Belief that elections cannot result into change discouraged people from voting Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) says it’s conducting a study to understand why voters din’t turn up to vote. Cyprian Ogwang, the head of Research and Planning Department at EC says this survey will be …
Read More »Between indecisiveness and thumb print lies 2016 elections invalid votes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Khisa Isaac | Buziga is situated on the edge of Munyonyo, an address of some of Kampala’s affluent class. Buziga is an upscale suburb populated by gated storied residential houses. But during 2016 presidential election, a polling station in this area—Upper Buziga Community Center—had the …
Read More »Drama, politics behind independent’s campaign symbols
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Khisa Isaac | Campaign symbols are one of the key feature of an election. Unlike official party candidates, who use their party candidates, independents are expected to come up with meaningful symbols that they market to their voters. Cyprian Ogwang, the Head of Research and …
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