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The Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) has reaffirmed commitments to supporting the elimination of barriers to women participation in political processes – especially elections.
In a Women’s Day message shared Friday morning, CCEDU Coordinator Crispin Kaheru said the coalition would like to see reforms that regulate campaign financing in order to make it possible for women to run for elective politics.
“We implore relevant state structures to institute the much-needed reforms that further encourage women to be at the forefront of political processes in Uganda. We would like to see reforms that regulate campaign financing in order to make it possible for women to run for elective offices – even with minimal resources. We want reforms that rid our elections of violence, because we have found out that violence in elections mainly affects women; it discourages them from participating in electoral processes,” Kaheru said in a statement.
In brief, he added: “We want to see an electoral environment that makes it possible for women to participate in determining the future of their society without feeling or being disadvantaged in any way.”
Uganda is commemorating Women’s Day under the theme: “Empowering Women through Innovative Approaches to Social Protection: A Pre-requisite for Inclusive and Sustainable Development” with the main celebration in Bunyangabu district.
