Voting peaceful at upcountry stations
Feb 19, 2011
VOTING in Mpigi and Butambala districts was calm. However, the exercise was delayed at several poling centres due to late arrival of polling materials.
Mpigi and Butambala
VOTING in Mpigi and Butambala districts was calm. However, the exercise was delayed at several poling centres due to late arrival of polling materials.
At Police Centre N-Z polling station in Mpigi, voting started at 9:00am.
Lydia Nakibuuka, the presiding officer said the officials had to wait for police constables to show up before starting the exercise.
She also said some people’s names were not on the people’s register.
The district police commander, Barbara Alungat dismissed the reports saying the police could not have delayed since they were the ones who delivered the materials from the registrar’s office.
At Kikunyu polling station A, voting started at 8:20am. The presiding officer, Jackline Nalunkuma attributed the delay to the late arrival of polling materials.
At Kabasanda polling station in Butambala, voting started at 7:20am. At Butambale Katende N-Z polling station in Butambala, voting started at 7:30am.
The presiding officer said the delay was due to the sorting of polling materials.
She complained that the officials had to carryout voter education since many people did not know how to vote. She also complained that some names in the voters register were not in alphabetical order, which complicated their work.
Education minister, Namirembe Bitamazire cast her ballot at Kibuga Church of Uganda Polling Station at 12:00pm. She said she was confident of a win, observed that there was a higher voter turn out.
Manafwa, Bududa
In Bubuda and Manafwa, voters in Bukofu sub-county were angered after several names did not appear on the register.
The district registrar Salim Kuzinda ordered the parish supervisor to contact the Electoral Commission offices in Kampala on how the matter should be resolved.
In Bududa town council two crime preventers were thrown out of a polling station due to lack of identification. The two men also did not have uniforms which caused suspicion among the voters.
Report by Brian Mayanja and Patrick Ogwang , Ibrahim Kasiita, Conan Businge, Brenda Asiimwe, Cecilia Okoth, Stella Naigino, Juliet Lukwago, Andrew Ssenyonga, Florence Nakaayi, Joyce namutebi, Tadeo Bwambale, Henry Sekanjako, Angela Ndagano, Chris Kiwawulo and Paul Watala
VOTING in Mpigi and Butambala districts was calm. However, the exercise was delayed at several poling centres due to late arrival of polling materials.
At Police Centre N-Z polling station in Mpigi, voting started at 9:00am.
Lydia Nakibuuka, the presiding officer said the officials had to wait for police constables to show up before starting the exercise.
She also said some people’s names were not on the people’s register.
The district police commander, Barbara Alungat dismissed the reports saying the police could not have delayed since they were the ones who delivered the materials from the registrar’s office.
At Kikunyu polling station A, voting started at 8:20am. The presiding officer, Jackline Nalunkuma attributed the delay to the late arrival of polling materials.
At Kabasanda polling station in Butambala, voting started at 7:20am. At Butambale Katende N-Z polling station in Butambala, voting started at 7:30am.
The presiding officer said the delay was due to the sorting of polling materials.
She complained that the officials had to carryout voter education since many people did not know how to vote. She also complained that some names in the voters register were not in alphabetical order, which complicated their work.
Education minister, Namirembe Bitamazire cast her ballot at Kibuga Church of Uganda Polling Station at 12:00pm. She said she was confident of a win, observed that there was a higher voter turn out.
Manafwa, Bududa
In Bubuda and Manafwa, voters in Bukofu sub-county were angered after several names did not appear on the register.
The district registrar Salim Kuzinda ordered the parish supervisor to contact the Electoral Commission offices in Kampala on how the matter should be resolved.
In Bududa town council two crime preventers were thrown out of a polling station due to lack of identification. The two men also did not have uniforms which caused suspicion among the voters.
Report by Brian Mayanja and Patrick Ogwang , Ibrahim Kasiita, Conan Businge, Brenda Asiimwe, Cecilia Okoth, Stella Naigino, Juliet Lukwago, Andrew Ssenyonga, Florence Nakaayi, Joyce namutebi, Tadeo Bwambale, Henry Sekanjako, Angela Ndagano, Chris Kiwawulo and Paul Watala