Earlier on at his rally, Mao dared police to disrupt him lest they risk causing chaos that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Presidential candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will regret, saying he enjoys massive support at home compared to anybody else.
Hamza Wamono, Executive Director of Bugisu NGO Forum says many Gishu NRM flag bearers are disassociating themselves from campaigning for President Museveni because of the voters who are bitter with the NRM government.
Ndayizeye was flagging off the team of 74 EAC Mission Observers drawn from the East African Legislative Assembly, East African Court of Justice, EAC Secretariat and the Electoral Management bodies, Ministries of EAC Affairs and Human Rights Commissions of the EAC Partner States.
Mwesigwa argues that in many cases voting materials arrive late at polling stations, which affects voting time where in some cases the exercise goes on even beyond 9 PM.
Under the programme, beneficiaries up to 30 in number form associations, and the associations, in turn, will form SACCOS each of which receives 30 million Shillings.
The voters say that they became concerned after noticing that their Voters Location Slips (VLS) being issued by the Electoral Commission (EC) did not have their polling station but were instead marked ‘’Nil’’.
Hundreds of women thronged Arua City Mayor’s gardens as early as 7:00am with the hope of receiving the campaign T-shirts and free goodies from the National Resistance Movement-NRM presidential candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Arua Central Division NRM Parliamentary candidate, Jackson Atima.
Mao told Uganda Radio Network that people of Acholi can only send a strong message that they are unhappy by voting for him. Voting him, Mao argue will be Acholi’s contribution to the struggle of liberating Uganda. But he hastened to say that he will not complain if Acholi people don’t vote him.
The Spokesperson of NUP Joel Ssenyonyi says their campaign program has been frustrated by security personnel and the Electoral Commission which have denied them access to campaign in some districts and arrested their campaign team members.
Joshua Bwambale, the Kayonza Parish Supervisor in Ddwaniro sub-county, says the trainer had a big load, which he couldn’t handle proficiently. He says given the limited time, trainer chose to train one group, which he told to train others. He says the first group never had the skills to train fellow officials.
According to Saddam, plain-clothed men stormed Hadad’s residency two weeks ago and ordered him to come out but he was stopped by his family and neighbours. He also claimed that some people from the NRM camp approached Hadad and asked him to abandon his candidature in exchange for money in vain. The NUP camp has given security 48 hours to produce least they take to the streets.
Bishop Kisembo says that opposition candidates including those vying for the presidency were tortured, harassed and blocked from holding campaigns in different districts in the country.
As the rainy season kicked in towards the last months of 2020, more Sub Counties like Rwebisengo, Bweramule, Butungama and Rwebisengo Town council also experienced floods that persisted for months.
Mufuma was picked up on Monday together with several others for blocking Modoi from canvassing support in the sub-county on grounds that they don’t support NRM candidates.
Moses Ssenkindu, a resident of Bugere parish in Kyannamukaaka Sub County in Masaka district accuses Ssebamala of being dishonest about his voting particulars by claiming to be a voter at Luvunja Polling Station in Bukoto Central constituency, where his name doesn’t appear on the register.
Unlike in 2016 general elections where the WSR was only visible in Kampala, this year, the platform has opened three other regional Physical Situation Rooms to contribute to its agenda. The WSR is now visible in 30 districts across the country that will be hosted in Gulu, Kampala, Mbarara and Soroti.
According to Kabafunzaki, he has only opted to help residents who support him politically because he has gained nothing in helping everybody. He revealed that even if he meets any person involved in an accident, he will mind his business because the people of Rukiga have not realized how helpful he has been.
It is claimed that NRM Party gave 50,000 shillings per village to be given to 23 selected youths per village who shall coordinate the votes for NRM party president and flag bearers at village level.
