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The Electoral Commission says the number of eligible voters in Uganda is expected to reach a record 22 million during the 2026 general election.
While releasing the revised roadmap of the 2026 general elections, the Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama said eligible voters could even soar to 24 million, the biggest majority of the voters being the youthful population age where Uganda has up to 50.5 percent of its population below 17 years, according to UBOS 2024.
Justice Byabakama speaking……
The commission chairperson, who preached peace and tolerance before, during and after elections, says elections are not a do-or-die affair, and there is supposed to be a winner and a loser. END