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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:09:18 GMT
Museveni in Early Lead As Uganda Awaits Final Election Results
[East African] Polls opened and ended Thursday, paving way for a rather delayed vote counting exercise in Uganda's hotly contested election as the country climaxes a deadly election that has so far claimed over 50 people in poll-related violence.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:29:38 GMT
Failed Biometric Machines, Broken Ballot Boxes Mar Start of Voting in Uganda
[Nation] Ugandans on Thursday turned out in big numbers at polling stations all over the country to choose their next president and parliamentary representatives for the next five years.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:20:59 GMT
Ballot Box Stolen, Voters Protest
[Monitor] By Alfred Tumushabe

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:20:50 GMT
MP Vote Suspended Over Mixed Candidates Photos
[Monitor] The voting for directly-elected Member of Parliament for Mwenge North constituency in Kyenjojo District was suspended yesterday after electoral officials and agents discovered that the photographs of two of the candidates had been swapped o...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:20:47 GMT
Voters Speak Out On Their Candidate Choices
[Monitor] Ugandans yesterday voted to decide who will be their next President and representatives in Parliament for the next five years. Across the country, thousands lined up to exercise their constitutional right.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:55:51 GMT
Uganda's Sham Election, Another Waste of Time
[DW] Ugandans voted in a crucial election, but it is was another waste of time and a missed opportunity to vote out a dictator and elect a new leadership that would serve their interests, writes DW's Isaac Mugabi.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:28:36 GMT
Police Raid Hotel Africana, Scores Arrested Over Illegal Vote Tallying
[Monitor] Police Thursday raided Hotel Africana in Kampala where a group of civil society activists and election observers had gathered to collect data from other election observers at different polling stations across the country.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:09:44 GMT
Nancy Kalembe - Uganda's Only Female Presidential Candidate
[Nation] Nancy Kalembe is the only women candidate in Uganda's General Election that kicked off Thursday morning.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:03:11 GMT
Ballot Box Stolen, Voters Miss Voting
[Monitor] Over 800 voters in Kacherere, Rubaale in Ntungamo District did not vote on Thursday because a ballot box that was allocated to the area was allegedly stolen.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:11:06 GMT
Polling Stations Resort to Manual Register As Biometric Systems Fail in Uganda
[East African] Voting in Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday faced hitches as the biometric voter identification system failed, largely blamed on internet shutdown.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:10:53 GMT
Security Personnel to Be Deployed to Building Rooftops
[East African] The Ugandan government will deploy security personnel on all rooftops of Kampala's arcades and tall buildings to ensure security in the capital as citizenns go to the polls on Thursday.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:42:49 GMT
'Uganda Election Feels Like a War' - Human Rights Lawyer
[DW] Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed a social media blackout during the election period amid calls to uphold human rights. The government has sent a massive military presence to "maintain order."

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:05:53 GMT
President Museveni's Bananas Not Yet Ready
[Nation] Ugandans under the age of 35 -- and that is more than three-quarters of the population -- have only known one president.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:20:51 GMT
Voters Turn Out in Droves but Rain Disrupts Exercise
[Monitor] Ugandans yesterday woke up as early as 7pm to cast their vote for a president, Members of Parliament and District Woman representatives for the 11th Parliament in an election that police and other election observers described as relatively ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:20:50 GMT
Nantaba 'Quits' MP Race On Polling Day
[Monitor] The incumbent Woman MP for Kayunga District, Ms Idah Nantaba, yesterday threatened to quit the race following a fracas on Wednesday night with security personnel.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:01:00 GMT
Nantaba Quits MP Race On Election Eve After Supporters Arrested
[Monitor] Fracas ensued Wednesday night when security intercepted 15 mini buses (coasters) ferrying what Ms Ida Nantaba one of the candidates vying for the Kayunga District woman MP seat said were her agents during elections.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:02:09 GMT
Where Candidates Stand On Oil, Gas and Minerals
[Monitor] The extractives sector has not featured that prominently in the campaigns for Uganda's 2021 presidential elections.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:22:37 GMT
Uganda Blocks Social Media Platforms Ahead of Elections
[Kubatana.net] Ugandan authorities have ordered internet service providers in the East African country to block access to social media sites ahead of elections on 14 January 2021, the latest in a string of attacks on access to information and freedom...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:16:13 GMT
Tumukunde Alleges Vote Rigging, Says He Won't Concede Defeat
[Monitor] Independent presidential candidate, Mr Henry Tumukunde, who has cast his vote from Kisementi polling station in Kampala has questioned the credibility of the election.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:16:12 GMT
Voters Fail to Follow Covid-19 Prevention Guidelines
[Monitor] Most voters who turned out to vote on Thursday in several parts of Kampala City failed to heed the advice by officials of the Ministry of Health follow Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:16:12 GMT
Seven Nup Supporters Arrested in Bududa
[Monitor] By Phoebe Masongole

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:16:05 GMT
How to Vote Safely in the Covid-19 Pandemic
[Monitor] By Elizabeth Kamurungi

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:41:19 GMT
An Idiot's Guide to Uganda's Elections
[Nation] Ugandans are going to the polls today to vote for the President and Members of Parliament who will serve the country until May 2026.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:44:18 GMT
Uganda's Yoweri Museveni - From Reformer to Autocrat
[DW] Uganda's head of state, Yoweri Museveni, was once a freedom fighter who decried long-term presidents overstaying their time. Now he has ruled for more than three decades -- and wants to continue for at least five more.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:12:14 GMT
Why Uganda Elections Are Brutal
[Citizen] Today Uganda votes in an election that is all but set to return President Yoweri Museveni, who's been running things for 34 years now, to power.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:29:58 GMT
Shilling Weakens Ahead of Election - BoU
[Monitor] The gain in the US Dollar globally has seen the Uganda shilling depreciating by 0.3 per cent in the last three days.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:16:13 GMT
Seven Nup Supporters Arrested in Bududa
[Monitor] By Phoebe Masongole

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:25:02 GMT
Uganda Decides - Where Vote Will Be Won and Lost
[Monitor] Some 18.1 million registered voters are expected to file at 34,684 polling stations across the country today to cast their ballot and pick a new president and 528 Members of Parliament.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:27:42 GMT
Bobi Wine Has Shaken Up Ugandan Politics - Four Things Worth Knowing About Him
[The Conversation Africa] Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the incumbent Yoweri Museveni will most likely be declared the winner. Museveni has ruled the country for five consecutive terms. He has his...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:58:44 GMT
Museveni Explains Why Government Closed Social Media
[Citizen] Kampala -- Uganda's President Museveni on Tuesday confirmed closure of social media channels ahead of tomorrow's General Election.



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