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Former Lubaga North Parliamentary candidate Moses Kasibante has today implicated the Electoral commission for conniving with NRM’s Singh Pamindah Marwahah to overturn the outcome of the elections. Kasibante has told the high court session presoided over by Justice Kibuuka Musoke that the actions of the duo violating the high court order together that had stopped […]
The Kampala High court has summoned the EC chairperson Eng. Badru Kiggundu to appear before it on the 22nd of this month to be examined in regard to the alleged electoral irregularities that marred Parliamentary elections in Busiro North constituency. Justice Kibuuka Musoke has also ordered one Hussein Bukenya the complainant to produce all the […]
Kampala High court has asked the Electoral Commission to avail the former Lubaga North Parliamentary candidate Moses Kasibante with the two sets of tally sheets used in declaring election results for the post. This was after Kasibante’s lawyer Elias Lukwago informed court that his client had asked for the same in the two letters dated […]
The executive members of the Uganda Inter-Religious Council (IRCU) have asked the Parliament of Uganda to reinstate the presidential term limits as they were in the original 1995 Uganda constitution. The Secretary General of IRCU, Joshua Kitakule says that for the people to respect the leadership of the government, Presidents should be leaving power […]
The Uganda Electoral Commission on Monday started dispatching voting materials to different parties of Uganda as the country prepares for the Friday Presidential Parliamentary elections. EC Chairman, Eng. Badru Kiggundu signalled off the first consignment to over 30 districts, assuring the country that the elections body was ready to hold the elections. Kiggundu said the […]
The Chairman Electoral Commission Eng. Badru Kiggundu has said that he is ready to conduct the elections on Friday 18th this month. While addressing the media in Kampala, the confidently talking Kiggundu said that even if elections were held today he is ready to conduct them. Kiggundu has promised to produce the results in 48 […]
Education qualifications are turning out to be a defining factor in the Kampala mayoral race with the two leading contenders Erias Lukwango and Peter Sematimba involved. Erias Lukwago, the MP for Kampala central who is competing as an independent today appeared before the Electoral Commission to defend his academic papers after a voter petitioned the […]
The Uganda Electoral Commission has launched an SMS service where Ugandans can get updates on the 2011 election process on their mobile phones. The SMS (short Message Service) system to get the information about the progress of elections was launched today at hotel Africana in Kampala. The Chairman Electoral Commission Eng. Badru Kiggundu said the […]
The Electoral Commission has noted the concern expressed by members of the public, civil society organisations, candidates and political parties, over the non issuance of Voters’ Cards to persons who registered as voters but have not yet received their cards. In March 2010, the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Internal Affairs, signed a […]
The Uganda Electoral Commission has expressed concern at the formation of militia groups by different political groups in Uganda, which the elections body is worried might lead to violence during the 2011 general elections. The Chairman of the EC, Eng. Dr. Badru Kiggundu told a briefing of journalists and diplomats on Wednesday that several political […]