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Opposition factions believe EC’s failure to striking an electoral balance puts Uganda’s peaceful coexistence at stake

Daily Monitor Friday January 08 2021 Advertisement Opposition parties have protested the new election guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission (EC) ahead of the Thursday poll. The EC chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, on Wednesday communicated new guidelines that would apply to the January 14, General Election.  Contentious among these is the directive that voters will not be allowed to remain at polling stations after voting to witness the vote counting, the ban of cameras and selfies at the polling station and the mandatory Covid-19 testing for all persons accessing the national ta...

Inside the scramble for votes in Acholi sub-region Sunday December 20 2020 Left to right: DP’s Nobert Mao, FDC’s Patrick Oboi Amuriat, NRM’s Yoweri Museveni and NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi. PHOTOS/FILE Advertisement On November 24, while campaigning in Amuru District, Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Nobert Mao told supporters that he was neither pledging nor promising anything for Ugandans once elected because the 2021 general election is purely about change. “The biggest battle we have to achieve is to get rid of President Museveni and his NRM government who have overstaye...

Daily Monitor Thursday December 17 2020 Summary In the sixth installment of our continuing series, Manifesto Digest, our reporter, Arthur Arnold Wadero, examines the governance agenda of the 11 presidential candidates to protect the environment and safeguard the country and citizens against climate change hazards. Advertisement Uganda’s physical environment is under threat. Soil fertility is declining and the crop production has dropped. Unpredictable rain patterns and flash floods disrupt agricultural planning and output while ruining life, livelihoods and infrastructure. Put another way, ...

Daily Monitor Wednesday December 16 2020 L-R: Presidential candidates Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde, Gen Yoweri Museveni and Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu. PHOTOS/ FILE Summary Maj Gen Muntu yesterday said Mr Museveni’s remarks show that he is feeling the growing demand for change among Ugandans.  Advertisement The Alliance for National Transformation presidential candidate, Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu,  and his  counterpart, Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde, have fired back at President Museveni for calling them non-starters.  While in Rukungiri District on Monday, President Museveni, the National Resistance Movemen...