Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 26 2021
Security personnel at KCCA yard A-MUL Polling Station on 6th Street in Kampala yesterday. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA
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Acts of violence and other electoral irregularities were reported at various polling stations across the country as Ugandans elected division mayors and councillors.
As was the case with the recently-concluded mayoral and district chairperson elections, yesterday’s elections were also characterised by low voter turnout.
Elections cancelled in Mbale, Lugazi
In Mbale, drama ensued in Moni Ward in the Industrial Division when a fight broke out among supporters. Police used teargas to calm the situation.
Also, voting for women councillors at Nauyo Primary School Polling Station in Industrial Division was cancelled due to mismatch of symbols and names of candidates on the ballot papers.
Daily Monitor
Monday December 28 2020
Hundreds of people cheer NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyaglanyi, aka Bobi Wine, after prayers at Our Lady of Sorrows Cathedral, Kitovu in Masaka City yesterday. PHOTO | DAVID LUBOWA
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Mr Paul Bukenya, the EC spokesperson, said campaign meetings in the said districts, which are considered to be registering high spread of the virus, had been suspended indefinitely starting December 26.
National campaigns end on January 12. Polling day is January 14.
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The Electoral Commission’s cancellation of campaigns in Kampala and Eleven other districts and cities at the weekend has provoked rage among voters and candidates in the respective areas.