The Independent Uganda Electoral Commission is set to partner with Makerere University guild in voter education ahead of the 2026 general elections.
This partnership follows the 91st guild president's visit to the electoral commission on Friday, May 23rd, 2025. The president, together with the commissioners, agreed that violence is the main cause of the decreasing youth participation in national politics,
"I had a discussion in regards to the decreasing youth participation in the country's general elections and we all agreed its bestowed upon the violence during these electoral processes. Moving forward we advocate for peaceful elections," Ssentamu said in a post after the visit.
The partnership in voter education comes at a time when youths are gearing up for youth elections at the National Youth Council. The council will constitute delegates that will vote for regional members of parliament and the National Female Youth M.P.
After the 2021 general election, Human Rights Watch noted that the Ugandan authorities should immediately end all forms of harassment and intimidation of journalists, opposition supporters, and leaders, including Robert Kyagulanyi one of the contenders in the 2021 polls.
It further guided that Ugandan security forces should abide by the United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, which require law enforcement officials to apply nonviolent means and to use force only when strictly unavoidable to protect life. The principles also require governments to ensure that arbitrary or abusive use of force and firearms by law enforcement officials is punished as a criminal offense under national law.
