Daily Monitor
Sunday February 14 2021
Florence Aciro with her basket of fruits that she vends on Kampala streets for a living. Photos/Tony Mushoborozi
Summary
For a woman who had no money to compete in the highly comercialised election, Florence Aciro still does not believe that she is soon to be sworn in as the new Woman LC3 Councillor for Naguru 2 in Nakawa Division, Kampala.
The 38-year-old mother tells her story with teary eyes, tears of joy and thanksgiving, because (by her own admission) she still can’t believe how good the Lord has been to her.
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For 15 years, Florence Aciro was a street vendor on the streets of Kampala. Her commodities of choice were mangoes, roasted ground nuts, and steamed fresh maize depending on what was in season at the time.
Daily Monitor
Sunday February 14 2021
Florence Aciro (centre in blue dress) with some of her fellow vendors in a group photo in Kampala on Tuesday. Inset is Acioro carrying her merchandise. PHOTOS/TONY MUSHOBOROZI
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For 15 years, Florence Aciro was a street vendor on the streets of Kampala. Her commodities of choice were mangoes, roasted ground nuts, and steamed fresh maize depending on what was in season at the time.
Her area of operation was the last stretch of Lugogo Bypass towards Bukoto, including the area around Kampala International School, near the new mosque, and Kira Road.
Her daily profit ranged between Shs3,000 and Shs5,000. It goes without saying that her means could have been better. But nonetheless, that is how she survived and fed her six children. That, and a lot of prayer.
Ochan’s body was discovered today morning hanging by a rope at Banda Primary School playground in Nakawa Division.
According to the Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire , the deceased was identified by a phone that was in his trouser pocket.
He says investigations involving scene of Crime officers, pathologists and detectives are ongoing to ascertain what exactly transpired.
In the meantime, the body was moved to Kampala Capital City Authority mortuary at Mulago for postmortem.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 26 2021
Incumbent mayor of Rubaga Division Joyce Ssebugwawo uses a biometeric machine before casting her vote at Ham Mukasa Polling Station in Kampala yesterday. PHOTO/RACHEL MABALA.
Summary
Voters attacked electoral officials and polling agents after some pre-ticked ballot papers were reportedly stuffed in the boxes.
Voters claimed supporters of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) were being given more than one ballot, and were seen struggling to stuff them inside the boxes.
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The municipal and division elections yesterday were largely peaceful across the country but there were also many incidents of vote rigging and other irregularities.
Daily Monitor
Saturday January 16 2021
Forum for Democratic Change party presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuria campaigns in Kakapiripirit District on December 12,2020
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The Kakumiro Grade One Magistrate’s Court was on January 6, at 8.20pm, enveloped in darkness.
But still the court, which was aided with light emanating from a camera manned by an NTV reporter, proceeded to charge Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)’s presidential candidate, who was for the umpteenth time arrested while campaigning in the western district of Kibaale, with a preposterous charge of being driven on the roof a vehicle, which put his life at risk.