Museveni declared winner of Uganda’s 2016 presidential elections

Uganda's 2016 Final Presidential Results declared by the Uganda Electoral Commission at Namboole on Feb 20, 2016

Uganda's Electoral Commission has this afternoon declared incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the winner of February 18, 617,503 representing 60.75% ...

Police besieged and arrested FDC leaders from their party headquaters in Kampala. Besigye is understood to be at his home amid tight security

Tension as Besigye, Muntu are arrested

byHenry Lutaaya

February 19, 2016

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Tension has risen in Kampala in the past couple of hours following the arrest of leading opposition FDC party leaders ...

EC chairman Dr. Badru Kiggundu (right) with his deputy Joseph Biribonwa and Secretary Sam Rwakoojo at the National Tally Centre in Namboole stadium announcing the 2nd batch of results

With quarter of results in, Museveni still leads

byHenry Lutaaya

February 19, 2016

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Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has registered a commanding early lead from yesterday's presidential poll compared to his closest ...

Voters braved the hot sun to cast their votes despite delays in most parts of Kampala and Wakiso

Voting in Kampala & Wakiso extended to 7PM

byHenry Lutaaya

February 18, 2016

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Following delays in the delivery of voting materials to most polling stations in Kampala and Wakiso, the Electoral Commission has ...

vehicle seen with pre ticked votes in Makindye was shattered by angry voters

Chaos spreads over suspected cases of rigging in Kampala, Wakiso

byHenry Lutaaya

February 18, 2016

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Police has fired tear gas and live bullets in Makindye to stop an angry mob from lynching a man who ...

A fleet of ambulances are at the disposal of Ugandans during the current elections

Ministry of Health deploys ambulances to cater for election-related emergencies

byHenry Lutaaya

February 17, 2016

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The possibility of health emergency situations arising from the tense electoral period have forced the Ministry of Health to deploy ...

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is heading the Commonwealth Election Observer group for the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections in Uganda

Election observers call for peaceful and transparent poll

byHenry Lutaaya

February 17, 2016

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As Commonwealth election observers began deploying across Uganda, Olusegun Obasanjo, expressed his hope that the country’s people will enjoy a ...

How it will look like. Uganda's 2016 Presidential ballot paper

Is position of a candidate on 2016 ballot paper an advantage or disadvantage?

byHenry Lutaaya

February 17, 2016

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The Electoral Commission recently unveiled the 2016 presidential ballot paper to journalists and election observers perhaps to help candidates alert ...