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The Uganda Electoral Commission has said in a statement that the only requirement for journalists to cover the elections will be their work IDs. This therefore stands in contrast to the earlier statement issued by the Uganda Media Council. The media Council had ordered that only accredited journalists will cover elections. According to the commission, journalists who have not re-registered ...

Uganda Police has warned political candidates that are still holding mass rallies in areas that were banned by the electoral commission. The electoral commission recently banned political activities in districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Luwero, Kalungu, Jinja, Masaka, among others. Uganda Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said in a statement that the joint task force continues with its enforcement of the ban ...

The Electoral Commission has suspended all physical political campaigns from Kampala and some neighboring areas until further notice. This they say comes as a result of the surging Covid-19 cases. “The EC has suspended campaign meetings in districts/cities categorised by Ministry of Health as having high spread of Covid19. From 26/12/20, no campaign meetings will be held in Mbarara, Kabarole, ...

The Electoral Commission (EC), has today summoned two presidential candidates that is Robert Kyagulanyi and Patrick Amuriat to appear before the EC council for violating the health guidelines. The EC sent a letter out calling them to attend a meeting on 14th December 2020 in person. This meeting will start at exactly 10:00am. Robert Kyagulanyi had a meeting with the ...

The Electoral Commission ( EC ) has denied having any knowledge about Robert Kyagulanyi’s decision to fire security given to him by the State. Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine came out to say he does not want the protection of security personnel the EC gave him. He claimed that they joined with the police on 3rd November 2020 to assault him. ...