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On 10^th March 2016, UNNGOF was privileged to attend the launch of the Equal Opportunities Commission launch of their new Logo, toff free line and 100 days action plan at their offices in Bugolobi. This event was presided over by the Minister of State for the Elderly and Disabled, Hon Sulaiman Madada who commended what he termed the launch of a law and a help line which are important to effectively delivering to the marginalized.

Centre for Basic Research in partnership with the Uganda National NGO Forum hosted the fourth debate seminar on 2016 Elections on 4^th March 2016.  Participants ranged from Academia, Civil Society, political parties, central and local Government, cultural institutions, the youth, Media, Development partners and the authors.

On Friday 11^th March 2016, Centre for Basic Research hosted the fifth debate seminar on the 2016 Elections. The seminar was attended by participants ranging from Academia, Civil Society, political parties, central and local Government, cultural institutions, the youth, Media, Development partners as well as all the authors.

For some time now, since after elections, there have been mixed reactions from the public especially on the outcomes of the elections and the post election management processes especially by the state. We have had so many questions especially regarding the Electoral processes which was marred with several illegalities which most of them go root to undermining the right to vote by the citizens.

Presented at NGO Leader’s Retreat
11th March 2016
Bugolobi Royal Suites Hotel
Kampala
By
Richard Ssewakiryanga
Executive Director and Global Co Chair CSO Partnership for Effective Development

This collective civil society statement complements many others released by organisations such as the Uganda Law Society, condemning the irregularities during the election and the unfortunate events that followed the election, especially the arrest of key opposition political leaders and threats to many other Ugandans.

Civil Society Statement on the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections

"Out of the huts of history's shame - I rise … Up from a past that's rooted in pain - I rise ... Leaving behind nights of terror and fear - I rise … Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear - I rise! I rise, I rise, I rise”

Maya Angelou

On 5^th February 2016, civil society representatives from UYONET and Uganda National NGO Forum, and the Chief of the Defense Forces, General Katumba Wamala representing the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces symbolically lit a peace torch on the theme ‘#Peace – No Substitute! UPDF and the Youth for Peaceful Elections’. This collaboration with UPDF comes in the wake of several initiatives by civil society calling for peaceful elections come Thursday 18^th February 2016.

On 13^th February 2016, an analysis of the Manifestos of Presidential Candidates, bench-marking them against the issues in the Citizens’ Manifesto was launched under the auspices of the Uganda Governance Monitoring Platform at a press conference at the Uganda National NGO Forum offices.

In a bid to consolidate and work better to advocate for peace during the 2016 Elections, Civil Society organizations under the auspices of the Uganda National NGO Forum launched the ‘Let Peace Prevail’ campaign on the 4th February 2016 at Royal Suites Hotel Bugolobi. This was at the NGO leaders’ scenario building meeting on the 2016 General elections.