Funds Unavailability Forces EC To Cancel Elections
Women Village Committee Elections Suspended
The Independent Electoral Commission has today 24.06.2022, suspended all roadmap activities intended to take place from 27.06.2022, geared towards elections of women village committees until further notice.
Below is the Chairman Electoral commission’s statement in full.
*Suspension of the Electoral Programme for Women Councils and Committees Elections, 2022*
On 18th February 2022, the Electoral Commission issued a Roadmap detailing the various activities to be conducted under the programme for elections of Women Councils and Committees from the Village to the National Level.
To-date the Electoral Commission has finalised the compilation of the Village Women Residents’ Register and is currently conducting the Display of the said Registers at each Village/Cell across the country in preparation for subsequent activities, namely, nomination of candidates and polling at the Village level.
However, the Ministry of Finance has informed the Commission that the funds required for conducting the subsequent activities under the electoral Roadmap are not yet available.
Accordingly, the Commission informs the general public, Political Party leaders and women in particular, that the remaining programme for the elections of Village Women Councils and Committees, shall not be implemented as earlier scheduled.
Consequently, all the remaining activities under the approved programme for conduct of the Women Councils and Committees Elections, starting with the nominations of candidates, which were earlier scheduled for Monday 27th June – 1st July 2022, have been suspended.
The Commission will issue a new programme for the above electoral activities when the required additional funds are availed.
The Commission appeals to Political Parties and Organisations, aspiring candidates and their supporters, and all other stakeholders in these elections, to remain calm as the matter of the additional funding requirements is being handled by the relevant organs of Government.
Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon
*Chairperson, Electoral Commission*
