Uganda Releases Election Officials’ Allowances, Ranging from Ksh720 to Ksh12,000

The Electoral Commission of Uganda has released detailed allowance rates for thousands of temporary officials who served during the country’s 2025–2026 General Elections and the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) electoral process.

In a press statement, the Commission reminded all individuals who served in different capacities, including presiding officers, polling assistants, police constables, BVVK operators, tally clerks, and supervisors, that their payments would follow the terms outlined in their appointment letters.

“The Electoral Commission reminds all persons who worked as Presiding Officers; Polling Assistants; Police Constables; BVVK Operators; Tally Clerks; Sub County and Parish Supervisors during the recently concluded General Elections as well as Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Elections from the Village to District level, that the rates for your respective allowances as were communicated in your respective appointment letters,” the statement said.

According to the Commission, the allowances are structured depending on the role played and the electoral activity undertaken during the election period.

Allowances For Supervisors And Polling Officials

Under the guidelines, Sub-County Supervisors received several facilitation payments during the electoral process.

For instance, lunch and transport during issuance of voter location slips were set at UGX 140,000 (about Ksh 5,040), while transport during Biometric Voter Verification training was UGX 50,000 (about Ksh 1,800).

Day allowances for safari during nominations and campaigns were as follows: UGX 345,000 (Ksh 12,420).

Training allowances for polling officials were at UGX 20,000 (Ksh 720).

Supervisors were also entitled to UGX 57,500 (about Ksh 2,070) as a polling day facilitation allowance.

Similar facilitation rates applied to Parish Supervisors, including UGX 40,000 (about Ksh 1,440) for voter education transport.

Polling day officials also received payments depending on their roles.

Presiding Officers were given UGX 100,000 (Ksh 3,600) for each category of elections, while Polling Assistants and Police Constables were given UGX 75,000 (Ksh 2,700) each for presidential, parliamentary, and local elections.

The Commission also indicated that Biometric Voter Verification Kit (BVVK) Operators were entitled to UGX 100,000 (about Ksh 3,600) per election category, alongside training and refresher transport allowances of UGX 50,000 (about Ksh 1,800).

Meanwhile, Tally Clerks were allocated UGX 50,000 (about Ksh 1,800) for training and UGX 300,000 (about Ksh 10,800) as an allowance for each election category handled.

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Payment Clusters And Processing Status

The Commission also made it clear that the payments were made in clusters depending on the election stage that had been completed.

Officials who served during the Presidential and Parliamentary elections held on January 15, 2026 have already been paid through the electronic cash payment system.

However, payments for officials involved in subsequent elections, including district local government elections held on January 22, municipal elections on January 27, and sub-county elections on February 4, are still being processed.

“Except as indicated in Table One, allowances for polling day officials have been paid and/or are being processed exclusively through e-cash,” the Commission stated.

Delayed Payments Due To Data Mismatches

Despite the ongoing payments, the Commission acknowledged that some officials have experienced delays due to discrepancies between names and mobile phone numbers submitted during recruitment.

“Processing of some payments has not been completed because the mobile telephone numbers provided do not match the corresponding names in our database,” the statement explained.

“These discrepancies (mismatches) have resulted in bounced or delayed payments.”

Affected officials have been asked to work with their respective Returning Officers to correct their details to facilitate successful processing.

The Commission further noted that some individuals participated in certain electoral activities but did not serve in later election stages, meaning updated beneficiary lists had to be submitted before payments could proceed.

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Commission Commends Temporary Election Officials

In closing, the Electoral Commission reassured all eligible temporary officials that they would receive their dues in accordance with the approved payment structure.

“The Commission wishes to assure all temporary election officials who were duly appointed and served during the General Elections that their allowances will be paid in accordance with the terms outlined in their respective appointment letters and at the approved rates.”

The Commission also expressed gratitude to the temporary workforce that supported the nationwide electoral exercise.

“We take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to all temporary election officials for their dedication and professionalism, which enabled the successful delivery of the elections within the timelines set out in the Roadmap.”

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. PHOTO/ Museveni X