reports that Ugandans without national IDs will be denied chance to vote. This follows media reports that millions could miss voting over IDs. Addressing journalists at the commission headquarters EC chairman Eng Badru Kiggundu said the national voters register will be the basis for participating in the 2016 general elections. He says […]
The parliamentary committee on legal and parliamentary affairs has taken its stand over a controversial section in the presidential amendment bill seeking for special groups to vote at special polling stations as will be gazetted by the electoral commission while they are on duty of deployment. This was reached on as the committee chaired by Kajara county MP Stephen Tashobya was meeting […]
The Member of Parliament for Budadiri west in Sironko district Nathan Nandala Mafabi is opposed to the government proposal to remove the finger inking for a voter after voting. Appearing before the legal committee Mafabi said that the issue of inking should be maintained as it is in the old electoral laws, to eliminate multiple voting. Mafabi said […]