Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities at the Gulu main market have banned any political campaign in and outside the market premises. It’s usually a practice by politicians to go and hold their campaign rallies in front of the main market. Last month several people were injured and items stolen …
Read More »EC warns CSOs against campaigning for candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has warned Civil Society Organizations against campaigning for people seeking political offices. The EC’s acting secretary, Leonard Mulekwa made the warning on Thursday at the launch of voter education campaign organised by Uganda Project Implementation and Management Centre –UPMAC and Civic Education …
Read More »John Katumba explains absence of manifesto
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate John Katumba is yet to produce a manifesto a month since he started campaigning for the country’s top office. Katumba is among the ten presidential candidates seeking to replace the incumbent President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni of the National Resistance Movement-NRM. Unlike …
Read More »Modernization of agriculture tops priorities for Luweero LCV candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The need for modernization of agriculture has topped the issues in the on-going LCV campaigns for Luweero district. At least six candidates have intensified campaigns asking residents to vote for them to lead the district. The candidates for the LCV chairperson seat are Uthman Jjuuko …
Read More »Museveni cancels campaigns in Entebbe, Kisoro
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has cancelled his presidential campaigns in Entebbe municipality to attend National Thanksgiving Prayers at State House. The prayers are held annually by the Inter-Religious Council. According to the Electoral Commission’s campaign schedule, Museveni was expected to hold campaign meetings in Kisoro on …
Read More »Kalembe suspends campaigns over lack of funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Presidential Candidate, Nancy Linda Kalembe, has halted her campaigns over lack of funds. Kalembe is seeking 125 to 150 Million Shillings to canvass for votes in the remaining 77 districts in 36 days. Kalembe says that she needs the money to print posters, banners, …
Read More »Gen. Muntu wants EC to buy airtime for presidential candidates
Kalaki, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation- ANT Presidential candidate, Gen. Greg Mugisha Muntu has implored the Electoral Commission to consider buying radio airtime to facilitate presidential campaigns. According to Muntu, the time allocated for presidential candidate isn’t sufficient for them to reach all Ugandans to …
Read More »Nancy Kalembe fails to show up for campaigns in Bunyoro, Tooro
Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, Nancy Kalembe, on Tuesday, failed to show up for her scheduled campaign rallies in Tooro and Bunyoro Sub-regions. According to the Electoral Commission’s campaign schedule, Kalembe was supposed to campaign in Kagadi and Kakumiro in Bunyoro on Tuesday. On the same day, …
Read More »Kabuleta fails to campaign in Kyotera, Rakai, Lwengo
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kabuleta, one of the Independent Presidential Candidates, has not showed up in Kyotera, Rakai and Lwengo districts as expected. He was scheduled to canvass for votes in the three districts according to the presidential elections time table. Local reporters from different media houses …
Read More »Police push Amuriat’s rally 8kms away in village
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Kakiryo, the Busia District Police Commander-DPC has rejected two campaign venues proposed by the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party for the campaign rallies of their presidential candidate, Patrick Oboi Amuriat later today. The FDC leaders had proposed that Amuriat holds his campaign rallies at …
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