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Ultimate Media Supreme Court has dismissed with costs the electoral petition filed by NRM Sitenda Sebalu challenging the election victory of FDC cadre, Sam Njuba as Kyadondo East constituency Member of Parliament. The five justices of the Supreme Court led by Lady justice Kisakye Mayambala upheld the lower court decision’s that dismisses Sebalu’s grounds […]
Ultimate Media The Members of Parliament want to alter powers to appoint the Electoral Commission (EC) from the President to an independent commission. The Acting Leader of Opposition, Kasiano Wadri says they are about to table a Constitutional Amendment Bill that seeks to alter such powers. He says the Bill will be tabled by […]
Ultimate Media The trial of 30 women activists from the Inter-Party Coalition have flopped today in Kampala. The trial did not take place due to the absence of the presiding judge and the prosecution side. The opposition women activists were to appear before Buganda Road Court grade one magistrate, Patrick Wekesa. Prosecution says […]
Ultimate Media The Electoral Commission (EC) has been bared from paying allowances to polling agents during the 2011 general elections. This is contained in an amendment to the Presidential Elections Act which the Parliament considered on Tuesday this week. The Presidential Elections Act as amended on April 27th 2010 bans the Electoral Commission from […]
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Ultimate Media Court has set free 12 FDC members who were facing charges of taking unlawful society on electoral commission offices asking engineer Badiru Kigundu to resign. The 12 who include a city lawyer Modi Obole , Rainner Juliet , Hajji Kakande and 9 others committed the offence on18th August last […]
The Forum for Democratic Change vice president central region Sam Njuba has urged the delegates to vote soberly as this will guarantee the party’s victory come 2011. This follows allegations of voter bribery by Gen. Mugisha Muntu’s camp, allegations that he has vehemently denied. The chaos that ensued has forced the organizers of the conference […]
Ultimate Media Buganda Road Court has warned that the bail earlier granted to Aruu county MP Odonga Otto could be canceled due to his constant failure to appear for trial. MP Odonga Otto faces charges of threatening violence for having allegedly vowed to beat up a journalist with the Red Pepper, one Stanley Ndaula. The […]
Ultimate Media Makerere University vice chancellor Prof Venasius Baryamureeba has dismissed claims that he influenced the decisions of the University Electoral commission to Announce the NRM candidate as winner of the polls. The much contested poll raised alot of storm at the campus which earlier caused the death of two international students. Prof Baryamureeba has […]
Ultimate Media The Makerere University Elections Tribunal has declared null and void the election victory of John Teira, the National Resistance Movement party candidate in the Makerere Guild race. The committee in a statement signed by its Chairperson, Christine Kiganda ruled on the petition that was filed after the March 23rd elections that there were […]