Uganda: Electoral Commission in the spotlight ahead of 2011 Elections

As presidential campaigns in Uganda go into overdrive, the country’s Electoral Commission has been the center of increased public interest. According to recent internet search trends released by Google, a copy of which has been obtained by PC Tech Magazine, searches – over the past 3 months – for the Uganda Electoral Commission, rank number one, beating even searches on the recently concluded Big Brother Africa, in which one of the audience favourites; Nigeria’s Uti, went home with the money.
Search Volume Index for Uganda Electoral Commission. Source: Google Trends Search Volume Index for Uganda Electoral Commission. Source: Google Trends

The Uganda Electoral commission, this year made some of its activities, for example verification of registered details, accessible online to promote accessibility. This helped many voters beat the unbelievably long queues that have been plaguing registration centers for a long time.The Electoral Commission website also has sections on voting protocol and how to access election results, both valuable bits of information, with the 2011 elections just round the corner.

TOP TEN RISING SEARCHES BY COUNTRY

UGANDA

KENYA

GHANA

SOUTH AFRICA

Yahoomail sign in

Commonwealth Games

American lottery

Garreth cliff

Big brother africa

Nokia C3

National Service Posting

Garreth cliff letter

Eminem

www.dvlottery.state.gov

Nss posting

Hotmail sign in

Soccerway

Dv lottery

Nss ghana

Computicket.co.za

Yahoomail log in

Green card application

Nssghana.org

Computicket

You tube

Knec

 

Blackberry torch

Mozilla firefox

Google Chrome

 

Capitec

Premier League

nse

 

Gmail account

 Source: Google Zeitgeist

Elsewhere, Controversial 5FM DJ and idols judge, Gareth Cliff claimed number position in the list of the fastest rising searches in South Africa, while in Ghana, the National Service almost completely dominated the top 10 searches. The National Service creates future career opportunities for recent graduates, as well as giving youth the opportunity to become agents of change in Society.