The NRM electoral commission has set tough rules that will be followed by members as the party moves into primaries for those who intend to lift the party flag high at various leadership posts. The party polls’ commission boss, prof. Tang Odoi together with his vice, Hon. John Kijaji confirm that any one aspiring for any post should have registered in […]
The Democratic Party is set to probe the alleged rigging that is keeping out some party members in the primaries at different levels country wide. This was disclosed by the party legal Advisor Fred Mukasa Mbidde while speaking to journalists at parliament. Mbidde said that when the party president Norbert Mao resumes work next week […]
As election day dawns in Burundi conflict still rages with the head of Burundi’s parliament, Pie Ntavyohanyuma, fleeing the country on the eve of the key elections denouncing the president’s “illegal” third term bid. After months of conflict and over 70 deaths – the latest being three people killed in gunfire and grenade blast on […]
The Acting commissioner, Uganda Human Rights commission Dr. Katebalirwe Amooti says although they recognize that the Uganda electoral commission has challenges, some of them beyond their control, little has been done to improve the handling of the election process. He was speaking as Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the international human […]
The Forum for Democratic Change Secretary for mobilization who is vying for the party president seat Gen. Gregory Mugisha Muntu says that political parties in Uganda should build party internal democracy before they endorse candidates for national leadership He said that FDC Party presidential campaigns and elections is a sign of democracy in the party […]
Although many people have expressed worry of divisionism in FDC during current campaigns. Forum for democratic change will grow stronger after elections for their top leader are concluded. One of the party presidential candidate Godfrey Ekanya says FDC will be a stronger party fter the party elections in November. Ekanya says that the elections will […]
In Butambala parliamentary by elections this Wednesday, two candidates, Muwanga Kivumbi of DP and Faisal Kikulukunyu of the ruling party NRM finished casting their votes. But there was drama when Kikulukunyu and Muwanga Kivumbi met and each accused the other of sponsoring irregularities in the electoral process. Kikulukunyu accused Muwanga of using DP politicians, […]
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) looser in the recently concluded Kasese district woman MP by elections, Hajati Rehemah Muhindo has declared that she is going to quite active politics and concentrates on her businesses. Ms Rehema quits active politics after she miserably lost to Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC) strong iron lady, Nalongo Winfred […]
Retired Justice Prof. George Kanyeihamba has advised politicians vying for MP seats in the ongoing parliamentary by elections around the country on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket not to invite president Museveni on their campaign rallies. The retired judge says that wherever Museveni has gone to campaign for his party candidates since February 2011 […]
In Usuk County parliamentary by elections one may confirm that the NRM’s reported maladministration is at work. You may just wonder the criteria the NRM organisation may have used to get its flag bearer in the race this time when they disregarded their own NRM party constitution which spells out that the flag bearer […]