Peoples Development Party (PDP) has threatened to pull back from the presidential race if Electoral Commission does not issue voters cards to those who will be allowed to vote. Elias Wamala the National Campaigns Mobilizer of PDP presidential flag bearer Dr Abed Bwanika says that without voters’ cards to all the voters they are just […]
Some parents have asked the Members of Parliament to set the next elections (2016) in holidays to allow their children of the voting age to participate without much inconvenience. Parents say the Electoral Commission’s slogan that “A vote is every Ugandan’s voice” is some how irrelevant since every time we go for elections, students of […]
Opposition and ruling party Politicians in Uganda seem to be united as both camps in the 2011 elections come to terms with the implications of Tuesday’s court ruling against MPs who are competing in elections on a different ticket than the one in which they came to the 8th Parliament. The Constitutional Court ruled on […]
As Uganda prepares to hold the 2011 general elections, the country is being placed on a high terror alert with increasing concerns that terrorists might target campaign rallies and election days to once again hit the country and kill many people. The United States Embassy in Kampala has joined the Uganda Police in calling for […]
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 […]
Police have rejuvenated a case where Presidential Candidate Dr. Kiiza Besigye is alleged to have told the people of Amolatar in April last year that President Museveni had sold Lake Kyoga to foreign investors. The Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura says that the police have gathered enough evidence to prove the utterances Besigye made in April […]
By Josepha Jabo, Kampala At a recent press conference, HURINET Uganda, a human rights body, alleged that the increasing cases of violence around the country are linked to the elections. However, it did not prove that the highlighted violent acts were actually ‘election violence.’ Incidents of thuggery and other acts of crime will always occur […]
By Josepha Jabo, Kampala Many Ugandans are praying for peaceful presidential elections, and there is no reason why we cannot have them. The 2011 presidential elections have eight candidates in the race and naturally their supporters want them to win. However, to achieve this, Uganda doesn’t have to experience a repeat performance of Kenya’s 2007-08 […]
Though not referring to themselves particularly, many respondents said people vote whoever buys them a drink, or gives them some little money. The defense for this kind of attitude and behavior was that all the people they elect are the same- all good promises and no helpful action on the ground. Actually the term used in two groups to describe elections was “choosing who to go and eat this time” .
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 […]