Summary:

• President Museveni has retained Justice Simon Byabakama as the chairperson of the Electoral Commission in a recent appointment. The President also reappointed Hajjati Aisha Lubega as deputy chairperson and Stephen Tashobya as a commissioner. Other appointees await Parliament approval.

President Yoweri Museveni has reaffirmed Justice Simon Byabakama as the chairperson of the Electoral Commission in a recent nomination. Museveni’s letter to the Speaker of Parliament on January 5, 2024, states, “In the exercise of the powers granted to the President by Article 60(11) of the 1995 Constitution, I have designated individuals listed below as Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, and Members of the Electoral Commission, respectively.”

In the same correspondence, the President has also reappointed Hajjati Aisha Lubega as the deputy chairperson and Stephen Tashobya as a commissioner. The newly appointed members to the Electoral Commission include Dr. Sallie Simba Kayunga, a lecturer at Makerere University, Robert Kasule Ssebunya, former Nansana Municipality MP, Anthony Akol, former Kyoga County MP, and Pamela Etonu Okudi, the former acting head of administration of the EC.

The approval of these appointed members is currently pending before Parliament.