Agency
The government has extended the tenure of all Local Council One (LC1) and Local Council Two (LC2) chairpersons and executive committees whose term of office expired two days ago, allowing them to remain in office until fresh elections are held in the coming weeks.
The extension was announced by the Minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, pursuant to Regulation 12 of the Local Governments Councils Regulations (Second Schedule of the Local Government Act, Cap. 138) to prevent a leadership vacuum at the village and parish levels.
Barugahara said the extension follows the expiry of the current office bearers’ term on June 28 and comes after the Electoral Commission last week released the roadmap for the LC1, LC2 and local council elections.
This is not the first time the Ministry of Local Government has extended the tenure of LC1 and LC2 leaders.
Although the five-year mandate of the current village and parish leaders expired in 2023, the government has repeatedly relied on the law to extend their tenure pending fresh elections.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the LC1 elections for July 28 and the LC2 elections for August 10, 2026. Both elections will be conducted using the lining-up method prescribed under the law. Uganda last held nationwide LC1 and LC2 elections in July 2018.
