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Every election cycle has painted a dark picture of politicians and their electors: that they have orchestrated a scheme to facilitate cheating and bribery in elections, all to help them win elections. The vice is so entrenched and has imperilled many elections. Almost majority of challenges to election results are premised on voter bribery and […]

KAMPALA – On October 12 2011, Muhammed Muwanga Kivumbi, a parliamentary candidate for the Butambala Constituency petitioned court seeking to nullify the election of his rival Faisal Kikulukunyu. In his petition, filed against both the Electoral Commission (EC), the first respondent and Kikulukunyu, the second respondent, Muwanga Kivumbi argued that Kikulukunyu bribed voters to win the

Leaders pledged land tenure security for customary The newly elected mayors of Gulu city have pledged protect tenure security of the local inhabitants. Gulu was elevated into city status last year in July that raised anxiety among the land lords using customary tenure. Otim Geoffrey the division chairperson of laroo-pece says no one shall maliciously

Activists for women blames weak legal clause surrounding customary land ownership as an impediment to women access and ownership of land in greater Gulu. Frances Birungi odong an activist on women at Uganda Community Based Association for Women and Children’s welfare right thinks that continued land ownership basing on customary laws denies women access to