Electoral Laws and Future Democracy in Uganda, Case Study of Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 2006 And 2011

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