The Electoral Commission informs has appointed 28th – 29th February 2016 as the period for convening regional delegates’ meetings for the purpose of election of Regional Youth Representatives to Parliament.
The meetings will be held at the four (4) regional centres of Eastern region at Jinja, Civil Service College,
and Central region, at Masaka, Patel Hall, Northern region at Gulu, War Affected Training Center, as well as Western region at Kabarole - Fort Portal, Kagote SDA Hall.
The commission has also called on members of the Electoral College to report to their respective regional venue on 28th February 2016 for registration.
All the members of the District Youth Councils within each region shall constitute an electoral college for the election of the respective regional Youth Representative in Parliament.
According to a statement received by our News desk, the District Youth Council Electoral College shall consist of
District Youth Committees (9 members per district) within the region, Chairperson of each Sub County/Division/Municipality/Town Youth Council within the region; The Secretary for Finance at the Sub County/Division/Municipality/Town Youth Council within the region;
The Secretary for Women Affairs of every Sub County/Division/Municipality/Town Youth Council within the region; One Youth with Disability (PWD) at District level; Two (2) student representatives, one of whom shall be female, nominated by the Uganda National Students’ Association (UNSA)