The Uganda Electoral Commission on Monday started dispatching voting materials to different parties of Uganda as the country prepares for the Friday Presidential Parliamentary elections. EC Chairman, Eng. Badru Kiggundu signalled off the first consignment to over 30 districts, assuring the country that the elections body was ready to hold the elections. Kiggundu said the […]
The Speaker of Uganda’s parliament, Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi has finally done what he should have done over four months ago by suspending over 70 members of the 8th parliament for having crossed over to other police camps to get nominated for the 2011 elections. This follows the Supreme Court affirmation of an earlier Constitutional Court […]
The Former Prime Minister of Buganda Kingdom, Mulwanyamuli Ssemwogerere has said that Buganda kingdom through its elders (the Bataka) have decided to support Inter party Coalition and Forum For Democratic Change presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye in the 2011 elections. Ssenwogerere who heads a pro Buganda political pressure group called Suubi says many Buganda leaders […]
The Archbishop of the Seventh Day Adventist church in Uganda, Ps. Dr. John Kakembo has appealed to Ugandans to exhibit more love and responsibility during the elections. In a national election message, Pastor Kakembo says all Ugandans need to appreciate each other’s right and responsibility to participate in elections that decide how the country is […]
President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that there will be no violence or instability during the 2010 elections period. Museveni describes as enemies people spreading rumours and fears amongst Ugandans that there is likely to be violence and unrest after the February 2011 elections. Speaking during national peace prayers held on Sunday at Kololo airstrip, […]
The President of the People’s Development Party (PDP) Dr. Abed Bwanika has dismissed rumours that he has thrown in a towel and crossed to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Rumours have been doing rounds in the city that Pastor Bwanika who is among the eight Presidential candidates in the 2011 elections has crossed […]
The Supreme Court had today granted an injunction to stay execution of a Constitutional Court ruling that removed Budaka West MP, William Okecho and 69 other MPs from Parliament, and declared their candidature for the same seat in the 2011 elections null and void. The five Supreme Court judges led by Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki […]
The Chairman Electoral Commission Eng. Badru Kiggundu has said that he is ready to conduct the elections on Friday 18th this month. While addressing the media in Kampala, the confidently talking Kiggundu said that even if elections were held today he is ready to conduct them. Kiggundu has promised to produce the results in 48 […]
By Mugisa Isaac Mathias The Supreme Court will on Friday hear two petitions challenging the dismissal of 70 Member of Parliament from parliament in a case filed against William Okecho and the government. The Supreme Court pane of five Judges led by Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki will handle the petition one filled by the Attorney […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set 14th and 15th February as the elections days for the five Workers’ Members of Parliament and the exercise will be conducted at Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Kireka Kampala. According to report from the Electoral Commission, the electoral colleges will be the National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) and […]