Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Napak District has recorded the highest number of youthful voters a head of the national election due this week. The increase is the highest in the country in recent years, according to data from Uganda’s Electoral Body, Electoral Commission, (EC). Napak has registered an increase …
Read More »Voters in Apaa township unaware of the location of their polling station
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Apaa township in Amuru district are still unaware of the location of their polling station just two days to the presidential and parliamentary polls. There are 2,115 registered voters in Apaa village, an area bordering Adjumani and Amuru districts and highly contested for …
Read More »Candidates intensify voter education to close gaps ahead of polls
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the presidential and parliamentary campaigns close, candidates have taken advantage of the gap in voter education and misinformation to increase their visibility ahead of the Thursday polls. Several candidates have produced short video and audio messages to guide the electorate on what to do …
Read More »Former minister threatens to withdraw ambulances should he lose elections
Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herbert Kabafunzaki, the former Labor, Employment and Industrial Relations State Minister has threatened to withdraw his ambulances as well as stop giving condolence money to families if he loses the election slated for Thursday this week. Kabafunzaki, who represents Rukiga County in Parliament, runs two …
Read More »Kyamuswa FDC parliamentary candidate in fix over NRM posters
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Kabuusu, the Kyamuswa County Forum for Democratic Change-FDC parliamentary candidate in Kalangala district has raised a red flag over posters circulating in the constituency indicating that he is running for the Busiro South seat in Wakiso district on the National Resistance Movement-NRM ticket. The …
Read More »Missing registers, late arrival of voters delays elections of special interest groups
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elections of special interest groups in Kitgum District on Monday kicked off late in some polling stations due to missing voter registers and late arrival of voters. Elections of councillors for Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) at the sub-counties, Town Councils, and Municipal …
Read More »Mbarara archbishop urges christians to vote and go home
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara Archbishop His Grace Lambert Bainomugisha has urged Christians to maintain peace as the country heads to an election. Delivering his sermon at Nyamitanga Cathedral in Mbarara City on Sunday, Lambert urged Ugandans to participate in the presidential and parliamentary election on Thursday and return …
Read More »Carry your pens on polling day -Mao advises Ugandans
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic party President, Nobert Mao has asked voters to carry their own pens on voting day as a measure to safeguard against the corona virus and other dangers. Nobert Mao who was addressing Pader residents at Mayor’s garden in Pader Town council on Sunday evening …
Read More »Uganda’s EC clarifies on phone, camera restrictions at polling stations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Electoral Commission has eased restrictions on use of cameras and other recording devices at polling stations on election day. Earlier this week, the chairman of the commission Justice Simon Byabakama had communicated new guidelines that would apply to the January 14, general election. Contentious …
Read More »Namisindwa voters task presidential candidates on better service delivery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Namisindwa district have tasked the presidential candidates to prioritize service delivery in the district when voted into office. They argue that their area is lagging in terms of quality services ranging from the health care system which is characterized by frequent drug stock-outs …
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