The impact of independent members of parliament in multi-party democracies: the Ugandan case

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dc.contributor.authorKagambirwe Karyeija, Gerald
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-12T18:25:07Z
dc.date.available2023-05-12T18:25:07Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe prominence of political parties as the most appropriate organs for the aggregation of people’s interests and the proper channel for attainment of parliamentary seats may diminish if the trend and interest in non-party candidature continues to grow in developing countries. The phenomenal rise of independent candidates is attributed to the decline in partisanship (Berglund, Holmberg, & Schmitt 2005), the rise of anti-party sentiments (Belanger 2004), internal party democracy flaws, dissatsfaction, personal and selfish reasons, and factionalism. In Uganda, it is widely believed it is as a result of resentment of parties arising from disputes in party primaries. It has continually been evidenced by the number of Independent Members of Parliament (IMPs) who make it to parliament that the independent candidates have been doing well in elections and performing actively in parliament. The number of IMPs in Uganda’s parliament has steadily been rising, from 38 in the Eighth Parliament, to 43 in the Ninth Parliament and now, to 69 in the Tenth Parliament (Parliament of Uganda 2019). The 69 IMPs in the Ugandan parliament are greater in number than the official opposition, which stands at 38. The aim of this paper is to give a perspective on the incidence of IMPs; their relevance and challenges in Uganda. After the introduction, the paper gives the background, followed by the methodology. The fourth section provides a conceptualisation of the incidence of IMPs; explaining why independents run for office. The fifth section deals with the relevance and power of IMPs, globally and in Uganda. Section six looks into the challenges of IMPs. Finally, the last section contains critical reflections for the future of the phenomenon of IMPs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKaryeija, G. K. (2019). The impact of independent members of parliament in multi-party democracies: the Ugandan case. Africa Journal of Public Sector Development and Governance, 2(2), 60-71.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/EJC-1b111ec56c
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8680
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrica Journal of Public Sector Development and Governanceen_US
dc.subjectParliamenten_US
dc.subjectMulti-party democraciesen_US
dc.titleThe impact of independent members of parliament in multi-party democracies: the Ugandan caseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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