At the Green Valley polling station, tensions flared when the returning officer halted the vote count, citing the presence of unregistered individuals in the lines. The interruption occurred while tallying votes for NUP candidate Kidega Evan, prompting police to swiftly intervene and disperse voters from the station.
Voting in the village youth polls was marred by violence, prompting the cancellation of the exercise in various zones of Kamwokya parish.
Tensions were high at various polling
stations in Green Valley Zone, Church Zone, Market Area, and Kisenyi 1 and 2 as
youths voted for their village leaders. The areas saw a heavy deployment of
police and military police within the polling stations.
At the Green Valley polling station,
tensions flared when the returning officer halted the vote counting, citing the
presence of unregistered individuals in the lines. The interruption occurred
while tallying votes for NUP candidate Kidega Evan, prompting police to swiftly
intervene and disperse voters from the station.
Kidega's supporters then proceeded to the Kampala
Central Offices on Mawanda Road, demanding a re-election. However, they were
denied access to the offices, leading them to camp outside the premises.
Kidega, who was with his supporters outside the
offices, said that vote counting had
been proceeding smoothly until the officers alleged that some of his
supporters had infiltrated the line.
//Cue in; “ awo police nebiyingiramu…
Cue out… akalulu nebakayiwa."//
Michael Nkalubo, a voter at Green
Valley, reported that violence also erupted at Kisenyi polling stations,
resulting in injuries to some candidates amid clashes between NRM and NUP
supporters.
//Cue in; “Abantu analala…
Cue out…bakubidwa naye."//
He further alleged that in other zones, unknown goons
were deployed in Kifumbira 1, 2, and Central zones to incite violence against
National Unity Platform supporters at the polling stations.
//Cue in; “ abavubuka baze…
Cue out…nebatandika okutekawo."//
Christopher Lule, a candidate for chairperson in the Church Area, stated that many people were barred from accessing the polling
stations. Lule and others also alleged that some individuals had been removed
from the voter registers.
Kamali. M James
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