To officially leave NUP and withdraw his candidature, a source says Mugizi asked for a refund of the money he paid in nomination fees as well as a refund of the money he has spent on campaign materials. However, he is still waiting for the payment.
The Electoral Commission (EC) acting as provided for by the Presidential Elections Act (Amended 2020), under article 24 must see to it that the national broadcaster provides equal but free air space to all contending presidential candidates in an election.
Amuriat, who arrived in Bukedea around midday left Police officers confused when he emerged from the outskirts of Bukedea town. Police had deployed heavily at the entrance to Bukedea town, around Caltex area, with attempts to stop the FDC candidate from accessing the town.
It is a practice across political parties that whenever a presidential candidate campaigns in an area, he introduces the party flag bearers to the electorate and campaigns for them.
Kule argues that, for the past four years, the accused persons who include Rwenzururu King, Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere have been eagerly waiting for justice and it is unfortunate that, as the rest of Ugandans will be electing their leaders, the accused will be left out.
National Unity Platform (NUP) coordinators are still uncertain on whether or not presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi will hold campaign meetings in Kalangala today
Tumukunde says in the previous elections, the opposition had few candidates who could hardly deploy agents to man all polling stations, which left loopholes for rigging.
Residents say the poor state of the bridge has made it difficult for them to transport their produce to the markets. They also say that their pleas to the authorities to work on the bridges have not yielded any results.
Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the FDC Secretary-General says that they have suspended the campaigns following the bad condition of their candidate which cannot enable him to continue with his campaigns.
Now, Joshua Kitakule, the Secretary-General IRCU says that together with The Elders Forum Uganda (TEFU) have failed to mobilize the required funds for the debates. He says the event required a budget of close to two billion shillings that foreign funders and the government were not able to provide.
At the burial of Ssenteza on Monday in Kirowooza village, Kalungu District the NUP Secretary-General David Lewis Rubongoya dismissed the security report arguing that it was intended to hide the truth of what happened.
