Mayoral polls plagued by ballot stuffing and voter apathy
Ugandan municipal elections were hit by low voter turnout and claims of fraud, with officials in Masaka and Soroti reporting ballot stuffing and arrests during the mayora...
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NUP’s Nubian Li Decries Arrests of Polling Agents in Nakawa
Musician-turned-politician Ali Bukeni, popularly known as Nubian Li, has decried the arrest of his polling agents in parts of Nakawa East during voting for the Nakawa Div...
Muyanja Ssenyonga Heads to Court over Contested Defeat
Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze Bakireke condemned what she described as interference by NRM officials in the electoral process, accusing them of coercing the retur...
30 incumbent councillors lose in Busia district
New Busia chairman John Charles Namayindi (left), Joan Aduru Busia registrar (right)Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The just-concluded Local Council Five (LCV) election...
NUP, NRM Nearly Share City Hall Councilor Seats in Kampala
NUP swept most of the directly elected councillor seats in Makindye West and East, as well as Rubaga North and South divisions, losing only one of the five available slot...
Balimwezo in the lead as official Kampala Mayoral race results delay
Lord Mayoral Candidate Engineer Ronald Balimwezo accompanied by his wife going to cast their Votes at Mutungo Zone 4 in Nakawa Division.Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT...
Opposition MPs Elected in Buganda Aren’t Fit to Be Councillors – Yusuf Nsibambi
Speaking in an interview with Sanyuka Television, Nsibambi expressed disappointment in the calibre of opposition MPs who swept several seats across Buganda.Opposition MPs...
Electoral Commission Releases Full 2026 Election Polling Timetable
The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially released the full polling timetable for the 2026 general elections under the theme “Uganda Decides 2026 – My Vot...
Who Is Moses Byaruhanga State House’s Mr. Fix It & Why M7 Gave Him Special Duty to Handle Kampala in 2026 Elections
In the last couple of weeks Moses Byaruhanga appeared in viral videos and several articles giving money to market vendors in Kampala, meat vendors in Lukaya and Kayunga...
New Batch of Ballot Papers Arrives for Uganda’s Upcoming Elections
This morning, a significant step towards ensuring the success of Uganda’s upcoming elections took place when the Electoral Commission received a fresh batch of bal...