Chairperson of the Electoral Commission

Electoral Commission will remain independent – Kiggundu

Electoral Commission will remain independent – Kiggundu

MPs the on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have questioned  the independence of Electoral Commission on the decision they are making in as far as general elections of 2016 are concerned. Members, while meeting officials from Electoral commission led by its chairman Eng Badru Kuggundu, observed that the manner in which the Commission is handling the […]

Electoral Commission tasked to explain why it abandoned the voter’s register

Electoral Commission tasked to explain why it abandoned the voter’s register

The Parliamentary Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has grilled officials from Electoral Commission over the decision to  abandon the national voters’ register and opt for data collected during the National Identification project. According to the committee chaired by Stephen Tashobya, the Electoral Commission was given money and is legally mandated to collect data to […]