Uganda 2016 General Elections

Museveni grills local leaders in Mwenge South over misappropriated funds

Museveni grills local leaders in Mwenge South over misappropriated funds

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 […]

ACFIM releases report on campaign spending

ACFIM releases report on campaign spending

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, […]

Museveni promises Fort Portal city status

Museveni promises Fort Portal city status

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 […]

DP candidates cry foul over police arrests in Mukono

DP candidates cry foul over police arrests in Mukono

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. […]

Calls made to include presidential debate in electoral road-map

Calls made to include presidential debate in electoral road-map

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 […]

Excitement in Bughendera county as Museveni promises district status

Excitement in Bughendera county as Museveni promises district status

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 […]

EU Election Observation Mission to Uganda calling for co-ordination in the election

EU Election Observation Mission to Uganda calling for co-ordination in the election

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Uganda is calling for co-ordination of all election related activities to ensure a peaceful process. Chief Observer Eduard Kukan, a Slovak member of the European Parliament, says the team drawn from 9 countries will be working with local stakeholders to support the electoral process. Addressing a news conference in […]

Museveni warns road users against misuse leading to road carnage

Museveni warns road users against misuse leading to road carnage

NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni has warned road users against miss using these facilities. According to Museveni, much as government responded to people’s calls for better roads across the country, the same tarmac roads have become a deathbed. He told his supporters in Sheema district while in the past HIV/AIDS was the major killer in Uganda, […]

Parliamentarians ask for suspension of KCCA fees on campaign posters

Parliamentarians ask for suspension of KCCA fees on campaign posters

Kampala members of parliament have forced parliament to suspend the fees charged by KCCA for candidates contesting for different posts in Kampala to pin up their posters in the city. This came up after MPs in Kampala  who include Latif Ssebagala, John Simbwa, Moses Kasibante  cried to parliament to suspend this fees charged for campaign posters […]

Presidential debate organisers maintain ‘no representatives’ for candidates

Presidential debate organisers maintain ‘no representatives’ for candidates

The organizers of the first ever presidential live debate in Uganda are maintaining that all candidates must be present for the debate and will not give room for their representatives. According to the chairman of the elders’ forum of Uganda who are part of the organizers of the live debate, Justice James Ogola maintains that they […]

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