Luweero Leaders Rally Residents for Peaceful LC1 Elections

What the report says

Nile Post reports that leaders in Luweero District urged residents to vote responsibly and avoid violence ahead of Tuesday’s Local Council I chairperson elections. The appeals were made as electoral officials and security agencies said they had completed preparations for voting across the district. The report said Katikamu North MP Denis Sekabira spoke to traders at Balikyejjusa Market in Butuntumula Sub-county, encouraging voters to choose LC1 leaders focused on community service and local development.

Luweero Resident District Commissioner Mariam Nalubega, who chairs the District Security Committee, said security agencies were ready to support a peaceful exercise and asked residents to cooperate with personnel deployed for the polls. District Returning Officer Moses Rwanks Kiconco also cautioned candidates and voters against actions that could disrupt the election, including damaging voter registers, obstructing officials, bribery, abusive conduct or violence.

According to the report, Kiconco dispatched election materials to Luweero’s 18 sub-counties and town councils, covering 624 villages. The materials included voter registers, voter identification slips and other polling supplies. He also advised residents to stay at polling stations after choosing LC1 chairpersons so they could take part in selecting village executive committee members, a step he said could reduce disputes and later complaints.

The article also highlighted a local safety concern raised by Balikyejjusa Market traders’ chairperson Yakubu Nyombi, who asked district leaders to push for speed humps on the road through the busy trading centre. He said speeding vehicles had caused several deaths, and that election periods could heighten risks because of increased movement around the market. LC1 elections matter because village leaders are often the first point of contact for local administration, dispute resolution and community mobilisation.