Ruto giving his speech after being declared winner of Kenya’s presidential election, at the IEBC National Tallying Centre in Nairobi, Kenya August 15, 2022. (Photo Courtesy CNN) The election of Deputy President William Somoei Ruto as the 5th President of…
Supporters of NRM’s Eddie Kwizera in Rushaga Sub County and Rubuguri town council, Bukimbiri County in Kisoro district. On 11th August 2022, the National Resistance Movement candidate, Hon. Eddie Kwizera wa-Gahungu was declared by the Uganda Electoral Commission as the…
Billboards of Kenya’s Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja & Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto. (Photo Courtesy-Reuters) Kenya has had its longest stretched out campaign where outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta is backing his former rival Raila Omoro Odinga. Raila…
Kenya’s finance minister presenting the budget to parliament For the second successive election cycle, the Republic of Kenya’s Election Campaign Financing Act, 2013 has not been enforced, casting its future in doubt. There is a sense in which the political…
Photo Courtesy of cekdev.com One of the major challenges related to money in politics is the lack of transparency surrounding political party and election finance. Open and transparent funding of political parties and candidates is desirable for democracy because it…
Rt.Hon Nabanjja Robinah (left), State Minister Ogwang Peter (center) and Hon. Ojok Andrew during an NRM campaign rally in Soroti City East. Soroti City East Constituency fell vacant after the Court of Appeal nullified it on grounds that it was…
Herbert Ariko verifying his biometrics before voting in Soroti on 28th July 2022. (Photo Courtesy NRM-Online twitter) The money power and state power that dominated the Soroti City East Member of Parliament by-election, has left many proponents of democracy in…
President Museveni in Soroti after handing over NRM’s party flag to Herbert Ariko, the party’s flag bearer for the Soroti-East by-election. (Photo Courtesy @NRMonline-twitter) President Yoweri Museveni touched down in Soroti City East Constituency at mid-day on Monday July 25,2022…
Uganda’s President – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. (Photo Courtesy of The Kampala Report) Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has finally conceded that Uganda is not yet a middle-income country. In an interview with WION, an Indian multinational English news channel headquartered…
Ugandan shillings currency notes (Photo courtesy of Dreamssite.com) Uganda survived being blacklisted by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, but maintained its place on the grey list together with 22 other countries. From…
