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Bad day for Byabakama as Kadaga Joins Kabaka in disputing EC’s Readiness to Deliver Credible Elections

Bad day for Byabakama as Kadaga Joins Kabaka in disputing EC’s Readiness to Deliver Credible Elections

Stung by the controversial circumstances under which Budiope East MP Moses Magogo’s leading opponent Daniel Mulirire (an NRM-leaning independent) was denominated and disqualified from the race, leading Busoga kingmaker Rebecca Kadaga has sharply criticized the Electoral Commission.Speaki

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EC disqualifies Magogo’s rival from Budiope East race days to 2026 elections

EC disqualifies Magogo’s rival from Budiope East race days to 2026 elections

Buyende, Uganda: The Electoral Commission has disqualified independent candidate, Daniel Mulirire from contesting for the Budiope East parliamentary seat, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, who accused the Commission of denying candidat

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JUST IN! High Court Sets Date to Rule on Denominated NUP’s Walukagga Petition

JUST IN! High Court Sets Date to Rule on Denominated NUP’s Walukagga Petition

The High Court has scheduled December 22 for delivery of its judgment in an election petition filed by Busiro East parliamentary aspirant Mathias Walukaga, who is contesting his disqualification by the Electoral Commission (EC) over academic qualification requirements.Justice Simon Peter K

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Bukedea Woman MP Aspirant Sues EC Over Ruling Delays

Bukedea Woman MP Aspirant Sues EC Over Ruling Delays

Norma Susan Otai, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) aspirant for the Bukedea Woman MP seat, has taken legal action against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among. ‎Otai’s lawsuit, filed in response to what she describes as the EC’s failure

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Ssekikubo Alleges EC Smuggled Fake Signatures to Approve Rwashande

Ssekikubo Alleges EC Smuggled Fake Signatures to Approve Rwashande

Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo has escalated his challenge against the nomination of his rival, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande, accusing Electoral Commission (EC) officials in Ssembabule District of clearing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer using “forged, fraudulent and

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Forgery Claims Hit NRM Kioga Candidate as Nairobi University Denies Issuing His Papers

Forgery Claims Hit NRM Kioga Candidate as Nairobi University Denies Issuing His Papers

The University of Nairobi in Kenya has reportedly disowned two academic documents submitted by Felix Adupa Ongwec—the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag-bearer for Kioga County in Amolatar District for his nomination before the Electoral Commission, sayin

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TotalEnergies Sued in Uganda Over Failure to Pay Contractor Who Cleaned Up ‘Heavily Contaminated’ Fuel Depot in Kampala

TotalEnergies Sued in Uganda Over Failure to Pay Contractor Who Cleaned Up ‘Heavily Contaminated’ Fuel Depot in Kampala

Because Kampala’s aquifer system lies directly beneath the industrial area, the suit suggests the contaminants may have seeped further, potentially threatening the water table that serves millions of Kampala’s residentsFrench firm, TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda Ltd., is being sued in

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Queries as Nyamutoro is Declared Unopposed; NUP Candidate Disqualified

Queries as Nyamutoro is Declared Unopposed; NUP Candidate Disqualified

The Electoral Commission’s decision to nullify the nomination of NUP’s Mercy Rebecca Abedican and declare Minister Phiona Nyamutoro elected unopposed has triggered sharp debate over the integrity of Uganda’s nomination verification system and its implicati

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Oil Climbs for a second day on risk-on tone in wider markets

Oil Climbs for a second day on risk-on tone in wider markets

Prices are being lifted as the US Senate takes a major step toward reopening the government.Oil pumping jacks at an oilfield near Sokolovka village, in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Image: BloombergOil rose as wider markets were lifted by a push to end the US government shutdown, wit

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Sejusa Condemns ‘Unopposed Culture’ as Tayebwa, Among, Rivals Blocked from 2026 Race.

Sejusa Condemns ‘Unopposed Culture’ as Tayebwa, Among, Rivals Blocked from 2026 Race.

Former coordinator of intelligence services Gen. David Sejusa (Tinyefuza) has lashed out at Uganda’s ruling party leaders after opposition candidates challenging Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa were blocked from nomination, describing the incidents as “a shameful assault

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