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 […]
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 […]
DENIVA Uganda one of the local NGOs that was accredited to observe and do voter civic education in the ongoing general elections has today revealed that the nation is likely not to have a free and fair electoral process if security organs among other state machineries continue violating electoral laws. Addressing a news conference today, DENIVA representative […]
Some Members of Parliament have rubbished the new opinion polls saying they are aimed at duping voters to vote for a particular candidate. A new opinion poll by Research World International (RWI) has placed incumbent President Yoweri Museveni in the lead with 51 percent followed by Forum for Democratic Change party presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye at […]
President Museveni has publicly grilled local leaders of Mwenge South constituency Kyenjojo district over claims that much of the Goverment Funding like that meant for Renovation of schools and youth livelihood fund have been stollen by officials. Mwenge South Constituency is represented by Minister Aston Kajara. The President who was addressing his well attended campaign rally […]
Alliance for Campaign Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) has released a report which has ranked NRM as the highest spender on elections with about 100 billion Uganda Shillings. We Just Launched this report today and has been well received pic.twitter.com/DGUyFGHFmd — ACFIM (@AcfimUg) January 21, 2016 According to the report, NRM spent over UGX.30 billion on party primary, UGX. 19 billion on delegates conference, UGX.10 billion to popularize sole candidate, […]
NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni has advised the wife of former prime minister of Tooro John Sanyo Katuramu to reconcile with the family of the late prince Kijjanangoma if Katuramu is to be released. According to Museveni, he has no problem with releasing him so long as the families can agree. He said this while […]
Democratic party candidates in Mukono district have protested the police actions of arresting their supporters at political rallies. Addressing a joint press conference at the residence of the member of parliament for Mukono municipality Betty Nambooze said that police, Mukono RDC David Matovu and Brigadier Nalyeyiso are causing the arrest of their supporters without any crime committed. […]
The Elder’s Forum of Uganda and the Inter Religious Council of Uganda are of the view that the presidential debates be included in the electoral road-map to give more room to candidates to attend them with no big excuse. According to the chairman TEFU, Justice James Ogola, the just concluded presidential debate was very much successful and […]
There has been untold excitement at Bulambagira primary school Ngamba sub county Bughendera county in Bundibujo district when the NRM candidate Yoweri Museveni pronounced that this county will be granted a district status. Museveni who is campaigning in the mountanious Rwenzori region has said this after the crowd of people at this rally asked loud that […]