Daily Monitor
Saturday December 19 2020
Summary
Justice Byabakama’s appointment as Badru Kiggundu replacement , according to sources, affected the power dynamics at the EC since he was feared for being close to Mr Museveni.
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Four years after Justice Simon Byabakama took over the reins of the forever embattled Electoral Commission (EC), he is going to be in charge of his first presidential election in which the jury is already out: Can his Commission deliver a free and faire election?.
All presidential candidates – including President Museveni, who appoints the EC chairperson, his deputy and five other commissioners – aren’t happy with the job Justice Byabakama has been doing.