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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION


Telephone: +256-41-337500/337508-11
Fax:
+256-31-262207/41-337595/6
E-mail:
secretary@ec.or.ug

Plot 55 Jinja Road


P. O. Box 22678 Kampala, Uganda
Website: www.ec.or.ug

Adm72/01
Ref:

25 November 2015
Date: .............................................
th

Press Statement
Progress of Electoral Programmes for Presidential, Parliamentary and
Local Government Councils Elections

A.

Introduction

Our esteemed partners, members of the press, it is my privilege and


pleasure to welcome you to this press briefing.
Today, the Electoral Commission would like to update the country on the
commencement of the campaign period for Local Government Councils
Elections, preparations for nomination of Candidates for Parliamentary
Elections, as well as other activities related to the Roadmap for the 20152016 General Elections.
B.

Conclusion

of

Nomination

for

Local

Government

Councils

Elections and Commencement of Campaign Period


The Electoral Commission concluded the nomination of candidates for the
following elective positions at Local Government Councils countrywide:
1. Candidates for District/City Chairpersons, District/City Directlyelected Councilors; District/City Councilors representing Women, the
Youth, Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and Older Persons;
2. Candidates for Municipality/City Division Chairpersons, Directlyelected Councilors, Councilors representing Women, Youth, Persons
With Disabilities (PWDs) and Older Persons; and,

3. Candidates for Municipal Division, Town Council and Sub County


Chairpersons, Directly-elected Councilors; Councilors representing
Women, the Youth, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and Older
Persons.
Campaigns for the above elections commenced after the harmonization of
the candidates programmes, for each respective category yesterday, Tuesday
November 24, 2015, and will stop forty eight hours before polling day for
each category.
The Electoral Commission urges all candidates, their agents, supporters,
and members of the general public to adhere to set rules and regulations
guiding the campaign period, and to particularly ensure that campaigns are
held in accordance with the harmonised campaign programme.
Candidates and/or their agents must not use or publish any foul language
or defamatory words, which incite public disorder, hatred, violence or which
threatens war.
Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission has appointed the following
polling dates for the above electoral positions as follows:
No.
Elective Position
1.
Chairpersons, Directly Elected Councilors and Women
Councilors for District (LC V);
2.
Lord Mayor, Directly Elected Councilors and Women
Councilors for Kampala Capital City Authority*
3.
Councilors for PWDs, Older Persons and Youth to
District Councils and Kampala Capital City Authority;
4.
Chairpersons, Directly Elected Councilors and Women
Councilors for Municipality and Kampala Capital City
Divisions;
5.
PWDs, Older Persons and Youth Councilors to
Municipalities and Kampala Capital City Divisions;
6.
Chairpersons, Directly Elected Councilors and Women
Councilors for Municipal Division, Sub County and
Town Councils;
7.
PWDs, Older Persons and Youth Councilors to Municipal
Division, Sub County and Town Councils;
2

Polling Date
24th
February
2016
24th
February
2016
26th
February
2016
2nd March 2016

4th March 2016


9th March 2016

10th March 2016

* The nominations for Councilors representing Professional Bodies at KCCA


have not yet taken place because the Commission is still waiting for the list
of members of respective electoral colleges, namely:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
C.

Uganda
Uganda
Uganda
Uganda

Institution of Professional Engineers;


Society of Architects;
Medical Association; and,
Law Society.

Nomination of Candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2016

The nomination of candidates for Parliamentary Elections will be conducted


on 2nd 3rd December 2015.
Aspiring candidates for the following elective positions at Parliamentary
level are advised to collect the nomination forms and guidelines from the
Office of the Returning Officer in their respective district across the
country;
1. Directly Elected Member of Parliament (representing constituency);
2. District Woman Member of Parliament;
3. Member of Parliament for Persons with Disability (PWD).
The nomination of candidates for Directly Elected Member of Parliament
(representing constituency) and District Woman Member of Parliament,
shall take place at the respective EC District offices across the whole
Country beginning at 9.00 a.m. and ending at 5:00pm on each of the
appointed dates.
Please note that the nomination of Members of Parliament representing
Persons with Disability (PWDs) will be held at the Electoral Commission
headquarters during the above period.
The

