The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has unveiled an app, the You Vote to monitor election results across the country. Kyagulanyi says that the application will help them in ensuring that they tighten every noose that can be used to rig votes.
He says that a picture of the declaration forms can be taken and sent to the app by agents to ease the tally process and compare the party’s tally sheets with those of the Electoral Commission.
Speaking at his home in Magere on Saturday, Kyagulanyi asked his supporters to use their smartphones during elections and record each activity especially when returning officers are declaring results.
Kyagulanyi who gave a brief overview of how chaotic his campaign has been said more than 100 members of his campaign team have been arrested while many have died while being intimidation as polling day draws closer.
He asked Ugandans to turn up in big numbers on polling day.
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“He says that a picture of the declaration forms can be taken and sent to the app by agents to ease the tally process and compare the party’s tally sheets with those of the Electoral Commission.”
Supposing doctored declaration forms are photographed, or edited pictures are submitted, or the pictures of originals are doctored once submitted?
This just seems to be an unofficial parallel system on which to base unverifiable claims of over anticipated rigging (which, according to campaign rhetoric, seems to be the only acceptable outcome besides a declaration of NUP victory) …after which, we can expect the promised violence and loss of life ( “We are removing a dictator”, “Ugandans will rise up”, “Ballot or bullet”, “Plan B” etc) rather than challenging disputed results via the proper democratic channels.
Being developed by a political party with the obvious motive of supporting that particular party’s version of election outcomes… on what grounds can this app claim any credibility or legitimacy in the electoral process?
Would “evidence” from this app be acceptable in court?
It seems arguments based on this app would basically amount to “their word (EC) vs ours (NUP)”… which wouldn’t be favourable for NUP.
They would have presented this brilliant idea through parliament months ago and worked with the EC to develop an official or at least accredited non-partisan app that involves all parties and observers in the verification and submission of documents to a non-partisan independent body to compare tally sheets with those of EC?
Maybe it’s not too late to tweak the app accordingly?