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The electoral body wants to clear disputes over names and boundaries Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | With the women council and committee elections coming up later this year, the Electoral Commission (EC) has begun verifying all administrative units right from the smallest village to Kampala City. The verification is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The nominations of candidates for residual and by-elections in local governments across the country have started.  The two-day exercise will start on Monday and end on Tuesday. Paul Bukenya the Spokesperson of the Electoral Commission says that the returning officers are set to nominate …

Should he retreat to save lives or protest and draw the wrath of the state? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine once again found himself in the shoes of former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye this week: how to deal with the aftermath of …

So why did Bobi Wine go there? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Feb.01 former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine filed a petition at the Supreme Court challenging the 2021 election results that declared the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni winner. In the petition, Bobi Wine who ran …

❎ FINAL TALLY: Click to read Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | President Yoweri Museveni hit the six million mark in the final tally of votes which was released on Jan.28 by the Electoral Commission. On Jan.16, Simon Byabakama, the EC chairperson announced President Yoweri Museveni winner of the Jan.14 polls …

And why knock-out failed Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE | President Yoweri Museveni won re-election for a sixth five-year term in the Jan.14 elections. He took 58.64% of the vote, way ahead of his nearest challenger; the Kyadondo East MP, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine who ran on the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Electoral Commission, headed by Justice Simon Byabakam, is to investigate the source of over a dozen videos currently circulating on social media that show alleged ticking of ballot papers and stuffing ballots. “The Electoral Commission has noted video recordings circulating on social media showing …

📌 Total number of voters Uganda elections 2021 ✅ Number of Voters: 18,103,603 ✅ Number of Polling Stations:34,684 📌 Districts with highest populations ➡ Kampala 1,280,409 ➡ Wakiso 1,154,857 ➡ Kasese 384,058 ➡ Mukono 355,275 ➡ Ntungamo 268,541 ➡ Tororo 268,434 ➡ Luwero 257,115 ➡ Kamuli 236,917 ➡ Buikwe 235,640 ➡ Isingiro 233,099 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are 18,103,603 …

📌 Museveni was due to campaign in: Dec 29 – Wakiso Dec 30 – Kampala Jan 12 – Kampala 📌 Tumukunde was due to campaign in: Dec 29 – Masaka Jan 6 – Jinja Jan 8 – Busiro & Nansana, Kampala Jan 9 – Kawempe & Rubaga, Kampala Jan 9 …

📌 Museveni was due to campaign in: Dec 29 – Wakiso Dec 30 – Kampala Jan 12 – Kampala 📌 Tumukunde was due to campaign in: Dec 29 – Masaka Jan 6 – Jinja Jan 8 – Busiro & Nansana, Kampala Jan 9 – Kawempe & Rubaga, Kampala Jan 9 …