ELECTORAL LAWS AND FUTURE DEMOCRACY IN UGANDA, CASE STUDY OF PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2006 AND 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ........................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................... iv

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................ viii

CHAPTER ONE .......................................................................................................................... !

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... !

I .0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ !

I .1 Background ............................................................................................................................ !

I .2 Problem Statement ................................................................................................................. 2

I .3 purpose of the study .............................................................................................................. .2

1.4 specific Objectives ................................................................................................................. 3

1.4 Scope of Study ....................................................................................................................... 3

Time scope .................................................................................................................................. .3

Geographical scope ...................................................................................................................... 3

1.5 Research Questions ............................................................................................................... .3

CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................................ .4

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISIA TION REVIEW RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL

AND PRELIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN UGANDA ........................................................... .4

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 4

2.1 The Constitution of Republic of Uganda, 1995 .................................................................... .4

2.1.1. Analysis of the Constitutional Provisions .......................................................................... 5

2.1.1.2The Right to Vote ............................................................................................................. 5

2.3 The Presidential Elections Act, 2000 ..................................................................................... 7

2.4 The parliamentary elections act. 200 I ................................................................................... 8

2.5 The Political Parties and Organizations Act, 2005 ................................................................ 8

2.6 The Electoral Commission Act 1997 ..................................................................................... 8

2. 7 Causes of unfair and undemocratic practices during the presidential and parliamentary

elections of 2006 and 2011 .......................................................................................................... 9

2.8 Public expectations about electoral democracy in 2016 elections ....................................... ! 0

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................... 13

METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................... 13

3.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 13

3.1 Study Design ........................................................................................................................ 13

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3.2 Study area ............................................................................................................................ 13

3.3 Population ............................................................................................................................ 13

3.4 Sample size and selection .................................................................................................... 13

3.5 Instruments data collection .................................................................................................. 14

3.6 Data Management ................................................................................................................ 14

3. 7 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................................... 14

3.8 Limitation of the Study ........................................................................................................ 14

CHAPTER FOUR ..................................................................................................................... 15

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS .......................................................... 15

4.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 15

4.1 The post 2006 parliamentary and presidential election petitions ........................................ 15

4.2 The 2006 Presidential Election Petition .............................................................................. 18

4.3 Legalil·amework, Laws related to presidential and parliamentary elections inUganda ...... 23

4.4 Causes of unfair and undemocratic practices during the presidential and ........................... 24

CHAPTER fiVE ....................................................................................................................... 31

5.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 31

5.1 Summary .............................................................................................................................. 31

5.2 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 32

5.3 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 35

5.3.1 Weak and Partisan Electoral Commission ....................................................................... .35

5.3.2. Personalized Rule ............................................................................................................ 35

REFFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 37

APPENDIX I ............................................................................................................................. 38

INTERVIEW GUIDE ............................................................................................................... .39

APPENDEX II: BUDGET ........................................................................................................ 40

ABSTRACT The 2006 and 20 II Presidential and Parliamentary elections were marred with disenfi·anchisement, vote rigging violence and bribery. The outcome precipitated corn battles tor both presidential and parliamentary elections. This study was conducted to assess the electoral laws and the future of democracy in Uganda. This included, analyzing the legal, policy, institutional and electoral laws of 2006 and 2011. The findings of the study indicate that the 2006 and 201 1 elections had several irregularities in the conduct of the polls. These included deployment of soldiers on polling stations, intimidation of supporters, and manipulation of voters' registers, which denied a number of people from voting. The study recommends that several reforms be undertaken: They include: - Overhaul of the composition of the Electoral Commission, denying election offenders to participate or re-run in bye-elections, following their conviction. The study also emphasized a need to enhance fi·eedom of the media, and proper vetting of presidential and parliamentary candidates. Security forces should not be permitted to participate in election processes, Universal suffrage, checks and balances between judicial and legislative branches. The civil society organizations should be vibrant watchdogs over electoral processes.

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