The Electoral Commission has received several petitions from aggrieved parties and their hope is in the Commission chairperson to intervene so that voters can get electoral justice.

The EC chairperson noted that the Commission has already undertaken extensive preparations for the elections, including voter registration, the display of the national voters' register, and other polling day arrangements.

“Recently we were in Kalangala for the by-election and we appealed to Justice Byabakama to ensure that we have a free and fair election but after the elections he only came out to lament after he had seen the chaos and injustice by the military and state goons. Sadly he didn’t have enough stamina to cancel the results, which is absurd and we wouldn’t want to go through the same in these coming Local Council elections,” Buwembo said.

The Electoral Commission of Uganda has announced significant revisions to the 2025/2026 General Elections roadmap, including the rescheduling of...

The Secretary of the Electoral Commission, Leonard Mulekwah, wrote a letter instructing the People's Front for Freedom Party to comply with the Political Parties and Organizations Act of 2005, which prohibits registering political parties or organizations with names or symbols already in use by other registered parties.

The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, has emphasized the importance of peaceful elections in 2026, stating that they are a constitutional right for every Ugandan.

The Independent Electoral Commission Chairperson, Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, has rallied politicians to address voter bribery, corruption, and vote...