Tag Archives: Paul Bukenya

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has said that the ban of political campaigns in selected districts could be lifted before the January 14th polls. On Saturday, the EC suspended campaign meetings of all categories of elections in 16 districts and cities in the country due to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has condemned the unprofessional acts of violence that are being committed by security personnel during campaigns ahead of the 2021 elections. The unprofessional violent acts target several supporters of candidates, the media, and political candidates contesting for various positions in the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has nominated 43 candidates for the 20 Special Interest Group parliamentary seats. The constitution creates five categories of Special Interest Groups, which include the Elderly, the Youth, and People with Disabilities, Workers and the Uganda People’s Defense Forces.    Other than the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 100 Electoral Commission-EC officials have undergone training on the use of electronic vote tallying display equipment ahead of the 2021 general elections. The training targeted Information Communication and Technology officers, returning officers and their assistants. The training follows the purchase of video walls …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With less than a month left to the January polls, independent candidate John Katumba has amended his campaign schedule to enable him to return to big cities and towns for the final lap. Some of the cities and towns where the youngest candidate in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has set dates for the nominations of parliamentary candidates for special interest groups. According to the commission, the nomination of candidates for workers, youths, persons with disabilities and older persons parliamentary representatives will take place on Dec 22nd and 23rd, 2020. The …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has distanced itself from allegations that it has allowed candidates to place campaign posters in public places including the electoral commission offices. The Commission says that they cannot allow a poster on their premises because they do not promote the candidature of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission-EC has called on presidential candidates to report all cases where security agencies or Resident District Commissioners [RDCs] unjustly interfere in their legitimate campaign programs. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, Paul Bukenya, the spokesperson of the Electoral Commission said that they can’t do …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Electoral Commission has said that it cannot facilitate political parties and other stakeholders to witness the printing of ballot papers.  Speaking to Uganda Radio Network at the Commission’s headquarters at Jinja Road in Kampala, on Tuesday, Paul Bukenya, the Spokesperson of the Electoral Commission …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Women activists want Electoral Commission to control security operations in the ongoing campaigns ahead of the 2021 elections. Speaking at a press briefing organised by the Forum for Women in Democracy at Mestil hotel in Nsambya, Sarah Birete, the Executive Director Center for Constitutional Governance, …