Before Uganda gets to the
2016 General Elections, there are a number of amendments that need to be done
in laws some of which affect the elections.
The 1st one is having a return to presidential term limits
which was removed simply because the Members of Parliament who supported were
simply myopic.
The second important law
is to do with how the constituencies are demarcated. We are moving away from unscientific ways of
doing things. While it may have been
acceptable that time to demarcate constituencies according to existing
counties, it does not make sense any more.
Given the over sized Parliament and a limited resource envelop as the
donors keep cutting aid and that the population numbers leave many MPs unable
to contribute to motions, it is very logical to have constituencies demarcated
according to population numbers.
Third, the regional
governments which are supposed to federate are long overdue. The best way imbalances in this country may
be addressed is having regional federal blocks.
William Kituuka Kiwanuka
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