by Free Uganda | Jul 20, 2020 | Society
A total of 10 Members of Parliament on the Forum for Democratic Change ticket have declared their departure from the party. The crisis in the biggest opposition party emanated from the November 2017 FDC presidential election that pitted party leaders and...
by Free Uganda | Jul 16, 2020 | Democracy
The chairman of the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama, has criticised what he called a culture of political intolerance in the face of the scientific election roadmap, saying this will not resolve the standoff ahead of the Uganda 2021...
by Free Uganda | Jul 15, 2020 | Human Rights
Some people behind bars are, to the extent possible, supporting the emerging Black liberation uprising. On June 7, Jeremy Hammond’s Support Committee, a group that has supported Hammond since he was sentenced to 10 years in prison after the FBI entrapped him in...
by Free Uganda | Jul 14, 2020 | Democracy
GUIDELINES FOR THE DEMARCATION OF ELECTORAL AREAS FOR UGANDA GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2021 1.0 Introduction The Constitution mandates the Electoral Commission to demarcate electoral areas (EAs) for local government councils’ elections to form local government councils...
by Free Uganda | Jul 14, 2020 | Democracy
The Electoral Commission shall publish in the Gazette the campaign period for candidates seeking to be elected to respective Councils and Committees for Older Persons. GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION OF OLDER PERSONS COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES, 2020...