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March 4, 2021 EC spokesperson Paul Bukenya
In an attempt to counter what it calls fake news , the Electoral Commission (EC) has released the declaration form from Anyang polling station in Padyere county, Nebbi district.
However, the figures on the declaration form don’t add up and contradict what is on its tally sheet. The declaration form tweeted by EC shows that 323 votes were cast at that polling station yet after totalling the votes that candidates got and the invalid votes; the figure comes to 247 votes. This gives a difference of 76 votes.
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate, Patrick Amuriat got 6 votes, while independent candidates Nancy Kalembe and John Katumba got one vote each. National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine garnered 8 votes, Fred Mwesigye and Mugisha Muntu got 4 votes each, Henry Tumukunde got 2 votes and Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) got 198 votes.
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Daily Monitor
Tuesday March 02 2021
The Electoral Commission (EC) yesterday admitted that there was an error in the presidential declaration results it posted to debunk “fake results” on social media. PHOTOS/ COURTESY
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Hours later, the EC spokesperson, Mr Paul Bukenya, admitted that there was an error in their form they posted and promised to follow their internal processes to establish how it came about.
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The Electoral Commission (EC) yesterday admitted that there was an error in the presidential declaration results it posted to debunk “fake results” on social media.
The results were for Anyang Polling Station in Nebbi District. They indicated that presidential candidates Patrick Oboi Amuriat got six votes, Joseph Kabuleta, Willy Mayambala and Nobert Mao each had no vote, Nancy Linda Kalembe and John Katumba each had one vote while Robert Kyagulanyi had eight votes.
Daily Monitor
Saturday January 23 2021
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The recent shutdown of Internet by the government for five days during the presidential and parliament election greatly affected the voter digital campaigns and mobilization, the Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) has said.
Ms Charity Ahimbisibwe, the executive director of CCEDU, said most youth who are more than 65 per cent of Uganda’s population engage mostly on social media using different social media platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram.
“It is unfortunate that most youth who mainly use the internet for communication, and scores of others were greatly affected by the shutdown of the internet,” she said.