Biometric machines disrupt voting in Entebbe

Despite the early delivery of voting materials at most of the polling stations in Entebbe, the biometric machines to verify voters were non-operational.

At Survey Training School in Entebbe, the voters waited for close to 30 minutes to allow polling assistants synchronize the codes which they said had mismatched the voters' serial numbers.

"At some of the polling stations, assistants have decided to use the voters register to allow voters cast their votes. The Electoral Commission officials have failed to use the equipment" Entebbe Mayor Paul Kayanja told New Vision after casting his vote at St Joseph's Primary School Katabi.

At Bugonga, voters were allowed to vote without their voters' cards or identity cards, as polling agents used the voters register.

"For as long as your name is on the voters register we are not stopping anybody from voting," one of the agents said.

Kayanja however decried the low turn up of voters in most of the polling stations in Entebbe, saying that voters were still hesitant and are waiting to come in late.  

At some of the polling stations, voters were also not aware of the candidates on the ballot papers.

"I thought we are also voting for our mayor. I don't even know the people I have voted for," a voter commented.