The Chairperson of the Commission hosted the East African Community Pre-Election Assessment team. She was joined by Hon. Crispin Kaheru, Director Pauline Nansamba Mutumba, Ms. Diana Akampereza, and Mrs. Doreen Nabatte Mukunyu.
Hon. Mariam Wangadya gave an overview of the electoral environment in Uganda and the Commission’s interventions to ensure a rights-respecting election. She highlighted the Commission’s several engagements with key stakeholders including the Electoral Commission, security agencies, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the National Initiative for Civic Education in Uganda (NICE-UG), UNICEF, political party representatives, civil society, religious and traditional leaders, youth and the media to call for calm and lawful conduct at the height of campaigns.
She also informed the team that the Commission has operationalized a Human Rights Election Situation Room that will conduct real-time monitoring of elections from all our regional offices, handle complaints, track human rights incidents and generate periodic analytical briefs.
She recommended that the team deploys observers as soon as now in order to strengthen credibility.
“In Uganda, the campaign period is the most sensitive and shapes the entire electoral trajectory. Observers must witness it,” she noted.
The team appreciated the Chairperson for the elaborate statement on the electoral environment ahead of the 2026 general elections.
