Kampala-In preparation for the Women Councils and Committees Elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) on Friday kicked off compilation of the Village Women Residents’ register.
According to Electoral Commission spokesperson Paul Bukenya, all willing female residents in each village throughout Uganda will be registered in the exercise that commenced today, Friday 10th June and ends on Monday 13th June 2022.
“The purpose of the registration is to enable all willing female residents aged 18 years and above, to register in order to participate in the above elections within their respective villages.
Registration will be conducted from 7:00am until 6:00pm on each of the appointed dates, including weekends.” Said Bukenya in a statement issued on Friday.
EC urges all stakeholders to note the following:
a) Eligible and willing female residents aged 18 years and above shall turn up in person at the registration centre within the village of residence to register.
b) The registration exercise shall be for the purpose of electing the Village Women’s Executive Committee.
c) The village women residents shall be registered in a customized Register Book provided by the Electoral Commission.
d) For one to register in the Village Women Residents Register, she must fulfill the following requirements;
i. Must be a citizen of Uganda, who is ordinarily resident in the Village of registration.
ii. Must be 18 years of age and above at the time of registration.
iii. Must be willing to be a member of the Village Council.
e) A person appearing for registration shall be required to provide the following particulars to the Village Election Official:
i. Names
ii. National Identity Number or Application ID Number.
iii. Age.
iv.Gender.
v.Village of Residence.
f) The registration exercise shall be free of charge.
EC says a person who is not registered at the Village level will not be able to participate in the elections at any level.
The commission will then display the Village Women Resident Register from 23rd – 24th June 2022 in all the villages across the country. Bukenya says this exercise shall begin at 8:00am and end at 6:00pm at the designated public/open place in the respective village.
“During the display, the voters are urged to turn up in large numbers and check for the correctness of their particulars, such as names, National ID Number or Application ID Number, age, gender and village of residence.”Said Bukenya
He further urged residents to report to the Village Election Official the under-aged and those who do not reside in the village for removal from the registers.
All persons participating in the elections have been asked to comply with guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission in accordance with the Government of Uganda and Ministry of Health measures against the spread of COVID-19.
There are five elective positions which include Chairperson, Vice chairperson, Secretary, Publicity secretary and Secretary for finance.
The current Women Councils and Committees were elected during the period of June-August 2018.
