Kampala’s young and old cast their votes
January 26, 2021 Written by Ernest Jjingo
On a chilly morning of January 14, Ugandans woke up very early to go cast their votes for president and parliamentarians. By 5am, queues were forming at polling stations as voters waited for the Electoral Commission officials to turn up.
The usual Kampala heavy traffic was nowhere to be seen and the few taxis and boda bodas that were transporting people had doubled their fares. On the streets, few shops were open and a few street vendors selling different merchandise could be seen.
One woman selling vegetables was heard calling out to passersby to buy from her, but they only gave her a deaf ear. When I asked some of the trade