Court of Appeal Judge, Simon Mugenyi Byabakama has been sworn in as Chairman of the Electoral Commission for the second term in a Tuesday morning function presided over by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo in the attendance of Justice Minister Norbert Mao. Byabakama was sworn in alongside six other commissioners including […]
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed three new officials to the Electoral Commission (EC), tasked with overseeing the 2026 general elections. Museveni also opted to retain key members from the previous commission, including; Justice Simon Byabakama, the Chairperson of the Commission, Hajjat Aisha Lubega, the Deputy Chairperson, and Mr Stephen Tashobya, […]
The Democratic Party (DP) has urged Uganda’s Electoral Commission to speed up the process of releasing the electoral roadmap for Local Council (LC) 1, 2, and women council elections. Last week, there were reports making rounds on various social media platforms, indicating that an electoral roadmap for LC 1, 2, […]
The nomination of candidates in the by-election for the Bukedea district chairperson will be conducted starting today, Monday, June 5, 2023. The district chairperson seat for Bukedea fell vacant following the death of former chairperson, Moses Olemukan on December 17, 2022. The Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed that during this […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) is set to finally relocate to its new premises tomorrow, Friday, December 16. The move is aimed at giving space to the Uganda National Roads Authority to proceed with construction of the Kampala flyover that starts from Mukwano roundabout. In a statement issued by the Commission’s […]
