EC explains delay in publication of presidential election results
January 23, 2021 EC officials at the tally centre
A week after the presidential election, and six days after declaring incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the winner, the Electoral Commission (EC) has not yet published the final results.
This is in stark contrast with the 2016 presidential election results which were published two days after declaring Museveni as the winner.
Museveni was announced the winner last Saturday after allegedly polling 5.85 million votes equivalent to 58.64 per cent, while his closest challenger Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine of National Unity Platform (NUP) polled won 3.48 million votes equivalent 34.83 per cent.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 12 2021
This photo taken on January 12, 2021 shows former presidential contender Dr Kizza Besigye addressing journalists at Hotel Africana in Kampala as presidential candidates Patrick Amuriat, Mugisha Muntu and Robert Kyagulanyi look on. PHOTO/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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Mr Amuriat also asked Ugandans to protect their vote before urging the Electoral Comission to ensure that the January 14 poll is free and fair.
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Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Dr Kizza Besigye has lauded opposition presidential candidates for bracing brutality meted out on them by armed forces as they canvassed the country for votes ahead of Thursday polls.
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January 12th 2021 at 13:16:48 GMT +0300
Uganda Presidential candidates Yoweri Museveni (left) and Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. [Courtesy]
Uganda will be heading to the ballot on Thursday, January 14, for both presidential and parliamentary seats. The incumbent, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, is seeking re-election, having ruled the country for 35 years.
Should he win, he will be serving his sixth term as president.
Here’s what you need to know about the polls:
Uganda s electoral law
Uganda votes for new leaders every five years. As such, their next General Election will be in 2026.
Presidential candidates need to garner at least 50 per cent of the vote to be declared winner of the elections. Failure, the country goes for a run-off election.
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martin Okoth Ochola Friday refuted reports that police are targeting journalists covering elections that have been marred by violence, arguing that security personnel have been using reasonable force to retrain the press for their own safety.
“We have heard complaints that security is targeting the media. On the contrary, it is the media targeting security. It is portraying security as brutal and siding with government. When we tell a journalist, don’t go there and you insist on going where there is danger, we shall beat you for your own safety. I have no apology. We shall not apologise but we shall continue helping you not to go where there is danger,” IGP Ochola told journalists during a security briefing in Kampala ahead of next week’s elections.