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BY OUR REPORTER DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania|SHIFTMEDIA| Tanzania’s Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) on Saturday demanded answers from the National Electoral Commission (NEC) and the police regarding seven issues linked to the October 28…
Read MoreBY OKELLO ALLAN KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The ruling NRM party will on Saturday (Tomorrow) elect its flag bearers for the Special Interest Groups (SIGs). A total of 50 candidates are vying for the positions of National…
Read MoreBY ROBERT KAMUKAMA KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Dr Livingstone Sewanyana’s mandate as the UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order has been renewed for a period of three years. Dr Sewanyana…
Read MoreBY OKELLO ALLAN KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Pieces of legislation such as the Computer Misuse Act will jeopardise the forthcoming elections and hinder a smooth and fair electoral process, the Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda…
Read MoreBY AWORI ESTHER LUCY KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The Electoral Commission has received a complaint from a presidential contestant regarding harassment of his agents and vowed to investigate the matter. Justice Simon Byamukama acknowledged that Presidential aspirant…
Read MoreBY OUR REPORTER KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA|Dr Livingstone Sewanyana, The UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, has tasked the UN to push for accountability of COVID-19 funds through international financial…
Read MoreBY PATRICK JARAMOGI WAKISO, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| “You can’t win an election when you are poor, that is a dream, but we are not talking about bribery. But campaign spending,” Dr Livingstone Sewanyana, the Executive Director, Foundation…
Read MoreBY OUR REPORTER KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA|The just concluded NRM party primaries were marred by chaos, voter bribery, intimidation and harassment, Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy (CCEDU) has observed CCEDU deployed 2,062 observers at each of the…
Read MoreBY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, the Electoral Commission conducted elections for Village Older Persons’ Committees in 68,740 villages, but much as the election exercise went on peacefully across most (83%)…
Read MoreBY GAITANO EZRA KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Over 10,000 scouts have been deployed by the Citizen’s Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) to ramp up support during the upcoming Special Interest Groups (SIGs) elections. CCEDU has partnered…
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