According to Byamukama, the salaries of EC staff havent increased for over a decade, which has forced several talented people to quit and look for better paying jobs.
The Electoral Commission EC has set April 12, 2017 as voting day for the Member of Parliament for Kamuli Municipality in Kamuli district. The seat fell vacant on February 14th when the Court of Appeal nullified the election of Rehema Watongola over the authenticity of her academic documents. This is after the Forum for Democratic Change FDC candidate Salaamu Musumba challenged Watongolas election.
Speaking during the hand over to the incoming UBC board chairperson Simon Kaheru this afternoon, Nabeta said UBC has inherent problems since it is a government institution, where certain procedures must be followed.
Fred Enanga, Police spokesperson, says the officers will stay until all elected leaders are sworn-in in May because some of the election leaders may want to disrupt the swearing in.
The Electronic Results Dissemination and Transmission System ERDTS has crashed and delayed the tallying of results of the just concluded division local council elections in Kampala district.
Alex Komuhangi, the Luweero district registrar confirms that the delivery was inadequate but adds that efforts are being made to send more ballot papers to the affected stations in order to ensure that voting for female councilors eventually takes place.
The win brings to an end Ruhindis 15 years as Member of Parliament, having taken over from former local government minister Jaberi Bidandi Ssali in 2001.
There was drama at the UMA main hall in Lugogo when agents of different candidates in Kampala forced the Electoral Commission to announce parliamentary results.
Besigye was picked up together with General Mugisha Muntu, the FDC party presidential candidate from their party headquarters in Najjanankumbi as they were preparing to release results from their tally.
Violet Akurut Adome has officially been declared winner of the Katakwi woman parliamentary seat, beating education minister Jessica Alupo who has represented the district since 2001.
Rose Akol Okullo, the Minister for Internal Affairs has joined the long list of ministers who have lost their parliamentary seats in yesterdays elections.
Engineer Badru Kiggundu, EC chairman told a media briefing before announcing the third round of partial results from the presidential election that the EC has received information that some political parties have released results which is illegal.
The results are trickling in after several polling stations in the district started voting late. In places voting even started at 3:00 pm, like in Ssisa Sub-county. The Returning Officer, Sarah Bukira, has been announcing the provisional results as they come.
