Hartley SarahStelmach AleksandraOpesen ChrisOpenjuru George LadaahNeema Stella2024-12-062024-12-062024https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470241234048http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/489open access, the authors have applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.Uganda may host the world’s first field trials of gene drive mosquitoes for malaria control. Global North discourses pre-suppose African publics have access to information about gene drive and are ready to make decisions about its governance. We explore assumptions about the availability of this information in Uganda. We find a paucity of information available combined with a strong desire for information from lay publics. We discuss these findings in the context of Ugandan information infrastructures and political sensitivities to genetic technologies. If Ugandans are to decide about gene drive, they need independent information about the science to underpin engagement.enUgandagene drive mosquitoesengagementsocial justicescience communicationArticle