{"id":9110,"date":"2025-12-08T09:14:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=9110"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:14:14","slug":"byabakama-led-ec-appeals-for-calm-orders-probe-into-gulu-rally-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/08\/byabakama-led-ec-appeals-for-calm-orders-probe-into-gulu-rally-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Byabakama-Led EC Appeals for Calm, Orders Probe into Gulu Rally Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAMPALA, UGANDA<\/strong> &#8211; The Electoral Commission of Uganda has issued a strong condemnation of the violent confrontations that erupted during presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu\u2019s campaign rally in Gulu City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The condemnation, in a statement dated December 7th, 2025, and signed by the EC Chairperson, Justice 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