The Forum for Democratic Party has disputed the Electoral Commission figure of registered voters who will take part in the 2011 Uganda general elections in February.

FDC Secretary General, Alice Alaso

The Uganda Electoral Commission released the long awaited voters register indicating Uganda has 13 million voters after a national wide voter registration exercise.

But FDC Secretary General Alice Alaso, says the Electoral commission figure is too high compared to Uganda’s population of 31 million people.

She says it is practically impossible for Uganda to have more than 13 million voters of above 18 years of age, yet national statistics indicate that more than 50% of Uganda’s population is below 15 years of age.

Alaso also the MP for Soroti Municipality says her party has received information that non Ugandans were registered in some districts to vote in the next years general elections.

The Electoral Commission Chairman, Eng. Dr. Badru Kiggundu however recently defended the electoral commission figures, saying those disputing the voter register numbers are basing on unconfirmed statistics as the last population census in Uganda was done in 2002, and hence the country has no dependable basis of telling the total population.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias