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Ultimate Media The Democratic Party (DP) is petitioning the constitutional court challenging Makerere University’s decision to kick political parties out of the guild elections. The University Electoral Commission last week passed a resolution that no politicians and students affiliated to opposition political parties will be allowed to campaign for their representatives in the guild […]
Ultimate Media Confusion over the leadership of Makerere University is far from over with contestants now petitioning the newly formed tribunal. The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Venensius Baryamureba on Thursday established a tribunal to handle the complaints following Tuesday’s elections marred with reported irregularities. Six candidates out of those who contested for the […]
Ultimate Media As the Electoral Commission (EC) prepares to organize 2011 general elections, the President General of Justice Forum (Jeema), Kibirige Mayanja has cautioned it against conducts that may damage the integrity of the commission. He urges EC to make zero tolerance to vote rigging, intimidation and indiscipline of some of the candidates. Kibirige urges […]
Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Uganda say they are experiencing some levels of discrimination in the country especially in the rural areas where their role in monitoring and challenging human rights abuses and violations is putting their lives under danger. They said it is negating the Government’s intentions to build local capacity in the protection […]
Kampala Lord mayor Salongo Erias Lukwago has officially written to the Chief Justice over the controversy surrounding his attempts to stand for mayoral election and nominations. In a letter copied to the speaker, EC, police, among others Lukwago is challenging the attempts by the Attorney general to both run in court and in parliament to silence […]
Persons living with disabilities have called for consideration for the posts of Resident district commissioners. The disability community that gathered at Tal cottages in Lubaga, Kampala over electoral process awareness said that in about 180 RDCs and assistant RDCs there is no one with disability saying that this could be discrimination. Members of Parliament for persons […]
Former FDC president Dr. Kizza Besigye has handed in his nomination forms and been nominated to contest for the party presidential flag bearer. Chairing the nomination committee, Maj. Mugarura has accepted the papers of their former party boss and declared him a candidate for the post. Besigye was handed the party constitution and agenda to follow as he […]
A decision to try former Côte d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity is an important step forward in the fight against impunity in the country, the Coalition for the ICC said today. Following months of deliberations, two of three judges in ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I found that […]
It seems the embattled MP for Lubaga North; Singh Katongole is behaving like a wounded Lion or a mad tiger running around the jungles deep in the tropical forests of Africa. We have been reliably informed that the former MP on Wednesday went to the head offices of the electoral commission and knelt down before […]
News Release 1. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) met in extraordinary session in London today to consider its response to the situation in Maldives. 2. The meeting was chaired by Hon Dr Surujrattan Rambachan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Communications of Trinidad and Tobago. Other members of the Group who participated in the […]