Extrapolating the Quality of Election Projects in Africa : A Contextual Analysis of Electoral Project Governance in Mukono Municipality, Uganda

This study extrapolated the quality of the execution of election projects in Africa by analyzing electoral governance in Mukono municipality, Uganda. A number of election projects have been successfully executed in Uganda but the quality of the executions have always been wanting. This study was guided by the social choice theory and it employed a cross-section research design with both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Using simple random sampling and purposive sampling, questionnaires were administered to a sample size of 60 respondents. Data were collected using questionnaires and interview guides, and then analysed. The findings revealed that citizen participation, electoral accountability and electoral laws have a positive significant influence on the quality of the executed election projects. It was therefore concluded that electoral governance positively influences the quality of the executed election project in Mukono municipality and, as a result, the researcher recommended that the EC should maintain a high level of transparency and impartiality, enforce electoral laws in a non-partisan way, citizens should be involved at all levels of the election project implementation process without prejudice, and the sensitization should be done continuously and not only during election periods.