Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian police said on Saturday several polling stations had been attacked by gunmen in Lagos, the nation’s economic hub, during the presidential and national assembly polls. Idowu Owohunwa, the police chief in Lagos, told reporters at a press conference in Lagos, that 25 staff of the Independent …
Read More »Bobi Wine performed better at muslim institutions polling stations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform -NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine scored above 50 percent at 381 of 765 polling stations that were situated at Muslim institutions. Bobi Wine’s win at these polling stations was 49.8 percent on average. This is according to analysis …
Read More »Declaration forms from 23 polling stations, never reached EC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Results from 23 polling stations in Kampala did not make it to the Electoral Commission’s final tally sheet after their Declaration Forms disappeared between the polling stations and the tally centre in Kyambogo. The said polling stations account for 22,103 registered voters and are …
Read More »Elections cancelled in Pakanyi sub county over mismatch of symbols
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was confusion in polling stations in Pakanyi sub county, Masindi district after there was a mix up in the symbols of candidates for woman councillor seat for Kyakamese West Parish. The elections were first cancelled last week after the commission delivered ballot papers for …
Read More »Voting halted in Nansana municipality due to switched polling kits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voting has been halted at various polling stations within Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district because of a mix-up in polling kits. There was a mix-up of the ballot papers both female and directly elected councillors at several polling stations visited by our reporter in Nabweru …
Read More »Many likely to vote at night or miss out at congested polling stations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 165 polling stations mainly in Kampala and Wakiso have more than 1200 registered voters, the ceiling of voters supposed to be at a particular polling station according to Electoral Commission (EC) data analyzed by Uganda Radio Network. The implication of this is the likelihood of …
Read More »Vote rigging tricks revealed to polling agents in Wakiso
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates and their agents have identified a number of ways through which they allege that rigging may be done. In a training for some polling agents in Wakiso district, the chief facilitator Godfrey Mpagi said that the ways through which the voting exercise is rigged …
Read More »Ban of cameras at polling stations is hiding transparency-Muntu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party presidential candidate, Gregory Mugisha Muntu has said that the Electoral Commission’s ban on the use of cameras and smartphones at the polling stations is aimed at concealing transparency during voting exercise. Last week, the Electoral Commission announced a …
Read More »VOTER EDUCATION: EC register has 18.1 million
📌 Total number of voters Uganda elections 2021 ✅ Number of Voters: 18,103,603 ✅ Number of Polling Stations:34,684 📌 Districts with highest populations ➡ Kampala 1,280,409 ➡ Wakiso 1,154,857 ➡ Kasese 384,058 ➡ Mukono 355,275 ➡ Ntungamo 268,541 ➡ Tororo 268,434 ➡ Luwero 257,115 ➡ Kamuli 236,917 ➡ Buikwe 235,640 ➡ Isingiro 233,099 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are 18,103,603 …
Read More »Police to deploy two SPCs at polling stations in hotspots
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police leadership has resolved to deploy two Special Police Constables –SPCs at all polling stations in areas regarded as hotspots. Police have recruited and trained 50,000 SPCs who will be deployed to guide voters at 34,344 polling stations. Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson said …
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