The Electoral Commission of Uganda has officially unveiled the program for the upcoming parliamentary and local government by-elections in Kawempe Division North Constituency and Kazo-Angola Ward, Kawempe Division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The by-election aims to fill the vacant seat for Member of Parliament in Kawempe Division North and the City Division Councillor for Kazo-Angola A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The electoral process will unfold over several weeks, beginning with stakeholder engagements and concluding with the polling day scheduled for March 13, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Electoral Commission has urged all stakeholders, including political parties, candidates, and the public, to actively participate in the outlined activities to ensure a transparent and credible election process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This program underscores the Commission\u2019s commitment to fostering democratic practices and providing adequate time for preparation, campaigning, and oversight of electoral activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For further details on the schedule, stakeholders are encouraged to contact the Electoral Commission or visit its offices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Electoral Commission of Uganda has officially unveiled the program for the upcoming parliamentary and local government by-elections in Kawempe Division North Constituency and Kazo-Angola Ward, Kawempe Division. The by-election aims to fill the vacant seat for Member of Parliament in Kawempe Division North and the City Division Councillor for Kazo-Angola A. The electoral process […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":39278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[593,31,8937,119],"class_list":["post-39277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-electoral-commission","tag-featured","tag-kawempe-division-north-constituency","tag-uganda-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27983"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39279,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39277\/revisions\/39279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Key Activities in the Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The process kicks off with a meeting and press briefing on January 27, followed by updates to the National Voters\u2019 Register from January 27 to 31.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
January 31 marks the deadline for voter registration and transfer requests. Displays of the voters’ register at polling stations are set to take place from February 10 to 19<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Candidate nominations will be conducted on February 26 and 27<\/strong>, followed by a period for inspection of nomination papers and complaints until March 5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Campaigns will officially run from February 28 to March 11<\/strong>, allowing candidates to reach out to voters and outline their plans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
The by-election will culminate on March 13, 2025<\/strong>, when voters will head to the polls to elect their representatives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nCall to Participation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n