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MPs have mixed reaction over vote rigging allegations

Isaac Senabulya — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:11:19 +0000

Members of Parliament have mixed reaction over vote rigging as opposition MPs say that the opposition has no capacity to steal votes as alluded by President Yoweri Museveni. The member of Parliament for Busiro East in Wakiso district Medard Segona says the remarks by president Museveni are excuses so that the NRM Party rigs these elections.

Kalungu west MP in Kalungu District Gonzaga Joseph Sewungu says opposition cannot rig votes in 2016 polls because it is not in power to control electoral commission as the NRM Party is. Kabula County MP James Kakoza says electoral biometric machines will act as a court to decide that this year’s votes will be free and fair.

Makindye East MP John Simbwa says the opposition during voting day vote in multiple series by rubbing off the ink on the thumb but this time round electoral commission will detect this malpractice in 2016 elections.

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IPU president is in Uganda

Gerald Businge — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:40:08 +0000

President Abdelwahed Radi of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly arrived at EntebbeInternationalAirporton Tuesday for the 126^th Parliamentary Assembly.

Abdelwahed Radi Radi was welcomed by the Speaker of Uganda Parliament ms Rebecca Kadaga and the leader of opposition, Nandala Mafabi at Entebbe International airport.

The IPU meeting will run from March 31^st to April 5^th at the Commonwealth Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo. Kadaga says that the conference to be opened by president Museveni will bring together over 3000 delegates from across the world.

Kadaga says that the meeting will discuss good governance, rule of law, maternal health, vote rigging, domestice violence and the increasing police brutality inUgandaamong other issues.

IPU is an international organization of world Parliaments established in 1889. IPU works for peace and co-operation among peoples’ and for the firm establishment of representative democracy.

Ms Kadaga struggle to bring IPU conference to Uganda because many members of IPU consider Uganda as undemocratic because of the corruption, shielding corrupt ministers, displacing people from land largely because they are not in good books with the government in power, nepotism, favouritism in job allocation, tribalism in job promotion, oppression of opposition politicians and supporters, denial of Kabaka Mutebi’s right to move freely around the country, imprisonment of people without trial and vote rigging reportedly by the party in power, the National Resistance Movement.

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UK Minister asks Museveni to curb police violence on civilians

Gerald Businge — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:52:38 +0000

It seems police violence and brutality on members of opposition parties has caught the international eye. This is because the United Kingdom (UK) minister in charge of Africa Henry Bellingham has asked president Museveni to curb the police violence on civilians. Bellingham is in Uganda’s capital city Kampala on an official visit.

He jetted into Uganda on Monday and today he has held talks with Ugandan president Museveni. On Wednesday Bellingham will visit Singo military school to see by himself whether the funds UK has been channeling to Uganda for military developed has been used properly.

A source that over heard the details of the meeting Bellingham held with President Museveni, intimated to us that the UK minister asked president Museveni why there is too much demonstrations, police brutality, corruption, lawlessness, land grabbing and reported cases of vote rigging in Uganda.

Bellingham reportedly asked Museveni to control acts of violence his soldiers and police commit on civilians because such acts one day might force the International Court of Justice to probe the leaders of Uganda.

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Former MP Nabeta suffers from high blood pressure

Gerald Businge — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:54:56 +0000

Former Member of Parliament for Jinja Central, Nathan Igime Nabeta we have heard he has developed high blood pressure. His pals have told us that yesterday he failed address a by election rally at Jinja Industrial area because he is undergoing treatment.

His pals also tell us that Nabeta developed the pressure on the day the High Court cancelled his parliamentary victory over vote rigging and voter bribery.

We are told that Nabeta has lost appetite and is on drugs. The electoral commission has declared 9^th February as the poling date for the by elections. The race is between Nabeta (NRM), Paul Mwiru (FDC) and Waiswa Mufumbiro of DP.

By James Okello

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DP promise deploys heavily in Busiro Parliamentary by-election

Gerald Businge — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:56:27 +0000

The Democratic Party and the rulling NRM have deployed their supporters in different polling stations during the Busiro North by elections this Thursday to curtail vote rigging allegations on either side. A low turn up is being reported but voting is going on smoothly in most areas.

According to the head of DP parliamentary committee on by elections, Joseph Ssewungu, over 1000 youths have been stationed at the different polling centers in a bid to avert any plans of vote rigging or ballot stuffing by their rivals.

Ssewungu expresses confidence that the party will secure a landslide win in the elections.

He is however worried of voter bribery and rigging but warns those intending to do so that DP is watching them sternly.

The race is between former Vice president, Gilbert Bukenya, Dps Caster Bukenya, and independents Henry Kiwuuwa and Kanzara Theopista Baliluno

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Vote rigging and divisions within NRM could force split

Gerald Businge — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:33:22 +0000

The former deputy speaker of the 8^th parliament Rebbecca Kadaga has said divisions within the NRM is hurting the party and has tarnished the image of the country abroad.

Trade Minister Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafire

Kadaga who has also been nominated by her party to contest for 9^th parliament speaker says the country has a negative image and the opposition has taken advantage using the weakness within the party to discredit the government among the donor community.

Kadaga has called the NRM party members to unite and forget political differences among themselves.

Meanwhile the state minister for tourism Kahinda Otafire has warned the NRM party that vote rigging is killing the party saying this could cost the party leading splitting as long as vote rigging continues.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

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