Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC youth and women delegates have elected new leaders for the FDC National Youth and Women Leagues. The over 200 delegates who participated in the voting on Thursday at the party headquarters in Najjanakumbi elected Francis Adepo as the Chairperson …
Read More »ECOWAS observation mission to monitor elections in Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia | Xinhua | An observation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived in Liberia earlier this week to monitor next week’s presidential and legislative elections in the West African country, the regional bloc said in a statement on Thursday. Attahiru Jega, head of the ECOWAS …
Read More »BOBI WINE: Elections not enough to cause change
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform – NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi has said that election are not enough to cause political change. Kyagulanyi said that Ugandans must do whatever it takes legally to change the current system. The NUP President who was speaking in Kasese on …
Read More »Uthman Mugisa wins Hoima LC V NRM primaries
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uthman Kadir Mugisa has emerged the winner of the National Resistance Movement-NRM Party Primaries for the Hoima LC V Chairperson seat. The victory of Mugisa, the son of the late former Hoima LCV Chairperson Kadir Kirungi, who lost his life in a motor accident …
Read More »UN calls for peaceful electoral process in Gabon
Libreville, Gabon | Xinhua | On the eve of the general elections in Gabon, the United Nations has reiterated the call for a peaceful, inclusive, and credible electoral process, said a UN statement on Friday. Presidential, legislative, and local elections will take place nationwide on Saturday. Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba …
Read More »UN says South Sudan not ready for elections despite assurances by political actors
Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | Constant delays in the implementation of key electoral and constitutional benchmarks by South Sudan parties to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement cast doubts on the possibility of holding elections in 2024, the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said Thursday. Guang Cong, the deputy …
Read More »EC releases road map to 2026 Uganda general elections
✳ Demarcation of electoral areas July 2024 ✳ Update Voters’ Register January 2025 ✳ Presidential nominates 2nd October and 3rd October 2025 ✳ Elections January 12 to February 9, 2026 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has released the roadmap leading to the 2026 General Elections, with focus …
Read More »Parliament suspends sittings over LC elections impasse
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among has adjourned Parliament sittings to an unknown date over the impasse of Local Council (LC) elections. “I am not going to continue on something that is an illegality. Government must advise the country on the way forward. We need a position …
Read More »MPs advocate for funds for Local Council elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators tasked the Ministry of Finance to prioritise funding of the elections for Local Councils I, II and the women’s councils. The MPs’ demands were made during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 12 July 2023. Hon. Susan Amero (Indep., Amuria District Woman Representative) said that …
Read More »Opposition demands Govt conduct LC elections within 30 days
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shadow Cabinet has called on the Government to provide the necessary funds to the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct Local Council leaders’ elections within 30 days after expiration of their tenure on July 10, 2023. The current LC I and LC II leaders …
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