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Why each vote could cost Shs 50,000 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | There is growing concern over the ever-rising cost of holding general elections in the country. For example, an election expert told The Independent recently that whereas the average cost of conducting elections globally is about US$ 5 per …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has set June 14, 2023, as a day for the Bukedea LCV Chairperson by-election, following the death of Moses Olemukan. The commission will also fill three positions of Councilors in Mukongoro, Kotiokot, and Bukedea sub-counties. The positions fell vacant after the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Electoral Commission has asked Parliament to provide an additional Shs80 billion required to conduct Women Council elections, whose term expired in 2022 and the Local Council elections due for July 2023. The money is part of the Shs542 billion the electoral body tabled …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, on Friday, suspended the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Electoral Commission Chairperson Omar Muhammad Wesswa for extorting money from aspirants during the election. Mubaje who is the Mufti of Uganda accused Wesswa of failure to avail the management of full reports …

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Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has delivered voting materials to Serere district, ahead of Thursday’s by-election. The materials that include registers, ballot boxes, ballot papers, Biometric Voter Verification Kits, and basins among others were delivered on Tuesday to the Electoral Commission offices. Sylvia Cheptegei, the Serere District …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has registered 577 new voters in Serere County ahead of next month’s by-election. The new voters were registered during the update of the National Voters’ Register in Serere County conducted last week. In the 2021 general elections, there were 74,464 registered voters in …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party members have declined to support Phillip Oucor, the party’s flag bearer in the Serere County parliamentary by-election. Phillip Oucor was the NRM’s party choice in the 2021 parliamentary race. However, with a vote margin of 5,195, he lost …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has set Thursday, February 23, 2023, as the polling date for the by-election of Member of Parliament of Serere County, in Serere district. The seat fell vacant after the tragic death of Bishop Patrick Okabe, who died alongside his wife Christine Okabe …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) announced that their head offices along Jinja Road will be closed to the general public effective Friday, December 16. The development was confirmed in a notice dated December 15, by the EC secretary, Ronald Mulekwah. According to Mulekwah, the closure is …