Voters want secret ballot in LCI, II elections
Feb 22, 2017
“The forthcoming elections are equally important to the Government so they must be conducted in a peaceful manner. ..
Ugandans have urged the Government to conduct elections using excise books if the ballot papers are expensive.
"The forthcoming elections are equally important to the Government so they must be conducted in a peaceful manner. The people participating in the elections should exercise maximum freedom of democracy to make choices of the people they need to serve them," Ali Kasule, the chairman of Ntale village in Kalungu district argued.
This was during the launch of the consultative meeting organised by the Citizens' Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) regarding the coming local council elections at Ntale village in Kalungu district on Friday.
Participants during the consultative meeting regarding the forth coming LCI, II election at Kalungu district.
"People will not receive fair treatment in their communities if the people elected get to know that you never supported them, which may cause permanent enmity in the communities," said Kasule.
Prof. Senyonga Mugombya, the Kabaka's representative in Ntale village Kalungu said that leaders should not be chosen based on parties, but leadership skills.
The Executive Director of Human Rights Imitative, Dr. Livingstone Sewanyana said the Government should adhere to peoples' views in order to build democracy.
He cited that the Constitution has been changed many times to suit the people's will and, therefore, the Electoral Commission should reconsider the lining up method.