The rise in number of new voters in Napak has been attributed to the increase in civic education in the area that caught the attention of the youth to engage in peaceful politics rather than the politics of protests.
Georgia Tumwesigye, the Program Officer Women in Leadership at Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), says donors seem to have lost interest in funding governance programs in the country.
The CSOs that operate in Gulu, Kitgum, Pader, Lamwo, Agago, Omoro, Nwoya and Amuru districts asserted that educating the electorates is the surest way to increase motivation to turnout so that election results might better match the will of the people.
Each of the 11 districts within the region will be assigned three district coordinators who shall carry out civic education and massive community sensitization about the people power.
Despite accrediting over 60 Civil Society Organizations to carry out civic education, politicians in Masaka area say the Electoral Commission has not done much to educate Ugandans about elections.
Roselyn Karugonjo, the Director Monitoring and Inspections UHRC says the Early warning project will include Education, investigations and monitoring Human Rights violations.
. James Saaka, the Executive Director of National Information Technology Authority Uganda-NITA-U disclosed that 15 billion of the 285 billion shillings has been allocated for the sensitization program.
