2016 General Elections Fact Book

The Electoral Commission The 2016 General Elections

FACTBOOK 1 With support from The Electoral Commission, 2016 Published by: The Electoral Commission,

For more info contact: The Secretary, Electoral Commission, Plot 55 Jinja Road, Kampala, P.O. Box 22678 Tel: +256–414–337500 +256–414–337508–11 Fax: +256–312–262207 +256–414–337595/6 Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.ec.or.ug The Electoral Commission 2016 General Elections

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The Electoral Commission – 2016 Table of contents

Foreword. ��7

Our Mandate ��8

Legal Framework ��9

Polling dates for the various elective positions ��10

Polling Station Layout for 2016 General Elections ��12

Organisational Structure (Profile) ��13

The Commission Organogram ��14

Members of the Electoral Commission ��15

Members of Management ��16

Summary Programme for 2016 General Elections ��17

2016 Election Statistics (Elective Positions) ��18

Symbols ��19 2016 General Elections

List of Registered Political Parties and Organisations ��20

Voter Location Slips (VLS) ��21

Biometric Voter Verification System ��22 The Electoral Commission 5 The Electoral Commission – 2016

Our Mission: To efficiently organise, conduct and supervise regular, free, fair and transparent elections and referenda to enhance democracy and good governance Our Vision: To be a model institution and centre of excellence in election management.

Goal: 2016 General Elections To promote participatory democracy and good governance for the country’s prosperity Guiding Principles: ▶Independence and Impartiality ▶Professionalism, Competence and Efficiency ▶Integrity and Accountability ▶Transparency and Inclusiveness, and ▶Service Orientation

The Electoral Commission For regular free and fair Elections and Referenda Plot 55 Jinja Road, Kampala P.O. Box 22678 Kampala, Uganda

The Electoral Commission Tel: +256-41-337500 / 337508-11 Fax: +256-31-262207 / 41-337598/6 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Web: www.ec.or.ug 6 The Electoral Commission – 2016 Foreword

Dear esteemed readers, we welcome you to this special edition of The 2016 General Elections Factbook. This year, 2016, Ugandan citizens, who have been registered to vote, will have an opportunity to determine through the power of the ballot box, a government of their choice, starting with the office of the President, Parliament and the various levels of local government. I wish to express my gratitude to the people of Uganda, who have participated in all electoral activities leading to the forthcoming polling day. With your support and involvement, the Commission has been able to accomplish the planned and scheduled activities on the Road map for the 2015-2016 General Elections. It is important to realize that the electoral process actually starts and ends with you. I urge you to continue and finish what you started with us, so that we elect our leaders and strengthen democracy in Uganda. In this Factbook, we will provide some basic information that will help our stakeholders understand the upcoming activities so that they 2016 General Elections play their respective roles in order for all of us to achieve a credible election. The Factbook provides basic statistics about the elections and useful information on the legal framework for the elections, as well as key contacts to ease access to information. Detailed information on the Roadmap, comprehensive list of candidates nominated for the various elective positions and guidelines for the elections can be obtained from the Electoral Commission website: www.ec.or.ug For God and my Country,

Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Electoral Commission 7 The Electoral Commission – 2016 Our Mandate

The Electoral Commission is established under Article 60 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, and is mandated under Article 61 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (as amended) to:

i. Ensure that regular, free and fair elections and referenda are held; ii. Organize, conduct and supervise elections and referenda in accordance with the Constitution; iii. Demarcate constituencies in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution; iv. Formulate and implement voter educational programmes related to elections; v. Compile, maintain, revise and update the voters’ register;

2016 General Elections vi. Hear and determine election complaints arising before and during polling; and, vii. Ascertain, publish and declare in writing under its seal the results of the elections and referenda.

As an independent body, the Constitution mandates the Commission to be free from any direction or control of any person or authority in the performance of its functions (Art. 62). The Constitution also directs Parliament to ensure that adequate resources and facilities are provided to the Commission to enable it

The Electoral Commission effectively discharge its mandate (Art. 66). 8 The Electoral Commission – 2016 Legal Framework

The Electoral Commission executes its mandate within the following main legal framework inclusive of the enabling laws as passed by the Parliament, namely:

• The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 (as amended); • The Political Parties and Organizations Act 18 of 2005; • The Electoral Commission Act , Cap 140; • The Presidential Elections Act 16 of 2005; • The Parliamentary Elections Act 17 of 2005; • The Local Governments Act, Cap 243; • The National Women’s Council Act, Cap 318; • The National Youth Council Act, Cap 319; 2016 General Elections • The Referendum and Other Provisions Act 1 of 2005; • The Kampala Capital City Authority Act; • The National Council for older persons Act 2013 and • Other statutory instruments/guidelines. The Electoral Commission 9 The Electoral Commission – 2016

