The Electoral commission will finalize the gazette of newly elected Members of Parliament by Tuesday next week. This was revealed by the minister of Justice and constitutional Affairs Kahinda Otafire while responding to the concerns of MPs of Kasese district that the electoral commission delayed to gazette them yet other MPs in other places were gazetted […]
Members of parliament on legal and parliamentary Affairs committee have demanded the Electoral commission to issue out the road map for elections of chairpersons for village (LC1) and parish (LC2) levels. The MPs’ demand came after they realized that in the Electoral commission budget 2016/17 there is only 7 billion shillings allocated for L.CI and L.CII elections […]
Civil Society Organizations have renewed their call for disbanding of the entire Electoral Commission over credibility of the 2016 elections. Speaking to the press about the post elections at NGO offices at Kabalagala, the Executive Director NGO forum Richard Ssewakiryanga says the irregularities that marred this year’s election justify the incredibility of the electoral commission […]
The journalists’ rights body Human Rights Network for Journalists Uganda (HRNJU) revealed that during the presidential and parliamentary campaign season and polling day, about 70 cases were recorded all having a bearing on the violation of the rights of journalists in the country, something the rights defenders says indicates signs of no respect to media […]
The electoral commission chairman, Eng. Badru Kigundu has today displayed before the media a dummy of the ballot papers to be used by voters while casting the presidential elections vote across the country. While displaying the paper before the press at his head offices in Kampala, Kigundu said, the commission is ready now to send off […]
The electoral commission chairman Eng. Badru Kigundu confirms to the nation that the first batch of local council ballot papers will be arriving in the country today from UAE where they have been printed from. Kigundu says, first consignment of 361 ballots papers and the carrier is expected to land at Entebbe international airport at 4pm and […]
The electoral commission chairman, Eng. Badru Kigundu and his secretary, Sam Rwakojo confirmed that the first batch of ballot papers for the presidential, parliamentary candidates are jetting in the country today from South Africa. Addressing a news conference yesterday in Kampala, the dual said the commission contracted Pearl Media group in South Africa to do the printing of the ballot papers among other […]
The electoral commission has again come out to explain itself on why it restricted candidates from holding campaigns or even touring public places like, hospitals, markets and schools. The commission’s secretary, Sam Rwakojo states that this has been done not to limit certain candidates and give way for others but this has been done to protect […]
Following the death of the Bukomansimbi district woman MP last week, the electoral commission has now postponed the earlier planned electoral exercise for this particular post to a later date. Addressing journalists at the commission head offices in Kampala today, Eng. Badru Kigundu, confirms that they will communicate another programme for the same exercise but also […]
Following the rejection of Norbert Mao to stand as the Gulu municipality MP, the party and the fallen candidate have lined up a massive and strong legal team to challenge the polls commission on the grounds used to refuse him from contesting for his desired post. Speaking to journalists today in Kampala, the head of […]