The Independent Electoral Commission released the 2025/26 election roadmap, with its first activity being the demarcation of electoral areas and organizing polling stations that started on July 30, 2024.
Last-minute cancellation has left many traders feeling ignored, frustrated, and disrespected, as they had hoped to discuss their pressing issues that have been weighing heavily on their businesses.
Despite the challenges the country has encountered, the commission has always had full support from all stakeholders towards achieving effective participation by Ugandans in the previous elections and by-elections.
The protesters had seven key demands, among them being the resignation of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, the resignation of the four back bencher commissioners, reducing the number of Members of Parliament (MPs), and reducing the MPs' salaries and allowances to Ugx 3 million, among others.