Essay 3 of 7: How Uganda Forgot Its Citizens COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | In most functioning democracies, citizenship is not an accident of birth – it is a skill, a mindset, and a shared understanding. It is cultivated early, often in classrooms, where young people learn the structure of the …
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Essay 1 of 7: How Uganda forgot its citizens COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | There is a strange comfort in the way Ugandans talk about their country. Roads that are full of potholes, stalled government projects, or dubious public expenditures, all are retold not in anger but with laughter. It …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has appealed to the government to provide more funds to the Electoral Commission to enable it to carry out civic education ahead of the 2026 elections. Local election observers during the 2021 general election highlighted the lack of civic education as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local election observers in Busoga sub-region have asked the Electoral Commission to adequately prepare for future elections. They argue that it will enable them easily conduct their civic education roles. While addressing the press about their findings on Thursday, the observers noted that due to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP leadership in Masaka district has expressed concern about the lack of civic education ahead of the 2021 general elections. The party says they have noticed a lot of inadequacies in levels of public awareness both among the electorate and several candidates …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformations – ANT has called for more civic education to be be carried out by the Electoral Commission ahead of the 2021 election. The party says they noticed lots of gaps while collecting signatures for their presidential candidate Gen. Mugisha …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some Civil Society Organizations-CSOs accredited to conduct civic education and monitor the 2021 general are reporting financial challenges. A fortnight ago, Electoral Commission-EC accredited 46 CSOs to sensitize Ugandans on their roles and obligations as voters so as to have free and fair elections. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating in Acholi sub-region are advocating for increased civic education among electorates ahead of the country’s 2021 general elections. The CSOs that operate in Gulu, Kitgum, Pader, Lamwo, Agago, Omoro, Nwoya and Amuru districts asserted that educating the electorates is …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
