Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 10 2021
Summary
This, however, seems not to be the case for Uganda where an oath is literally taken for its sake.
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Last week, the country concluded the 2021 Electoral Commission Roadmap with the election of chairpersons and directly elected councillors and woman councillors at the sub-county.
The President, Members of Parliament, and local government leaders will by law take an oath of office before assuming their offices. Why? Because they are servants of the people who should commit paying allegiance to them and their country.
Depending on their religion, the official lifts in his or her right hand either a Bible or Koran while taking the oath. This effectively denotes that an oath is not taken merely for formality, but a public pledge that the official understands the requirements of the position, and will work to meet or exceed those requirements.