The Government has appealed to all Ugandans to participate in the 2011 general elections that will see Ugandans electing a President, members of Parliament, District and Sub-county local government leaders.

Uganda Information and national Guidance Minister, Kabakumba Masiko

The Minister of Information and National Guidance, Kabakumba Matsiko says the government will ensure that the elections are free and fair and reflect the wishes of the people of Uganda.

In the past there have been threats from some sections of the opposition who have threatened to boycott the 2011 elections if the current electoral commission is not changed. The opposition Inter Party coalition accuses the current elections commission headed by Eng. Dr. Badru Kiggundu of bias and inefficiency in handling the past elections.

Kabakumba however says there is no reason as to why some people should withdraw from the 2011 elections because with the reforms that the government has put in place in relation to the various laws related to elections, the elections in 2011 will be more free and fair than the previous elections.

In the past the government has been accused of holding elections that with enormous irregularities that are said to have only enabled the government to rig its way to power.

By Zakaria Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media