July 1, 2026

Law on Paper, Chaos in Practice: The Reality of Data Protection in Uganda’s Elections

By Sempala Allan KigoziWednesday, 1st July 2026 Uganda has a data protection law. In fact, Uganda […]
June 29, 2026

The Election Was Essential. Democracy Wasn’t.

By Sempala Allan Kigozi Tax systems were prioritized. Administrative systems were prioritized. Certain categories of communication […]
May 5, 2026

Uganda’s 2026 Elections: When Personal Data Became the Infrastructure of Democracy 

By Unwanted Witness Kampala, 5th May, 2026  There was a time when elections in Uganda were straightforward and visible, people voted […]
February 23, 2026

NO SIGNAL, NO VOICE: New Report Documents Election-Period Internet Shutdown in Uganda

Kampala-Uganda, 23 February 2026: Unwanted Witness (UW) and the Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) today release […]
January 27, 2026

Why Data Privacy Is the Missing Piece of Electoral Integrity

By Unwanted Witness 27 January 2026-Kampala, Uganda | Africa. Elections are often discussed in terms of […]
March 29, 2021

Unwanted Witness publish a briefing for election observers on the importance of privacy and data protection in the election cycle.

The briefing provides a starting point for discussion on how privacy and data protection can be incorporated into election observation methodology and operationalised in the election observation process
January 29, 2021

Digital Campaigns cast a shadow on the Privacy rights of Ugandans

As we commemorate International Data Privacy Day, the government of Uganda has to expedite the enactment of Data Protection and Privacy regulations for effective enforcement of the Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019
January 20, 2021

Uganda 2021 General Elections: Internet shutdown and it’s Ripple Effects

If Internet shutdowns are used as a blunt-force means of blocking access locally to a specific service or application, access to other unrelated services may also be impacted as collateral damage.
January 18, 2021

Biometric Machines Exasperate Voters in Uganda’s 2021 Elections

The use of Biometric machines was introduced in the 2016 general elections but the machines largely failed to work and the Electoral Commission (EC) which is the electoral body resorted to manual verification of voters using a voters’ register.
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