As campaigns for parliamentary and local government candidates officially begin today, the Electoral Commission (EC) has cautioned candidates against using divisive or inflammatory language. In a statement, EC said such language may sow hatred or divide people on sectarian grounds of tribe, ethnicity, region, or religion, leading to conflict. This and others are among a…
The chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama, has said that National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is partly to blame for the violent clashes and incidents of police brutality against his supporters. Byabakama said the chaos that occurred in parts of western Uganda this week, including Kiruhura,…
In 2015, ahead of the 2016 elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) announced that it was retiring the voters’ register that had been used in the 2011 elections. The commission said it would instead compile a new register using information from the national ID database managed by NIRA. The EC’s justification was that the new system…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has taken delivery of the initial consignment of 60,000 biometric voter verification devices ahead of the 2026 elections. The consignment landed at Entebbe International Airport at 11:45 p.m. yesterday aboard a privately chartered freight aircraft. The EC Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, accompanied by senior officials, was present to oversee the reception….
Joseph Kabuleta, the leader of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), has threatened to take the Electoral Commission to court for what he terms as irregular actions and conduct, which prevented his nomination for the 2026 presidential elections. “We were utterly shocked and dismayed that a commission, fully aware that candidate nominations would close at…
President Museveni already has 2.2 million ‘votes’ in the bag even before the first ballot is cast in the 2026 elections, according to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) officials. The number is based on the signatures (2.2 million) that the party submitted in support of its chairman to the Electoral Commission (EC) on September 12….
Today, young people across Uganda will participate in elections to select their parish-level youth committee members. The voting, taking place in 10,595 parishes nationwide, runs from 9 AM to 4 PM. According to Julius Mucunguzi, the Electoral Commission Spokesperson, only youth who are already members of village-level youth committees are eligible to vote. These village…
