In Masaka, residents at some registration centres report being asked to pay bribes of at least 5,000 shillings to enrollment officers in exchange for quicker service.
The current program focuses on renewing IDs that expired or are due to expire in 2024, 2025, and 2026. According to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), the renewal exercise began on May 27 and will run for six months across all parishes in Uganda.
During community barazas held in Katakwi, Kapelebyong, Kalaki, and Soroti districts, the Commission highlighted delayed access to justice, especially in land-related matters, election-related rights violations, widespread domestic violence, child neglect, and limited public awareness of human rights and existing laws.
Nakiru pointed out that several activities of political parties Electoral Commisions overlap with those of the EC, leading to confusion among voters and aspirants alike.
Deputy Secretary for Mobilisation in Charge of Northern Uganda, Asega Habib Jogoo, encouraged the new leadership to immediately focus on establishing party structures at the sub-county, parish, and village levels to ensure full representation and voter engagement.
Oliva Cwinyai Freeman, the administrative secretary, observed that the incoming chairperson and executive members of the district league have a lot to do to meet the demands of electorates in Zombo district.
The brief ceremony took place at the NRM Electoral Commission headquarters on Kyadondo Road in Kampala. Alupo becomes the first candidate to formally express interest in the 2026–2031 term seat under the NRM ticket.
Commenting on Robert Kyagulanyi’s recent visit to Teso, Mukula criticized the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader’s gesture of offering compensation to residents who lost livestock during past conflicts.
All the classrooms and the 10 pit latrine structures were affected by the devastating flood. Last year, the arents of the school purchased a 10 acre piece of land nearby the school.
The rise rise of ‘drone’ arrests and subsequent disappearances of the arrests characterized the year 2024 according to a report by National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Uganda.
She garnered 401 votes, while Karuhanga polled 226 votes. Moses Ogwang, the NRM Party Registrar, immediately declared Kabakumba the winner, noting that the entire voting process was free and fair.
Joseph Ssematimba, a resident of Namale in Kawempe North, said he was not surprised by the court ruling, citing the chaotic nature of the by-election. “Ssematimba noted that the deployment of military personnel and use of violence, including beatings and abductions, was a deliberate plan to influence the outcome, as the government couldn't accept defeat,” Ssematimba stated.
In his judgment, Justice Namanya cited two main reasons for the nullification. Firstly, the court found that 16,640 voters in the constituency, including the petitioner Faridah Nambi, were disenfranchised, which the judge said “affected the result of the election in a substantial manner.”
According to a notice issued by Kintu Zirintusa Simon, the Registrar of the Civil Division, the judgment will be delivered today, Monday, May 26, 2025, at 12:30 PM via email. The Registrar directed that all legal representatives in the case should be on standby to receive the decision electronically, without physically appearing before the court.
The election that started peacefully ended in chaos after agents of some candidates battling for the district NRM Chairperson Seat and Kwania County Member of Parliament, Tonny Ayo, reportedly started dishing out money to some delegates.
Her re-election was announced by James Otilem, the Katakwi District NRM registrar, following the withdrawal of other candidates, Private Charles Ikabat and Rtd Col. Basil Amodoi, just before the election.
In Rukungiri district, Major General Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, Minister for Security, was declared winner with 464 votes. But in the process of voting, Muhwezi’s rival , retired Lieutenant General Henry Tumukunde, pulled out of the race accusing district party electoral commission registrar Jackson Mugarura of being ineligible to preside over the process.
Delivering a message during a community commemoration of the LRA massacre in Gulu district, Brig. Gen. Jackson Kayanja, Deputy Commander of the 4th Infantry Division, assured the public of the army’s readiness to safeguard national security but cautioned against any actions that could disrupt the electoral process.
“Following the scheduled President’s visit to the Bunyoro sub-region on Friday, 23rd May 2025, the commission has extended party structure elections in the Bunyoro sub-region to Tuesday, 27th May 2025. Please adjust accordingly," reads the letter addressed to District Election Officers in the region.
