DICTATOR YOWERI MUSEVENI PIRATES THE UGANDA ELECTORAL COMMISSION
ictator Yoweri Museveni has ordered the sacking of about eight senior and junior officials at the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC). The affected officials include EC Secretary Sam Rwakoojo and Public Relations Officer,...
South Sudanese Refugees Moved by UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, moved several hundreds of refugees to safety between July 16 and 17, after deadly violence forced South Sudanese communities out of their homes in Uganda’s Palorinya settlement early last week. According to reports, violence between...
Members of Parliament abandon Forum for Democratic Change
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 members...
THE SCIENTIFIC UGANDA ELECTION ROADMAP
he 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...
SUPPORTING THE EMERGING BLACK LIBERATION UPRISING
ome 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...
THE DEMARCATION OF ELECTORAL AREAS FOR UGANDA GENERAL ELECTIONS
GUIDELINES FOR THE DEMARCATION OF ELECTORAL AREAS FOR UGANDA GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2021 1.0 Introduction he Constitution mandates the Electoral Commission to demarcate electoral areas (EAs) for local government councils’...
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION OF OLDER PERSONS
he 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...
UGANDA HEALTH MINISTER FAILS TO OBSERVE COVID-19 GUIDELINES
ere is Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, the Minister of Health, also aspiring woman representative for Lira. The Uganda Electoral commission was advised to hold scientific elections in 2021 by the Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth...
UGANDA CENTRAL TESTING CENTRE FOR COVID-19 HAS NOT RECEIVED COVID FUNDING
he Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) which is Uganda’s central testing centre for samples for Covid-19 has revealed that it has not received any Covid-related funding from government and has been forced to divert a...
THE 2020/21 UGANDA ELECTORAL PROCESS WILL HAVE NO POLITICAL RALLIES
he Electoral Commission (EC) has disallowed political rallies during the 2020/21 Uganda electoral process to prevent further spread of Coronavirus in Uganda. Speaking Tuesday at the launch of the revised roadmap for the...
UGANDA’S CONFIRMED COVID19 CASES ARE STILL ON THE RISE
ganda’s confirmed Covid19 cases are still on the rise, as the country gears toward reopening of the economy. Ministry of Health this Monday morning confirmed 30 new cases of the virus, which brings the tally to 646. The...
AMISOM plagued by huge management and leadership Scandals
The United Nations (UN) has authorized the Member States of the African Union (AU) to maintain the deployment of 19,626 uniformed AMISOM personnel until 28 February 2021. This comes just days after a whistleblower reported that since 2016, AMISOM has been plagued by...