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MPs Reject Digital Campaigns for the 2021 Uganda Elections

Members of Parliament sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have raised concern that the ban would be to the disadvantage of the candidates participating in the polls. The MPs have asked government to consider declaring a state of emergency so that the polls, whose "credibility" is being threatened by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, can be postponed.

Uganda: 2021 - MPs Reject Digital Campaigns

Monitor, 2 July 2020

Members of Parliament (MPs) sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee yesterday rejected the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision banning open public rallies ahead… Read more »
Uganda: Cost of Digital Campaigns Worries 2021 Contestants

Monitor, 26 June 2020

The 2021 General Elections present unique challenges and opportunities for those vying for different elective positions across the country. For the first time, if it goes as… Read more »
Uganda: 2021 General Elections Will Be Free, Fair - Government

Monitor, 23 January 2020

With less than a year to the start of the 2021 general election campaigns, government has promised to comply with the key principles of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections… Read more »

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I Will Hold Public Rallies - Bobi Wine

Ugandan presidential hopeful and MP, Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, has insisted he will hold open air rallies when the campaigns for 2021 General Election start ... Read more »
- Uganda: Let's Support Virtual Campaigns - Museveni
- Uganda: I Will Hold Public Rallies, Says Bobi Wine
Uganda Opts for Virtual Campaigns for the 2021 Election

Candidates seeking electoral positions in Uganda's general election will have to conduct their campaigns without physical contact, the Electoral Commission has said.The outbreak of ... Read more »
- Uganda: 2021 Election - Uganda Opts for Virtual Campaigns
- Uganda: EC Should Forge Better Buy-in for 2021 Polls
Uganda's Political Train Running Full Speed Ahead of 2021 Polls

Kizza Besigye, 62, is positioning himself to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the fifth time, while pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine will only say he is "seriously ... Read more »
- Uganda: Museveni, Besigye, Bobi and Muntu Start Preparing for 2021 Race
- Uganda: Opposition Moot Plan for Joint Candidates in 2021

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