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NRM to punish members who breach electoral laws

Gerald Businge — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:17:03 +0000

NRM deputy secretary general, Richard Todwong

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)party says it is planning to take disciplinary action against its members who would be found guilty of breaching electoral laws.

This comes in the wake of the numerous court cases in which NRM MPs were sued for various irregularities in the 2016 elections.

Speaking to media in Kampala, the NRM deputy secretary general, Richard Todwong, said that all political parties must take keen interest in guiding their members on how to respect electoral laws.

He said it has become a habit for many members to breach electoral party laws yet they consent to abid and follow the written laws but instead do otherwise, Todwong said.

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Kigundu calls for amendments in electoral laws to have special groups to cast their votes ahead of set date

Isaac Senabulya — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:26:08 +0000

The Electoral Commission chairman, Eng. Badru Kigundu is now calling for more amendments into the current electoral laws to have special groups allowed to cast their votes ahead of the set date for the general electoral exercise. The call comes after a number of legible voters totaling to over 8000 missing out on voting as they are tied up on various duties which they cannot give up during the election time.

Among the groups Kigundu wants accorded special status during voting include, journalists, police and UPDF officers, Electoral commission workers, health workers observers among others.

While launching the Citizens’ Election Observers’ Network-Uganda (CEON–U) Kigundu also reminded the general public to own the electoral process and not leave it to the commission. Meanwhile, the chairperson of the newly formed observer group, Livngstone Sewanyana says over 900 local observers have been registered to oversee the coming electoral process across the country.

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Bulisa MP Stephen Mukitale Arrested for breaching electoral laws

Gerald Businge — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:55:23 +0000

Bulisa country Member of Parliament Stephen Mukitale Birahwa was on Sunday arrested while other two independent candidates survived the arrest after they were found carrying out campaign rallies beyond the regulatory time.

The Police Mukitale was arrested at around 9:00pm while campaigning at Akibo trading centre in Buliisa district on Sunday night.

Ibrahim Saiga the Buliisa district police commander said police wanted to arrest two other area candidates who were also campaigning at night but took off.

He identified them as Wandera Atuhairwe the LC5aspirant candidate on independent and Norah Bigirwa the aspiring district women Member of Parliament as an independent.

He said Mukitale and Norah Bigirwa were found campaigning beyond the electoral time while at Akibo trading centre but on reaching the scene, Norah managed to escape while Mukitale was arrested.

Saiga said Wandera was found campaigning at Ajigo Ngwedo but realizing that police had reached the scene, he also took off.

He said the candidates were campaigning at around 9:00pm which contravenes the legal campaign by the electoral commission that allows them to stop at exactly 6:00om.

Saiga said the MP was however interrogated and released at around 11:00pm on police bond after giving a statement. Efforts to get a comment from Birahwa were fruitless by press time.

Parliamentary and presidential campaigns are ending on Wednesday before the Friday February 18^th voting date.

By Johnbosco Tugume

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