The payment schedule was presented to Parliament on Thursday by Deputy Attorney General Jackson Kafuuzi as he updated legislators on the Electoral Commission's preparedness for the Local Council I, II and III chairperson elections and Women Council polls.
Kafuuzi also clarified that elections for Local Council I chairpersons will be conducted under Uganda's multiparty political system, ending uncertainty over whether the contests would be held under an independent or non-party arrangement.
"The elections of LCI chairpersons shall be conducted under the multiparty political dispensation. Political parties and organisations are therefore urged to prepare accordingly," he told Parliament.
Under the facilitation package, sub-county election officials will receive Shs546,433 per month for two months of deployment, while parish election officials will be paid Shs288,125 monthly over the same period.
Village election officials will receive Shs50,000 for the five-day voter registration exercise and an additional Shs30,000 for the three-day display of the voters' register.
On polling day, presiding officers will each receive Shs30,000, while polling assistants and election orderly officers will earn Shs20,000.
Kafuuzi said recruitment of personnel to manage the elections has already been completed.
He told Parliament that recruitment of sub-county and parish supervisors was concluded on June 25, while village election officials were recruited between June 22 and July 1.
The names of successful village election officials were displayed at parish and ward headquarters on July 2 to allow public scrutiny before they underwent parish-level training on July 3.
The disclosure came as Parliament assessed the government's readiness for the grassroots elections, which will be the first Local Council polls since the previous leaders' terms expired in June.
Rukiga District Woman MP Sylvia Alinaitwe welcomed the facilitation package but called for better remuneration and improved working conditions for local leaders.
"We should look into better pay for these officials, provide office space for them so they don’t operate in bars, under trees, in their homes and by the roadsides," she said.
Wakiso District Woman MP Ethel Naluyima questioned why the Electoral Commission had not introduced electronic registration for the elections and raised concerns about how learners in boarding schools would participate in the polls.
"The Electoral Commission should have taken into consideration the electronic registration for the local council elections," she said.
Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze called for workers to be represented in local government structures, arguing that employees have representation at higher levels but not at village and parish councils.
"We have representatives of workers in Parliament and at district, city and municipality level. But there are no representatives at LCIII, II and I. Can the Attorney General consider this representation?" she asked.
State Minister for Local Government Justine Nameere, responding to concerns over political mobilisation, warned politicians against intimidating voters during the election period.
"I am running radio announcements for people to go out and vote but I am not asking them to vote for any particular candidate of any party. It is criminal to intimidate anybody," she said.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled village Women Council elections for July 23, followed by Local Council I chairperson elections on July 28 and Local Council II chairperson elections on August 10.
The elections follow the ongoing update of village and village women registers, which runs until July 10.
The polls will mark the start of a new grassroots leadership cycle, with political parties already mobilising candidates across the country.
The ruling National Resistance Movement has rolled out village meetings to identify and endorse flag bearers, while opposition parties, including the National Unity Platform, have also begun preparations for the contests.
The Ministry of Local Government has directed outgoing Local Council I and II leaders, whose terms expired on June 28, to remain in office in a caretaker capacity until newly elected leaders are sworn in to prevent a leadership vacuum at the grassroots.