Bill_ID

244

Short Name

The Local Governments (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2007

Sponsor Name

Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire

Type Name

Government

First Reading

2007-08-28

Overview

<p>The object of this Bill is to amend the Local Governments Act&mdash;<br />(a) to remove the compulsory membership of every village resident to a village council and to provide for every Ugandan citizen of eighteen years and above residing in a Village to be a member of a village council if willing;<br />(b) to make every person resident in the village bound by the decisions of the village council;<br />(c) to provide for the Electoral Commission to maintain a&nbsp; register of persons willing to be members of a village council;<br />(d) to provide for written nominations for elections at the village, parish or ward, or county council and for sponsorship of persons by political parties or political organisations to be nominated for election to a village, parish or ward, or county council;<br />(e) to provide for the Electoral Commission to appoint nomination dates, campaign periods and election dates to village, parish or ward, or county councils; and <br />(f) to provide for the Electoral Commission to resolve complaints during the electoral process of local councils.</p>