Stories :: Category: Election :: Accepted date: September 2022

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• EALA Race: Opposition Caucus Disagrees on Joint Position

  22 Sep 2022, 17:59 Comments 357 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Election Report

  Steered by the Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga, MPs from six Opposition Political Parties in the House on Thursday convened to consider matters relating to the EALA race. The Opposition Political Parties in parliament include the National Unity Platform (NUP), Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Democratic Party (DP), Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), Justice Forum (JEEMA) and People’s Progressive Party (PPP). These all together have a total of 108 members out of 529 MPs in the 11th Parliament.

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• Verification Committee Confirms 28 Candidates For EALA Race

  22 Sep 2022, 16:38 Comments 260 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Election Report

  The 20-member verification committee chaired by Mbarara Municipality MP, Mwine Mpaka, was on Tuesday named by the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among to consider nominees whose nomination papers had been received by the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige.

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• Among Names Verification Committee for EALA Contestants

  20 Sep 2022, 18:14 Comments 286 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Election Report

  The committee’s mandate is to scrutinize documents submitted by the candidates and ensure that they are citizens of Uganda, registered voters, of sound mind, and not under any sentence of death or imprisonment exceeding nine months.

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• 28 Nominated for East African Legislative Assembly Race

  20 Sep 2022, 17:22 Comments 287 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Election Report

  Parliament has nominated a total of 28 candidates to compete for Uganda’s nine slots at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).

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• Parliament Starts Nomination Process for EALA Candidates Top story

  19 Sep 2022, 16:54 Comments 681 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Election Report

  Each candidate must pay 3 million Shillings, provide an intent letter, provide necessary qualifications for joining Parliament and get an endorsement from a minimum of 20 Members of Parliament, among others. Candidates fronted by political parties must provide an introductory letter from the party's Secretary General.

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• NRM Caucus Declines to Endorse Opposition, Independent EALA Candidates

  16 Sep 2022, 19:55 Comments 757 Views Parliament Election Report

  Sources at the Caucus meeting also told Uganda Radio Network-URN that the MPs, who form majority in the Eleventh Parliament resolved to choose from only those Opposition candidates who have been backed by political parties under the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) while those contesting as Independents will tussle it out during the election.

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• Moment of Truth as Court Rules on Kenya Elections Top story

  5 Sep 2022, 06:54 Comments 3931 Views Politics Election East Africa Updates

  If the results are annulled, the court will either order a fresh election based on the irregularities discovered or a vote recount to determine the winner. Ahead of the verdict today, Ruto has pledged to accept whatever the outcome will be for the sake of the rule of law.

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