Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi , Chairperson, Electoral Commission The Electoral Commission has given guidance to candidates, their agents, voters and the general public on the use of cameras and other recording devices inside polling stations on polling day. Presidential and Parliamentary Elections will be held on Thursday 14th January 2021. “While
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The United States of America's Ambassador to Uganda Natalie Brown (pictured) has issued a statement blasting Government for blocking bank accounts of civil society groups, saying the actions are narrowing Uganda's civic space. In a statement posted on her official Twitter handle, Ambassador Brown expressed concerns over disturbing trends that civic
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Uganda registered an in-crease in monthly coffee exports in the months of July, August and September surpassing the 500,000 bags mark. The increase is the highest since 1991. In July, Uganda saw the highest increase in coffee exports since the liberalisation of Uganda’s coffee industry in 1991. A total of
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Ballot papers for 2021 elections arrived in the country in late December 2020 Uganda’s Electoral Commission has spoken out on concerns of various stakeholders about the condition of some polling kits which have been delivered to districts with broken seals. “The Electoral Commission has established that seals on some of
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As Ugandans gear up for the January 14, 2021 general elections, an opinion poll carried out in the eight sub-counties of Omoro county in Omoro district, has returned with the current MP and deputy speaker of parliament, Jacob Oulanyah leading with 79 %. This follows his win of the usually
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Representatives of Political Parties Representatives of Civil Society Organisations Election Observers Members of the Press Electoral Commission Staff Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the Electoral Commission and on my own behalf, I welcome all of you to this briefing and public demonstration of the technology the Electoral Commission is
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Elon Musk, the maverick boss of Tesla, has overtaken Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person, after shares in the electric car company he co-founded soared on hopes that a Democrat-controlled US Senate would usher in a new green agenda. A 4.8% rise in Tesla’s share price was
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Facebook Inc has dropped the “likes” button from its redesigned public pages used by artists, public figures and brands, the social media company said on Wednesday. Facebook Pages will only show followers and have a dedicated News Feed where users can join conversations, interact with peers and engage with fans,
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Kasese Woman MP, Winnie Kiiza has revealed that her husband, Yokasi Bihande, a former MP has been arrested by security forces. Winnie made the revelation on Thursday on Facebook saying he had been arrested by a joint team of police and the army while he canvassed votes for presidential candidate
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President Yoweri Museveni is today expected to commission the newly constructed Kayunga Referral Hospital. The newly rehabilited and expanded Kayunga Hospital in Uganda now boasts of the following: 1. New Main Hospital Complex for: OPD, Laboratory, Radiology, Accident and Emergency, Operation theatre, Maternity Ward and Private wing2. Renovated and remodelled
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