The Electoral Commission has confirmed receipt of funds to conduct long-awaited village LC and women league elections, with Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama announcing that a detailed roadmap will be released early next week.
The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed that it has received the necessary funding to conduct village Local Council elections and women league elections, clearing the way for the long-awaited exercise to proceed.
The announcement was made by EC Chairperson Simon Byabakama while speaking in Kikuube District during the Kikuube LC5 chairperson by-election.
Byabakama said the Ministry of Finance had finally released the required funds, allowing the Commission to move forward with preparations.
He added that the Commission would formally address the country early next week, releasing the full roadmap and explaining how the elections will be conducted.
The EC chairperson also cautioned against emerging irregularities, revealing that some village leaders had already begun compiling voter registers in anticipation of the exercise.
He said the Commission would not rely on locally prepared registers and would instead conduct its own independent voter registration process.
Byabakama urged calm and civility as preparations get underway, warning against hate speech and division at community level during the electoral process.
The Electoral Commission is expected to release detailed timelines and guidelines for the grassroots elections in the coming days, marking a key step in restoring village-level electoral processes that have been pending for years.