The Electoral Commission has rejected calls to extend the exercise to update the Village Residents' Register for LC I Chairpersons and Women Councils elections.
The Electoral Commission set July 10, 2018, as the date for LCI Polls. In preparation for the polls, the Commission set June 22-25, for updating the registers for 60,801 villages across the Country. The exercise intended to give chance to those who missed the mass registration last year to register for the village polls
The exercise ended yesterday but the local leaders in Luweero district are asking for an extension of the updating exercise saying it left out many people. The LCI Chairpersons accuses Electoral Commission of not doing enough to publicize the exercise leading to low turnout.
Ronald Ndawula, the LCV Chairman of Luweero district says that its unfortunate many people didn't take the exercise seriously yet the chairpersons are key in local governments.The Electoral Commission set July 10, 2018, as the date for LCI Polls. In preparation for the polls, the Commission set June 22-25, for updating the registers for 60,801 villages across the Country. The exercise intended to give chance to those who missed the mass registration last year to register for the village polls
The exercise ended yesterday but the local leaders in Luweero district are asking for an extension of the updating exercise saying it left out many people. The LCI Chairpersons accuses Electoral Commission of not doing enough to publicize the exercise leading to low turnout.
But the Deputy Spokesperson of Electoral Commission Paul Bukenya says that the Commission doesn't intend to extend the exercise because the time given was enough and convenient to all willing Ugandans.
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