Tag Archives: Simon Byabakama

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting a free, fair, and credible Kawempe North parliamentary by-election. During a pre-poll stakeholders’ meeting at Makerere School of Public Health on Wednesday, EC Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama assured attendees that the Commission is fully prepared …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force (UPF) have remained cagey on who deployed the Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JAT) that has terrorized opposition supporters in the ongoing Kawempe North By-election campaigns. UPDF Spokesperson, Acting Maj Gen Felix Kulayigye and Police Spokesperson, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Thursday, 13th March 2025 as the polling day for the Kawempe North by-election. Justice Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission Chairperson made the announcement on Monday morning at Tick Hotel, Kawempe, during a stakeholder meeting that included local leaders, …

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 House has adopted a report by its committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs in which MPs recommended additional budgetary allocation to the Electoral Commission (EC) to cater for administrative units elections, transfers to political parties and others. This followed the presentation of a report by …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Electoral Commission has come under criticism from the National Unity Platform-NUP party leaders in Sembabule District over the delay to complete local council elections in their area. The NUP leaders led by Muhammad Ssemanda, the district party registrar are accusing the commission of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  | The Electoral Commission Chairman, Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, has said although his Commission was fully in charge of organizing last month’s elections, he had no power to intervene when campaign agents of National Unity Platform-NUP former presidential candidates were arrested. In his response to the …

Kyagulanyi’s lawyers desperately hunt for Museveni to serve him petition Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, runner-up according to the Electoral Commission in the January 14 presidential elections, have spent the whole day looking for the President-Elect Yoweri Tibahaburwa Museveni …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The first runner-up in the recently concluded presidential election Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the victory of the president elect Yoweri Museveni. The National Unity Platform -NUP president has filed his petition this afternoon against National Resistance Movement -NRM …

Kiruhura, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Museveni scored more than 70 percent in 51 districts, polling 2.69 million votes of the 3.21 million valid votes cast in these districts. This score represents about 44 percent of 6.04 million votes Museveni polled in the January 14th presidential, according to final presidential …