EC ban on campaigns a blessing – Opposition
January 6, 2021 Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine under police siege recently
For every dark cloud, there is a silver lining; so goes a familiar saying that seems to ring true after the recent ban on political campaigns in 20 districts and cities by the Electoral Commission.
On December 23, the Electoral Commission banned political campaigns in districts and cities with fast-rising cases of Covid-19. In three of the 20 districts where the ban was announced, the opposition has more support than the ruling National Resistance Movement.
Dr Kizza Besigye, who was the leading opponent against President Museveni in the 2016 elections, won three out of the 20 districts where the ban was announced. These are Kampala, Wakiso and Masaka. In this year’s presidential election, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the National Unity Platform candidate, is standing out in a crowded field of 10 as the