By Herman Nnyanzi on June 1, 2018
featured, Police for NRM By-Election Loss, President blames NRM leaders
Africa, Elections, Featured, Latest Uganda News, Politics, Uganda 2016 General Elections
Following the Rukungiri District Woman Member of Parliament By-Election held yesterday which saw FDC’s Betty Muzanira as the winner, President Museveni has come out with a statement blaming NRM leaders and Police for NRM’s Winfred Matsiko loss. In a statement posted on facebook, President Museveni first congratulated NRM mobilisers for the work they did; “I […]
By Benard Kabwijukya on December 19, 2017
Independent, Members of Parliament, Michael Mawanda, Parliament
Elections, General, Latest Uganda News, Politics
Michael Mawanda, an independent candidate, was on Tuesday evening sworn in as the new MP for Igara East in parliament after winning the by-election held on 14th December Court of Appeal in October 2017 nullified the election of Mr Andrew Martial citing voter bribery and uttering of defamatory statements in the 2016 general election. ALSO […]
By Isaac Senabulya on December 7, 2017
EALA, Kenya
Elections, Politics, Regional
Kenya MPs will elect nine representatives to the regional East African legislative assembly on December 13th this year. The ruling Jubilee Party will get five and the opposition National Super Alliance four slots for the regional Assembly. Kenya had delayed to elect EALA representatives because of long electioneering period and this had delayed constituting this […]
By Derrick Senyonga on November 29, 2017
electoral comission, lc1 elections
Elections, Top News
The fate of local council election remains unknown after electoral commission saying that they also await directions from the court. The High Court Registrar, Sarah Langa on 13 November issued an interim order restraining EC and the Attorney General from organizing and or conducting the village council elections since senior sic students were left out. […]
By Benard Kabwijukya on November 25, 2017
Dr. Kizza Besigye, FDC, Mugisha Muntu, party president, Patrick Amuriat Oboi
Elections, General, Latest Uganda News
Rtd Gen. Mugisha Muntu lost to Amuriat as president of The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) on Friday evening during the 7th National Delegates Conference at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. The incumbent, Muntu was facing off with Patrick Amuriat Oboi (former Kumi CountyMember of Parliament), Malcom Dan Matsiko (former FDC youth leader and mobiliser) and […]
By Benard Kabwijukya on November 24, 2017
District chairpersons, FDC, Mugisha Muntu, Namboole stadium
Africa, Elections, General, Latest Uganda News
A total of 1,209 delegates from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party will today cast their votes to decide the next party president for the next five years. The delegates, who convene today at Namboole Stadium, will decide on who will be their next president with the choice appearing to be between internal institutional […]
By Samuel Wamuttu on July 31, 2017
Central police station officers, City Mortuary in Nairobi, commission's chairman Wafula Chebukati, IEBC ICT manager Chris Musando, Kikuyu, Land Rover Discovery, Police
Africa, Elections, Latest Uganda News, Politics, Politics & Governance
Missing IEBC ICT manager Chris Musando has been found dead with one of his arms cut off. Police said the deputy director’s body was found in Kikuyu and taken to City Mortuary in Nairobi on Sunday. His family members have identified it and are at the facility. After announcing Musando’s disappearance, the commission’s chairman Wafula […]
By Samuel Wamuttu on July 25, 2016
Alice Alaso, eastern Uganda, Electoral Commission, Forum for Democratic Change, Hellen Adoa, High court, member of parliament, National Resistance Movement, Serere, Soroti District
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Politics, Uganda 2016 General Elections
The High Court in Soroti district has nullified the election of yet another National Resistance Movement (NRM) member, Hon. Hellen Adoa as Woman Member of Parliament for Serere district. Adoa beat Forum for Democratic Change’s Alice Alaso in the Febraury 18 elections to clinch the seat. According the results by the Electoral Commission, Adoa polled […]
By Isaac Senabulya on July 15, 2016
Parliament, Uganda Women’s Parliamentarians Association, UWOPA, Women
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Politics
The Uganda Women’s Parliamentarians Association (UWOPA), has elected Hon. Monicah Amoding, Woman Representative, Kumi, as Chairperson of the women’s body. The elections were part of the Annual General Meeting that was held Thursday, 14th July 2016 at Parliament. Hon. Monicah Amoding beat Hon. Spellanza Baguma, Woman Representative, Kyenjojo, in a tightly contested election garnering 33 votes […]
By Samuel Wamuttu on July 14, 2016
Courts, Electoral Commission, Members of Parliament, National Council of Higher Education, National Resistance Movement
Elections, Latest Uganda News
The electoral commission has issued a warning against fraudsters whom they say use the name of the body to mislead the unsuspecting members of the public especially on the on-going nullification of results for Members of Parliament by Courts. In a press release to journalists, the acting EC Chairperson, Dr. Joseph Biribonwa said they had […]