All posts tagged "Electoral Commission"

EC using 2014 Census Data for National Voters’ Register Update

Kampala, (UG):- The Electoral Commission is using the 2014 National Census data to update the national voters’ register ahead of the 2026...

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EC sets date for Kawempe North by-election, see full roadmap

Kampala, (UG):- The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the roadmap for the Kawempe North MP by-election with the highly anticipated polls set...

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EC launches National Voter’s Register Update for 2026 Elections

Kampala, (UG):- The Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) has commenced the general update of the National Voters Register in preparation for the 2025-2026...

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Electoral Commission to recruit district election officers ahead of 2026 elections

Kampala, (UG):- The Electoral Commission (EC) of Uganda has announced open vacancies of up to 15 positions for qualified candidates to join...

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Museveni spokesperson speaks out on appointment of Bamwine as EC boss

Kampala, (UG):- The Deputy Press Secretary to the President of Uganda, Hajj Faruk Kirunda, has strongly refuted claims circulating on social media...

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EC reschedules update of National Voters Register to January 2025

Kampala, (UG):- The Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) has postponed the commencement date for the general update of the National Voters Register to...

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LIST: Six nominated for Kisoro woman MP by-election

Kisoro, (UG):- Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared six candidates to contest for the Kisoro District Woman Parliamentary seat which fell vacant...

EC sets polling date for Kisoro district woman MP by-election

Kampala, (UG):- The Uganda Electoral Commission has released the programme for the by-elections of the District Woman Representative to Parliament for Kisoro...

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Museveni retains Byabakama as EC boss, appoints new commissioners

Kampala, (UG): President Museveni has reappointed Justice Simon Byabakama as the chairperson of the Electoral Commission and retained Hajjati Aisha Lubega as...

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Museveni yet to appoint new Electoral Commission as current term ends

Kampala, (UG): President Museveni, the authority vested with the powers to appoint the Electoral Commissioners is yet to appoint a new commission...

EC starts construction of shs4.5bn Arua Regional Election Centre

Arua, (UG): The Electoral Commission on Friday, December 15 commissioned the construction of its first custom-built regional office in the West Nile...

FABIO Uganda consults Busoga journalists, EC on proposed electoral reforms

Jinja, (UG): The First African Bicycle Information Organisation (FABIO) in partnership with USAID and Uganda National NGO forum on Tuesday engaged journalists...

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Why each vote could cost Shs 50,000 in Uganda’s most expensive election ever

“This story was originally published by The Independent” By Ronald Musoke There is growing concern over the ever-rising cost of holding general...

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Byabakama issues guidelines for Thursday’s Oyam North By-election

The Uganda Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama Mugyenyi has issued fresh guidelines to be followed in Thursday's By-Election to refill the...

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EC seeks shs80bn to organize LC, Women Council elections

Byabakama said the Women Councils’ elections which were to be held in August 2022 were suspended due to lack of funds and...

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EC hands over former offices to UNRA for Kampala flyover construction

The construction of a well-planned modern flyover project in the City is expected to lessen traffic congestion and improve on the motorists...

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Electoral Commission relocates head office to new premises

According to EC Spokesperson Mr Paul Bukenya, the relocation to the new offices will pave way for the construction of the Kampala...

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BIG STORY: Why Museveni blocked EC’s Shs60bn relocation deal

The development comes at a time when the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has put the commission on the neck threatening to...

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Electoral Commission Releases roadmap for Gogonyo by-election

According to the released roadmap, the process of scrutinising the parish tribunal list of voters on the national voters' register will end...

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Electoral Commission sets date for Soroti East MP By-Election

The Soroti East seat fell vacant after the Court of Appeal on May 24 annulled the election of FDC's Mr. Moses Okia...

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BIG STORY: Museveni Exposes Electoral Commission Dirt in Sh75Bn Butabika Wetland Saga

The development comes at a time when UNRA has put the commission on the neck threatening to evict them from its head...

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EC starts displaying lists of verified administrative units for council elections

The purpose of this exercise is to enable the public to confirm that only existing administrative units (villages/cells and parishes/wards) and those...