Electoral Commission Uganda has started the preparatory activities to conduct Women
Councils and Committees elections 2022.
These will be from the village to the national level and Administrative Units (LC 1 and LC 2) Elections, 2023.
The current Women Councils and Committees were elected during the period July –
August 2018, and the Executive Committee of the National Women’s Council was
constituted on 23rd – 24 August 2018. According to the National Women’s Council Act, the terms of office of the said Councils and Committees is four (4) years, implying their term will expire in August 2022.
The current Village/Cell (LC 1) and Parish/Ward (LC 2) Committees were elected in July
2018. According to the Local Government Act, the term of office of the said Executive
Committees is five (5) years, implying their term will expire in July 2023.
The elections were conducted in a total number of 60,800 villages/cells and 8,387
Parishes.
The Electoral Commission will conduct a verification exercise of all the administrative units across the country from 17th – 26th March 2022.
The Commission will conduct the verification/confirmation of administrative Units in a
participatory manner, and particularly in consultation with the respective District/City
administrative leadership.
Below is a full statement on the Verification of Administrative Units