Month: February 2016

Erias Lukwago has bounced back as Kampala Lord Mayor. Lukwago declared winner of the city mayoral race with over 80% of the votes by Kampala district returning officer Charles Ntege. He polled 176,637 votes to beat NRM’s Daniel Kazibwe also known as Ragga Dee with a margin of 127,271 votes. […]

Lands state minister Idah Nantaba has been arrested by police after she was allegedly found in possession of pre-ticked ballot papers. The Ssezibwa Regional Police Commander, Deo Obura said Nantaba who is also the Kayunga district woman MP-elect was intercepted by the police at Kungu village, Kangulumira sub-county while trying […]

Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC), Dr. KiizaBesigye has threatened to sue government over what he terms as disfranchisement. According to Besigye, police under the orders of the Police Chief Gen. Kale Kayihura and the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni have denied him his right to vote. He had planned to travel […]

Another presiding officer has been kidnapped in Bukomansimbi putting the voting exercise to a standstill for almost an hour. The incident occurred at Kirinda polling station, in Kitanda Sub County, Bukomansimbi district when the presiding officer who is yet to be identified tried to block one of the NRM supporter’s […]

Ugandans today continue with yet another set of elections, this time to choose a Lord Mayor for Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), District Chairpersons, Directly Elected Councilors and Women Councilors. Key among the elections to watch out for will be the Kampala mayoral race that will see Lord Mayor Erias […]