Uganda to amend its electoral laws

Government is expected this morning to unveil a number of amendments to the current electoral laws, including a change which, if adopted, will remove the requirement for a presidential candidate to campaign in each of the 112 districts.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

IPPmedia

30 Apr

Govt urged to amend oppressive media laws

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Govt urged to amend oppressive media laws
IPPmedia
The government has been called upon to scrap out and/or amend all oppressive laws which curtail the freedom of the media and expression and instead exhaust other remedies such as the Court of law and the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) to address its ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Oct

Uganda Electoral Commission members in court

Lawyers representing four top officials of the National Independent Electoral Commission, including Mr Badru Kiggundu, its boss, have asked the High Court to throw out a case in which a concerned individual sued them over blocking presidential hopeful Amama Mbabazi’s consultative meetings in eastern Uganda.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Nov

I’ll announce right winner says Uganda electoral body boss

The chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Badru Kiggundu, has assured the country that he will not yield to pressure from anyone not to announce the rightful winner chosen by the people in next year’s presidential election.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Uganda leader blocks anti-gay laws

Uganda's president refuses to approve a bill to toughen punishments for homosexuals, saying gay people should be "rescued" not killed or imprisoned.

 

11 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

29 Oct

EALA Seeks to Amend Rules of Procedure

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EALA Seeks to Amend Rules of Procedure
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The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) will today afternoon commence review of the rules of procedure following a ruling by the House Speaker, Margret Nantongo Zziwa, during yesterday's plenary session. The ruling follows a motion moved by Kenyan ...
EALA SET TO REVIEW RULES OF PROCEDURE TOMORROWStarAfrica.com

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10 years ago

IPPmedia

03 Jun

Bill to amend 1999 Copyright Act in pipeline

Bill to amend 1999 Copyright Act in pipeline
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The National Assembly was yesterday told that the Bill to amend the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, No 7 of 1999 was in the pipeline, awaiting cabinet approval before tabling in Parliament. The deputy minister for Industry and Trade, Janet Mbene ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Aug

Hearing starts on Rwanda’s move to amend constitution

The proceedings to hear a case challenging Rwandan parliament’s move to amend the constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to run for third term started Wednesday at the Supreme Court.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

28 Jan

Human rights activists again appeal to government to amend Marriage Act

Human rights activists again appeal to government to amend Marriage Act
IPPmedia
Human rights activists have called on the government to amend section 13 of the Marriage Act, 1971 saying it is toothless and enhances the increase of the child marriages in the country. They made the call on Monday in Dar es Salaam when commenting on ...

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

05 Jan

Govt urged to amend Public Audit Act to increase internal auditors powers

Govt urged to amend Public Audit Act to increase internal auditors powers
IPPmedia
The government has been urged to amend the Public Audit Act, 2008 and Internal Control and Internal Audit (Regulations) 2014 to increase autonomous of internal auditors. The Internal Auditor General, Mohammed Mtonga made the call in Dar es Salaam ...

 

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