National

Conference

for

elections

of

Members

of

Parliament

representing Persons with Disability (PWDs) will be held from 21 st to 22nd


February 2016, at a venue to be communicated by the Commission in due
course.
3

The Electoral Commission calls upon the Uganda Police Force to


ensure law and order during this period.
Please

note

that

the

Electoral

Commission

will

not

organize

nomination for representatives of the following Special Interest Groups


to Parliament, during the above period until Parliament of Uganda
addresses the concerns raised by the Constitutional Court.
The affected Special Interest Groups include;
1. Member of Parliament for Workers;
2. Member of Parliament for Youths; and,
3. Member of Parliament for Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF);
D. Requirements for Nomination of Member of Parliament
An aspiring candidate for Member of Parliament shall be a citizen of
Uganda, a registered voter;
1. The nomination shall be made by two (2) registered voters from the

constituency, who shall appear in person before the Returning Officer,


and present a nomination paper filled in duplicate indicating the
following:
a. The names, age, address, and occupation of the aspiring
candidate;
b. Names and address of a person appointed as the official agent;
c. A list of names and signatures of a minimum of ten (10) persons,
who must be registered voters in the constituency where the
candidate seeking nomination supporting his/her nomination;
each of the persons so signing shall state his/her village,
occupation and Voter Number or National ID Number or
Application ID Number;
2. Aspiring candidates shall also be required to present the following:
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a. A receipt being proof of payment of non-refundable nomination

fee of Shs. 3,000,000/- (three million shillings) only. Please note


the nomination fee can be paid in any commercial bank which
collects Non Tax Revenue, in accordance with the issued
guidelines;
b. Three (3) postcards size copies of a recent straight face, color
photograph with a light background;
c. Certified copies of educational qualifications showing the
aspirant attained a minimum formal education of Advanced (A)
Level or its equivalent;
d. Certified copies (if qualifications were attained from outside
Uganda) from the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE);
e. Proof of resignation, in the case of public officers;
Please note that a candidate who uses a convoy for purposes of nomination
shall have a maximum of two vehicles bearing police stickers and each shall
carry a maximum of ten persons.
E.

Update on the Presidential Campaign Meetings

The Electoral Commission would like to commend the Presidential


candidates for the smooth start to the campaigns, and especially
compliance with the harmonised campaign programme. We urge the
candidates to continue in this direction, so that together, we achieve a
peaceful campaign and elections.
However, the Commission has also noted with concern, the consistent calls
by Candidate Kizza Besigye, one of the Presidential candidates, for defiance
as a campaign strategy. This kind of campaign is likely to have serious
impact on the conduct of peaceful campaigns and elections.

The Commission condemns this kind of conduct and hereby warns the
Presidential Candidate, his agents and supporters, to desist from
taking this path, but instead conduct the campaign in accordance with
the law.
The Electoral Commission has also noted several reports of malicious acts
of defacement and/or removal of candidates posters.
The Commission warns the general public, candidates, their agents and
supporters, that a person who malicious defaces or removes or tears any
election poster of any nominated candidate commits an offence and is liable
on conviction to imprisonment.
F.

Misrepresentation of the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission has further noted that several stakeholders,


especially the media, have continued to call this institution either the
National Independent Electoral Commission, or the Independent Electoral
Commission. I would like to clarify that the name Electoral Commission
has never been changed
We, therefore, caution the public, and our stakeholders to stop using
unauthorized name and logo when referring to the Electoral Commission.
Similarly, the Commission took note of the article published in The Sunday
Monitor (November 15th 2015) where the Chairperson Electoral Commission
is said to have stated that the Electoral Commission will announce the right
winner, because the Electoral Commission of 2016 is different from the
Electoral Commission of 2006. This has created an impression that the
Commission did not announce the right winner in 2006, which is very
wrong.
I wish to state that the statement attributed to me was not correct. The
Commission has always announced the winning candidate at each elective
level; this has always been the case in all elections we have organized, and it
will be the case in 2016.
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G.

Message on Papal Visit to Uganda

Finaly, the Electoral Commission joins with all Ugandans to welcome His
Holiness Pope Francis to Uganda. We congratulate the people of Uganda on
this unique opportunity to host the Pontiff a third time.
This should serve as a reminder to all Ugandans of the special position our
country holds in the world.
The visit takes place at a time when political campaigns are taking place by
candidates contesting for various elective positions. Let us use the visit to
promote the virtues of unity and peaceful co-existence.
Thank you for listening to me,
For God and my Country,

Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu


Chairperson, Electoral Commission

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