{"id":16706,"date":"2026-03-18T17:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=16706"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:11:53","slug":"richard-baabo-kamugisha-as-its-new-secretary-effective-4th-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/richard-baabo-kamugisha-as-its-new-secretary-effective-4th-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Baabo Kamugisha As Its new Secretary Effective 4th March 2026."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Electoral Commission has appointed Mr Richard Baabo Kamugisha as its new Secretary, effective 4th March 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Baabo Kamugisha has been acting Secretary to the Commission since late 2024, when the former Secretary left the institution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Secretary to the Commission, Mr Kamugisha is also the Accounting Officer and the Head of the Technical wing (Management) of the Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> A very experienced and distinguished election management expert, Mr Kamugisha has served the Electoral Commission since 1999, rising through the ranks from a District Registrar\/District Returning Officer; Head of Field Operations Department, and Director of Operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> According to the Electoral Commission Act, the Secretary shall hold office for a term of five years, renewable once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"680\" data-attachment-id=\"16708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/richard-baabo-kamugisha-as-its-new-secretary-effective-4th-march-2026\/ec-3-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ec-3.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"481,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ec 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ec-3.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ec-3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ec-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ec-3.jpeg 481w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ec-3.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission has appointed Mr Richard Baabo Kamugisha as its new Secretary, effective 4th March 2026. 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