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David GOMBE
The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports activities actions Affiliation (USSSA) has unveiled the electoral pointers for the 2026–2030 election time interval.
The occasion was confirmed on Wednesday at GNS Plaza Earlier Kampala on the event presided over by President Emeritus Patrick Okanya.
Representing USSSA President Justus Mugisha and the press briefing was Apolot Harriet with USSSA CEO Christopher Banage moreover in attendance.
Elections will in all probability be carried out at district, zonal and nationwide ranges, with voting the least bit ranges taking place via secret ballot and winners determined by a straightforward majority.
District Elections Set for July 20
The first a part of the electoral practice will in all probability be held on Monday, July 20, 2026, at respective District Headquarters all through the nation from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
Each secondary school will in all probability be represented by two delegates, comprising the Headteacher and Video video games Teacher or their representatives. Delegates must be expert lecturers from faculties which have participated in USSSA actions and registered on the USSSA on-line system in the middle of the 2025 and 2026 calendar years.
The positions to be contested at district diploma embody;Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Organizing Secretary, Secretary for Women, Three Committee Members and ASSHU Marketing consultant (Ex-officio).
Nomination of candidates will run from July 3 to July 16, 2026, with nomination varieties submitted between July 10 and July 16. Candidate lists will in all probability be displayed on July 18, 2026.
Zonal Elections Scheduled for July 25
The second a part of the electoral course of is slated for Saturday, July twenty fifth 2026, at designated Zonal Headquarters, which is able to in all probability be launched by the Returning Officer.
Voting may additionally be carried out between 10:00am and a pair of:00pm, with each district sending a most of 5 delegates who must be members of their district govt committees.
The zonal govt positions up for election embody Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Organizing Secretary, Secretary for Women, Coordinators for various sports activities actions disciplines and ASSHU Marketing consultant (Ex-officio).
Nominations for zonal positions will in all probability be carried out from July 20 to July 23, 2026, whereas candidate lists will in all probability be revealed on July 24, 2026.
Nationwide Polls to Be Held USSSA headquarters at GNS Plaza in Earlier Kampala
USSSA’s nationwide elective assembly is scheduled for Saturday, August 1, 2026, at GNS Plaza, Earlier Kampala, beginning at 10:00am and ending at 2:00pm.
Delegates from the 5 areas—Buganda, Japanese, Northern, Kampala and Western—will elect the nationwide govt.
Positions to be contested at nationwide diploma embody President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, third Vice President, Secretary for Women and Regional Representatives.
Nationwide nominations will occur from July 25 to July 29, 2026, with candidates’ lists displayed on July 30, 2026, ahead of polling day.
Eligibility and Voting Tips
USSSA emphasised that every one candidates must be expert and registered secondary school lecturers hooked as much as Ministry of Education and Sports activities activities-recognized faculties.
Candidates in the hunt for positions of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Treasurer at district and zonal ranges must be substantive Headteachers or Directors of acknowledged secondary faculties possessing as a minimum a degree in education. Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries must be practising classroom lecturers, whereas the Secretary for Women place is reserved for female candidates.
The affiliation further acknowledged that proxy voting gained’t be permitted and that delegates will strong only one vote each. Throughout the event of a tie, as a lot as three rounds of voting is also carried out sooner than the winner is set by drawing tons.
Joseph Okodeu Opio has been named as a result of the Chairperson of the Electoral Price that will oversee the election course of. Richard Barigye, Hellen Wataba, and Angella Aguti Ogwal are the alternative members on the electoral price.
