Uganda, Oct. 16 -- The race for 530 seats in the 11th Parliament started in earnest yesterday as the Electoral Commission (EC) nominated the first batch of candidates in next year's elections.
The current 10th Parliament started in May 2016 and ends in May 2021.
The crowded contest kicked off amid pomp as contestants thronged the 145 district centres across the country to be confirmed as candidates in the race for 11th Parliament. The two-day exercise ends today at 5pm.
The EC postponed the nomination dates from October 13 and 14 to give room for aspirants who might have names on their academic papers not tallying with those on the National Identity Card to be able to swear deed polls in observance of Section 36 of the Registration of Pe...