Polling dates for the various elective positions in the 2016 General Elections No. Elective Position Polling Date

1. President 18th February 2016

2. Parliamentary 18th February 2016

Chairpersons, Directly Elected 3. Councilors and Women Councilors 24th February 2016 for District (LC V);

Lord Mayor, Directly Elected Coun- 4. cilors and Women Councilors for 24th February 2016 Kampala Capital City Authority*

Councilors for PWDs, Older Persons 5. and Youth to District Councils and 26th February 2016 Kampala Capital City Authority;

Chairpersons, Directly Elected Councilors and Women Councilors 6. 2nd March 2016 2016 General Elections for Municipality and Kampala Cap- ital City Divisions;

PWDs, Older Persons and Youth 7. Councilors to Municipalities and 4th March 2016 Kampala Capital City Divisions;

Chairpersons, Directly Elected Councilors and Women Councilors 8. 9th March 2016 for Municipal Division, Sub County and Town Councils;

PWDs, Older Persons and Youth 9. Councilors to Municipal Division, 10th March 2016 The Electoral Commission Sub County and Town Councils; 10 The Electoral Commission – 2016 2016 General Elections

8 The number of nominated candidates for Presidential Elections

29 The number of registered political parties and organisations in Uganda

112 The number of districts in Uganda

249 The number of counties in Uganda

290 The number of constituencies in Uganda

1,397 The number of sub counties in Uganda

7,431 The number of parishes in Uganda

57,842 The number of villages in Uganda

28,010 The number of polling stations in Uganda

600,000 The estimated number of pages of the National Voters’ Register (hard copy) The Electoral Commission

15,277,196 The number of registered voters in Uganda 11 POLLING TheSTATION Electoral Commission –LAYOUT 2016 FOR 2016 GENERAL ELECTIONS POLLING TIME: 7:00AM - 4:00PM

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Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu Joseph N. Biribonwa Chairperson Deputy Chairperson 2016 General Elections Dr. Jenny B. Okello Steven Ongaria Commissioner Commissioner

Justine A. Mugabi (Mrs.) Tom W. Buruku

Commissioner Commissioner The Electoral Commission 15 The Electoral Commission – 2016 Members of Management

Sam A. Rwakoojo Jovita Byamugisha (Mrs), Pontius Namugera Leonard Mulekwah Secretary Director, Director, Director, Electoral Commission Finance & Administration Technical Support Services Field Operations

Jennifer S. B. Angeyo Mashate Charles Josha S. Wamala Patrick O. Malakwang Head Legal Head, Voter Education Head, Head, & Training Election Management Administration 2016 General Elections

George Kyeyune Richard B. Kamugisha Joseph Lwanga Herbert Wamboko, Tumwebaze Mukiga Head, Head, Head, Finance Head, Head, Internal Audit Field Operations Information Technology Planning & Research

The Electoral Commission James Niwamanya Godfrey Wanyoto Jotham Taremwa Head, Head, Head, 16 Human Resource Mgt Procurement Unit Public Relations The Electoral Commission – 2016 The Electoral Commission - 2016 Summary Programme for 2016 General SUMMARY PROGRAMME FOR 2016 GENERAL ELECTIONS Elections NO. ACTIVITY DATE 1. General Update of the National Voters’ Register 2015 2. General Update of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Register 2015 3. 2015 4. 2015 5. Compilation of Voters’ Registers for Special Interest Groups 2015 6. 2015

7. 2015 each district 8. 2015 9. Display of the National Voters’ Register at all Polling Stations countrywide 2015 Display of Parish Tribunal recommendations for deletion or inclusion on the National 10. 2015 Voters’ Register Nomination of Candidates: Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government 11. 2015 Councils Elections 12. Nomination of Candidates for Special Interest Groups 2015 13. Period for inspection of candidates’ nomination papers and lodging of complaints 2015 Harmonization of campaigns programme for Presidential, Parliamentary and Local 14. 2015 Government Councils Elections Campaign period for Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Councils 15. 2015 Elections Issuance of Updated Copy of the National Voters’’ Register to Political Parties and 16. 2015 Organizations, and Independent Candidates participating in the Presidential Elections

17. 2015

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18. 2015 Parliamentary and Local Government Councils Elections

19. 2015

20. Accreditation of National and International Election Observers, including media 2015 21. Polling period for Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Councils Elections 2016 Polling period for Special Interest Groups’ (SIG) Representatives to Parliament and to 22. 2016 Local Government Councils Elections of Representatives of Professional Bodies in Kampala Capital City Authority 23. 2016 (KCCA)

Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu Eng. Dr. Badru M. Kiggundu CChairperson,hairperson, Electoral C ommissionElectoral Commission The Electoral Commission 17

5 2016 Election Statistics (Elective Positions) 2016 General Elections in Figures The table below shows the summary of elective positions at the different levels of Local Government:

Local Government C/persons Directly Women Councilors Level elected Councilors representing Councilors (forming 1/3 Special Interest of Councils) Groups District/City 112 1,406 957 672 Municipality/City Div 39 578 373 234 Sub County, Town/ 1,392 7,528 6,867 8,352 Municipal Division

The total number of effective positions at the Local Government is 28,510 The table below shows the summary of elective positions for different categories represented in Parliament:

No. Category Number of Seats

1. Directly–elected Members of Parliament 290

2. District Women Representatives to Parliament 112

3. Members of Parliament Representing Special Interest Groups 25 2016 General Elections The total number of elective positions for Parliament 427 The following persons were successfully nominated as candidates for Presidential Elections 2016

No. Nominated Political party/Organisation

1. Yoweri Museveni Kaguta National Resistance Movement

2. Amama Mbabazi Independent

3. Baryamureeba Venansius Independent

4 Besigye Kizza Kifefe Forum for Democratic Change

5 Abed Bwanika Peoples’ Development Party

6 Mabirizi Joseph Independent

The Electoral Commission 7 Maureen Faith Kyalya Waluube Independent 18 8 Biraaro Buta Benon Farmers Party of Uganda Symbols

The following symbols approved by the Electoral Commission for use by independent candidates in Presidential, Parliamentary Local Government Council Elections, 2016

BICYCLE

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How to vote: Secretly mark a tick or place your thumb print in the box besides the picture

or symbol of your choice The Electoral Commission 19 The Electoral Commission – 2016 6 List of Registered Political PartiesThe Electoral C ommissionand - 2016 LIST OF REGISTEREDOrganisations POLITICAL PARTIES AND in OUgandaRGANISATIONS IN UGANDA NO. PARTY NAME ADDRESS 1 National Resistance Movement (NRM) Plot 10 Kyadondo Rd. Box 7778, Kampala. 0772 421119, 0772 502675

2 People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Bukoto, Box 9252, Kampala. 041 505178, 0752 635088, 0712 635088 Carol House, Bombo Road, Box 7606, Kampala. 3 Forum for Integrity in Leadership (FIL) 0772 628786, 0772 434001, 0712 251999 4 Republican Women and Youth Party (RWYP) Plot 12, Johnson Street Box 7590, Kampala. 0772 480957, 0782 392451 Plot 123, Katwe Rd, Sapoba Hse, Box 39709, Kampala. 0752 980844, 5 National Peasants’ Party (NPP) 0782 375376 Plot 14 William Street, Kirumira Towers, 7th Floor, Box 72605 Kampala. 6 Uganda Economic Party (UEP) 0752 610044/0752 533202/0752533202 Plot 9, Entebbe Rd, Najjanankumbi, Box 26928, Kampala. 7 Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) 0772 487652, 0712 736353 8 Conservative Party (CP) P O Box 5145 Kampala. 0752 694597 National Unity, Reconciliation and 9 Plot 79, Buganda Rd. Box 10107, Kampala. 0772 867981, 0772 911060 Development Party (NURP)

10 Ecological Party of Uganda (EPU) P. O. Box 25645, Kampala. Email: [email protected]. 0772 444744,0757 444444,0772 373326 Plot 86, Jjunju Road 11 National Convention For Democracy (NCD) P. O. Box 25351, Kampala. 0772 867981 Plot 54, Naguru Drive, Box 33243, Kampala. 12 Farmers Party of Uganda (FPU) 0782 829281 & 0712 734013 2nd Floor, Room 21, Sunset, Arcade,Wilson Road, 13 Liberal Democratic Transparency (LDT) P.O. Box 33235,Kampala. 041 235414 & 0772 399529 Uganda House, Plot 10 Kampala Rd, Box 9206,Kampala. 14 Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) 041 256875, 0782 101527 15 Justice Forum (JEEMA) P.O.Box 3999, Kampala. 0772 500461 & 0772562539, 0772 436239 c/o Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, Old Kampala. Box 11009, K’la. 16 Uganda People’s Party (UPP) 0782 860038, 0772 604985,0774 130209, 0772 409467 2016 General Elections 17 Social Democratic Party (SDP) P O Box 21782, Kampala. 0772 964403, 0752 407050 Busabala Home Clinic, Box 2083, Kampala. 18 Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM) 0772 500333, 0782 936992 0752 654524 Plot 3, William Street, Box 7098, Kampala. 19 Democratic Party (DP) 041 232704,0782 388710, 0772 432096 20 Popular People’s Democracy (PPD) P O Box 24206, Kampala. 0782 799794, 0752 655217 21 People’s United Movement (PUM) P O Box 72605, Kampala.0774 725943 & 0772 924183 22 Society for Peace and Development (SPD) Box 27126, Kampala. Box 795, Mbale. 0772449967 National Youth Revolutionary Organisation 23 P. O. Box 28, Mbarara. 0782 421669:0485 22554, 0774 365347 (NYRO) P. O. Box 25765, KAMPALA. Makerere Hill Rd, Relief Bldg (Opp. LDC) 24 People’s Development Party (PDP) 031 273553, 0752 656917, 0782 495702 Congress Service Volunteers Organisation 25 P. O. Box 22061 Kampala. 0752 449117, 0414 250921 (COSEVO) P. O. Box 24780, Mengo, Kampala 26 Activist Party (AP) 0712 803424, 0712 958285 27 Green Partisan Party (GPP) P.O.Box 35596, Kampala. 0757 403826, 0751 500616 28 Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA) P.O.Box 14196, Kampala. 0783 438201, 0776 951888 Plot 8/30 Bombo Road. P.O. Box 2640, Kampala. The Electoral Commission 29 Revolutionary People’s Party (RPP) Tel: 0784740943, 0758351088, 0702844067. Email: [email protected] 20

