A number of elections are expected to be held in 2018 including in the six newly created districts of Nabilatuk, Bugweri, Kwania, Kapelabyong, Kasanda, and Kikube. There are also pending Parliamentary and Local Council elections as well as the postponed lower council elections.

It is also anticipated that the National Referendum will be held on whether to increase the Presidential term from 5 to 7 years. It is this basis that the Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) has written to President Yoweri Museveni urging him to undertake political and electoral reforms and to establish an independent Constitutional Review Process.

“We are summoning the government and the Head of government, the Head of the Executive to reflect and take action about complaints that have been on the table for a very long time. Cause for Electoral Reforms first came out in 2001 after the 2001 Elections and now we are talking about it in the year 2018.” Said, Crispy Kaheru – Coordinator, Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda. According to CCEDU, the Electoral reforms would mean checking electoral malpractices like vote rigging, violence, and voter bribery and also cut the cost of holding elections since it is a huge burden to the taxpayer.