EC eases restrictions on media, use of camera during elections
January 10, 2021 Written by URN
The Electoral Commission (EC) has eased restrictions on use of cameras and other recording devices at polling stations on election day.
Earlier this week, the chairman of EC, Justice Simon Byabakama communicated new guidelines that would apply to the January 14 general election. Contentious among these was the directive that voters will not be allowed to remain at polling stations after voting to witness the vote counting and a ban of cameras at the polling stations.
The ban on cameras was strangely extended to journalists as well. Opposition political parties, however, questioned the legality of the directives w