Following presentations from various stakeholders including the Parliament of Uganda on the above subject matter, the Electoral Commission (EC) has revised the programme for the nomination of candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2021, from Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th 2020, to Thursday 15th and Friday 16th October 2020. According to the EC chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama,…
With nomination of candidates for the 2021 parliamentary elections around the corner, many National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidates are likely to miss the nominations due to high nomination fees. The nomination fees for parliamentary aspirants was increased from Shillings 200,000 to Shillings 3 million in 2015. Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine the NUP leader…
Commercial Court in Kampala has ordered Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Kenya to refund 120bn shillings which was illegally withdrawn from the account of city businessman Hamis Kigundu. While delivering his judgement today, Justice Henry peter Adonyo noted that the said money was illegally withdrawn from Hamis Kiggundu’s account by DTB Kenya which doesn’t have a licence to…
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission is set to conduct residual elections in the electoral areas where voting or results were cancelled for various reasons. According to the NRM electoral commission vice chairperson John Alimpa Kijaji, the party will tomorrow 8th October 2020 hold elections for Mbale city woman MP seat in the 58…
The Democratic Party (DP) president Norbert Mao has warned party members against supporting candidates from other political parties in the forthcoming general elections. Mao says those whose favorite candidates are in other political parties should join those parties rather than remaining in DP while not supporting it’s candidates. “We don’t want candidates who impose themselves…
The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has pushed its National council Meeting meant to elect the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2021 elections to Thursday 8th October 2020 . The national council sitting had been planned to take place tomorrow Tuesday 6th October 2020. However, the FDC deputy spokesperson John Kikonyogo says the…
The Electoral Commission will conclude the nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils Elections today, Monday 5th October 2020. The nomination exercise commenced on 21st September 2020, in all the 146 districts/cities and was scheduled to end on 1st October 2020, but was extended for four more days due to the high number of aspiring…
Rubaga North Member of Parliament Moses Kasibante has vowed to stand as an independent for the same seat in the forthcoming general elections a day after being denied the National Unity Platform (NUP) party ticket. Addressing the media at Gorgina Gardens in Kampala today, Kasibante expressed disatisfaction with the NUP vetting committee which he said…
In conformity to the Presidential Elections Act 2005, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has this Friday submitted lists of signatures of registered voters to the Independent Electoral Commission supporting the nomination of H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the Party Presidential Flag bearer 2020/2021. The Secretary General Rt. Hon. Justine Kasule Lumumba was represented at…
President Yoweri Museveni has tasked the National Council for Older Persons in Uganda to roll out advocacy initiatives to fight preventable diseases that torment the elderly. The president made the call while presiding over a virtual event to commemorate this year’s international day of older persons held at state house Entebbe under the theme “upholding…
