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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
European Union is concerned over the high level of commercialization of politics in election campaigns as the country is heading for elections in 2016. The concern was raised by the head of the European Union, Ambassador Kristian Schmidt, while meeting the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah as the EU delegation is in the country […]
Following the failure by The Democratic Alliance (TDA) to come out with a single presidential candidate to take on the incumbent in the 2016 polls, it has been determined that the disorganization and deficiencies are attributed to government’s continuous pressure on the opposition to keep them weak. Speaking to a political scientist, Sabastian Rwengabo says these are dangerous signs for […]
Politicians on the Opposition side have castigated the Electoral Commission for being political as the Country prepares for the general elections come 2016. Reacting to the statements issued by the Electoral Body warning Amama Mbabazi against holding Public rallies, Butambala County MP Muwanga Kivumbi says it is unfortunate that the Electoral Commission is overstepping its […]
Youth have vowed to shun whoever wants to lead this country in 2016 unless he or she agrees to their demands. The demands were contained in what they called the youth manifesto authored by youth organizations in conjunction with Uganda parliamentary forum on youth affairs led by the female national youth MP Monica Amoding. Among […]
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 […]