Ethiopia: About 11,607 Arrested Since October
The State of Emergency Inquiry Board says Ethiopian authorities have arrested and detained about 11,607 people since October 9, 2016 in a measure put in place to curb widespread violence that had gripped the country, Al Jazeera reported.Lire aussi : Fête de Pâques: La dernière ligne droite
Taddesse Hordofa, chairperson of the board said the people are detained to in six prisons and there are 347 women among the detainees. In a television statement of Saturday, November 12, 2016, Taddesse Hordofa said, Some 11,607 individuals have so far been detained in six prisons, of which 347 are female, in connection with the state of emergency declared in the country, Al Jaeera quoted. He said offences for the arrests ranged from serious crimes such as attacking security forces using firearms or killing civilians and members of security forces to the much more mundane denying provision of public services and disrupting movement of
Daily Monitor
Monday January 18 2021
European Union head of delegation Atilio Pacifici (left) and the head of East African Community election observer mission, Domitien Ndayizeye, at the National Tally Centre in Kyambogo, Kampala, on Friday. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA.
Summary
The EAC mission urged government to review the performance of security forces in the electoral processes and address the issues, which may have triggered use of force and accusations of bias against Opposition parties.
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As the Electoral Commission (EC) declared President Museveni winner of Thursday’s presidential elections with 58.64 per cent of the total valid votes cast, the home of his closest challenger Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, who got 34.83 per cent of the votes, was cordoned off by security forces.
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While we wait for the official results to be verified and released, the following will provide a summary of events that took place on election day in Uganda.
Polling Stations
Most polling stations opened at 07h00 and closed at 16h00. Some polling stations in Kampala and other areas in northern Uganda opened late as polling material failed to arrive on time.
Confusion over new polling stations had some voters unsure of where to cast their vote. Many had not picked up their voter location slips, while some had received them but could not read where they needed to vote.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday January 13 2021
Former Burundi president Domitien Ndayizeye (with flag) and other East African Community officials flag off vehicles with 74 members of the observer mission in Kampala yesterday. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA.
Summary
They are to reinforce the work of domestic election observers and make recommendations for the partner states.
In 2016 elections, the mission sent only 17 observers.
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In 2016 elections, the mission sent only 17 observers.
The trained team is to travel and observe elections in 12 districts; Kampala, Masaka, Gulu, Arua, Mubende, Masindi, Soroti, Mbale, Mbarara, Kabale, Kasese and Moroto.
They are to reinforce the work of domestic election observers and make recommendations for the partner states.
The observation team is led by the IGAD Director of the peace and security division Hon Siraj Fegessa.
Addressing the media in Kampala, Hon Fegessa said the observers are to be deployed in 5 districts including Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono.
He says these are deployed to contribute to enhancing the democratisation processes in the region.