6 The Electoral Commission – 2016 Voter Location Slips (VLS)

4.0 KEY FEATURES OF THE SAMPLE VOTER LOCATION SLIP, VLS

BIODATA

THUMBPRINT FOR 4 ROUNDS OF ELECTIONS

EXPIRY

BARCODE/QR – Must be maintained clean

5.0 THE ROLESThe Electoral OF THE SUPERVISORS Commission has produced Voter Location Slips

The Returning(VLS) whichOfficer/District will Registrar be issued and the to Sub voters-County Supervisorat least shall two supervise weeks the issuancebefore of the VLSs in the entire district and in the Sub-county respectively. the first cycle of elections to enable them conveniently 6.0 THE ROLESlocate OF POLITICALtheir respective PARTY OR CANDIDATES’polling stations AGENTS on AND polling ACCREDITED day. 2016 General Elections OBSERVERS

a) A Thepolitical VLS party/candidate is a response may appoint by thehis/her Commission agent(s) to observe to thecomplaints issuance of the raised VLSs in accordancein the pastwith the elections, law. where some voters reported difficulty in b) Local, National and International observers that have been duly accredited by the Commission maylocating observe the their issuance polling of the stations. VLSs exercise in accordance with the Observers Code of Conduct. It bears the particulars of a voter, namely: photograph, 7.0 ACTS AND OFFENSES COMMITTED DURING THE ISSUANCE OF THE VLSS identification number, names, date of birth, and location a) Use(that of violence is, the or threats district, against constituency,officials, supervisors orSub the electorateCounty, during parish issuance andof the VLSs is an offence. b) Deliberatepolling disruption station). or interference with the work of the issuance of the Voting Location Slips officials is an offence. c) AnyIt peralsoson otherbears than aa designatedbarcode official which acting on will behalf be of theread Returning by theOfficer Biometric who directs or ordersVoter the VLS verification Issuing Officers in thedevice execution ofand their dutieswill commits be anissued offense. at every parish d) Any VLS Issuance Officer who attempts to solicit money, gifts or favours from VLS recipients commitsby the an offence. Parish supervisor who is an employee of the Electoral e) AnyCommission. person who attempts to lure a VLS Issuance Officer with money or gifts in order to secure The Electoral Commission his/her or another person’s VLS commits an offence. 21

Eng. Dr Badru M. Kiggundu Chairperson, Electoral Commission

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The Electoral Commission – 2016 Biometric Voter Verification System

The Electoral Commission The system will enable the is introducing a new Commission to ensure that technology that will be used only registered persons vote in the upcoming General during the elections and that Elections, namely, the such persons (voters) do no Biometric Voter Verification vote more than once for the System (BVVS). The BVVS is same election. The system will one of the new measures also assist the voter to locate aimed at improving the his/her polling station within management and conduct of the district. elections in Uganda through The Commission has acquired authentication of voter 32,334 (thirty two thousand identity. The system basically three hundred and thirty four) uses fingerprints to match machines to cater for the voter details which will help 28,010 (twenty eight thousand the election officer to confirm and ten) polling stations in that the voter is on the roll of Uganda during the upcoming that polling station. General Elections. 2016 General Elections The Electoral Commission 22

The Electoral Commission, Plot 55 Jinja Road, Kampala, P.O. Box 22678 Kampala, Uganda Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.ec.or.ug

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