Daily Monitor
Friday January 22 2021
A police constable helps a voter sanitise before voting at A-L Polling Station in Kabale Town on Wednesday. PHOTO | ROBERT MUHEREZA
Summary
Many polling stations in Kampala and across the country remained largely deserted for most of the day, with polling officials waiting for voters who only tricked in.
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The election of city mayors and district chairpersons yesterday was characterised by low voter turnout across the country, which contrasted sharply with the long queues of voters witnessed in the January 14 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Many polling stations in Kampala and across the country remained largely deserted for most of the day, with polling officials waiting for voters who only tricked in.
Daily Monitor
Thursday January 21 2021
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Yesterday’s local government elections registered a low turnout countrywide compared to national elections.
Ugandans across the country yesterday took to the polls to elect district chairpersons, city mayors and councillors, having elected a President and Members of Parliament (MPs) on January 14 and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) MPs on Monday.
Voters that Daily Monitor interviewed yesterday said Ugandans had lost interest in elections, while others accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of failing to sensitise locals about the relevance of local governments.
Local government are key since they are at the forefront of nurturing citizen engagement, service delivery and management of public space. They also monitor lower level units at sub-county level.