Here is why the 2021 elections might not happen Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Simon Byabakama, the head of the Electoral Commission (EC) has been fielding a barrage of questions ever since he announced a revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections on June 16. Now, he might …
Read More »EC: Uganda elections to go ahead, no mass rallies
Stats ahead of #Uganda’s 2021 elections ✳ 135 Districts ✳ 257 Counties ✳ 296 Constituencies ✳ 2,062 Sub Counties/TC/Mun ✳ 10,029 Parishes ✳ 68,733 Villages ✳ 34,344 Polling Stations ✳ 17,782,594 Registered Voters Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairman of the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) Justice Simon …
Read More »EC declines to re-open voter registration exercise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has declined to re-open the registration of voters, a move that was envisaged to allow more people to qualify for voting in the 2021 general election. EC Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama says that the Commission is not able to re-open another round …
Read More »ELECTORAL COMMISSION: Tax clearance not a requirement for elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has said obtaining a tax clearance certificate from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is not a requirement for candidates hoping to participate in the 2020/2021 general elections. Doris Akol, the Uganda Revenue Authority -URA Commissioner General recently urged all those intending …
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Panic over jump from Shs400bn to Shs870bn Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | How serious is the government claim that it does not have money to fund the 2021 general elections? That is the question raised by the latest appearances before parliament on the issue of Minister of Finance Matia …
Read More »Besigye commits to ‘Fight to the grave’ in push to liberate Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party president Dr Kizza Besigye has reaffirmed that he will not stop fighting for his rights and those of citizens until he breaks dead. Besigye said that every Ugandan has a civic duty to reclaim their rights and …
Read More »DEC 23: Electoral Commission again extends register updates deadline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has further extended the period for the general update of the National Voters’ Register to December 23. Tomorrow was supposed to have been the close of the extended exercise but according to the Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, they “received several requests from …
Read More »Uganda Electoral Commission launches countrywide voters’ register update
✳ Election data 🇺🇬 #Uganda 2021 #UgandaDecides2021 ✅ Total number of voters today: 16,435,315 ✅ Polling Stations: 34,236 ✅ Districts: 135 ✅ Constituencies: 296 ✅ Villages: 68649 ✅ Parishes: 10,011 ✅ SubCounties: 2057 ✅ Counties: 253 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama has …
Read More »US MISSION: No reason to ban cameras at polling stations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States (US) Mission has appealed to parliament to uphold internal best practices and allow the use of cameras and phones at polling stations during the 2021 general elections. In a brief statement issued on the US Mission Uganda official twitter handle Wednesday, …
Read More »EC visits The Independent offices in 2021 election roadmap
A team from the Electoral Commission (EC) led by its Chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama paid a visit to The Independent on March 26 as part of its ongoing efforts to engage the media on the 2021 election road map. Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Accompanying Chairman Byabakama were EC …
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