[East African] Polls opened and ended Thursday, paving way for a rather delayed vote counting exercise in Uganda's hotly contested election as the country climaxes a deadly election that has so far claimed over 50 people in poll-related violence.

[Nation] Ugandans on Thursday turned out in big numbers at polling stations all over the country to choose their next president and parliamentary representatives for the next five years.

[Monitor] By Alfred Tumushabe

[Monitor] The voting for directly-elected Member of Parliament for Mwenge North constituency in Kyenjojo District was suspended yesterday after electoral officials and agents discovered that the photographs of two of the candidates had been swapped o...

[Monitor] Ugandans yesterday voted to decide who will be their next President and representatives in Parliament for the next five years. Across the country, thousands lined up to exercise their constitutional right.

[DW] Ugandans voted in a crucial election, but it is was another waste of time and a missed opportunity to vote out a dictator and elect a new leadership that would serve their interests, writes DW's Isaac Mugabi.

[Monitor] Police Thursday raided Hotel Africana in Kampala where a group of civil society activists and election observers had gathered to collect data from other election observers at different polling stations across the country.

[Nation] Nancy Kalembe is the only women candidate in Uganda's General Election that kicked off Thursday morning.

[Monitor] Over 800 voters in Kacherere, Rubaale in Ntungamo District did not vote on Thursday because a ballot box that was allocated to the area was allegedly stolen.

[East African] Voting in Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday faced hitches as the biometric voter identification system failed, largely blamed on internet shutdown.

[East African] The Ugandan government will deploy security personnel on all rooftops of Kampala's arcades and tall buildings to ensure security in the capital as citizenns go to the polls on Thursday.

[DW] Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed a social media blackout during the election period amid calls to uphold human rights. The government has sent a massive military presence to "maintain order."

[Nation] Ugandans under the age of 35 -- and that is more than three-quarters of the population -- have only known one president.

[Monitor] Ugandans yesterday woke up as early as 7pm to cast their vote for a president, Members of Parliament and District Woman representatives for the 11th Parliament in an election that police and other election observers described as relatively ...

[Monitor] The incumbent Woman MP for Kayunga District, Ms Idah Nantaba, yesterday threatened to quit the race following a fracas on Wednesday night with security personnel.

[Monitor] Fracas ensued Wednesday night when security intercepted 15 mini buses (coasters) ferrying what Ms Ida Nantaba one of the candidates vying for the Kayunga District woman MP seat said were her agents during elections.

[Monitor] The extractives sector has not featured that prominently in the campaigns for Uganda's 2021 presidential elections.

[Kubatana.net] Ugandan authorities have ordered internet service providers in the East African country to block access to social media sites ahead of elections on 14 January 2021, the latest in a string of attacks on access to information and freedom...

[Monitor] Independent presidential candidate, Mr Henry Tumukunde, who has cast his vote from Kisementi polling station in Kampala has questioned the credibility of the election.

[Monitor] Most voters who turned out to vote on Thursday in several parts of Kampala City failed to heed the advice by officials of the Ministry of Health follow Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

[Monitor] By Phoebe Masongole

[Monitor] By Elizabeth Kamurungi

[Nation] Ugandans are going to the polls today to vote for the President and Members of Parliament who will serve the country until May 2026.

[DW] Uganda's head of state, Yoweri Museveni, was once a freedom fighter who decried long-term presidents overstaying their time. Now he has ruled for more than three decades -- and wants to continue for at least five more.

[Citizen] Today Uganda votes in an election that is all but set to return President Yoweri Museveni, who's been running things for 34 years now, to power.

[Monitor] The gain in the US Dollar globally has seen the Uganda shilling depreciating by 0.3 per cent in the last three days.

[Monitor] By Phoebe Masongole

[Monitor] Some 18.1 million registered voters are expected to file at 34,684 polling stations across the country today to cast their ballot and pick a new president and 528 Members of Parliament.

[The Conversation Africa] Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the incumbent Yoweri Museveni will most likely be declared the winner. Museveni has ruled the country for five consecutive terms. He has his...

[Citizen] Kampala -- Uganda's President Museveni on Tuesday confirmed closure of social media channels ahead of tomorrow's General Election.