[Ugnet] Casting delayed by lack of voters to witness box opening

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Casting delayed by lack of voters to witness box opening

VOTING in Wakiso district failed to kick off at 7:00am as there were no voters to witness the opening of the ballot boxes, reports Catherine Ntabadde.

Presiding officers in nine polling stations said they needed five voters to witnesses the opening of the ballot boxes.

The officers said voters arrived at the stations after 8:00am.

“We were supposed to start at 7:00am but there was no one by that time. The witnesses have to check the ballot boxes and see that there is nothing. We got witnesses at 8:00am,” Majid Kukulakwetta, the presiding officer of Nansana East (A-M), said.

There was a low turn up in the polling stations of Kisimbiri B (N-Z), Kisimbiri B (A-M), Mpunga Ward E in Wakiso Town Council, Buyera-Gayaza-Namasaga in Wakiso sub-county, Nansana East 2, Nansana East AB (N-Z), Nansana East (A-M), Nansana West (N-Z) and Nansana West 2B in Nabweru sub-county.

By 11:00am, each of the nine polling stations had registered less than 50 voters.

The exercise was further disrupted by a downpour at around 2:30pm.
Patrick Nsubuga, a councillor in Nansana parish, said members of the opposition were stopping residents from voting.

Published on: Friday, 29th July, 2005

 

 

 

Lira officer faces arrest over voting

THE Police in Lira have summoned the district secretary for security on suspicion of campaigning against the referendum, reports Ali Mao and James Oloch.

The district Police chief, Taire Idh-wege, said Tonny Ogwang Adwari went around telling people not to vote. Ogwany, however, denied the allegation. “I am going to make a statement but it will be brief because I am not a criminal,” he said.

The district registrar, Dennis Ebong, said the general turn-up in Lira municipality was very poor because many voters were not fully sensitised about the exercise.

Published on: Friday, 29th July, 2005

 

 

Low turn-up excites Njuba (and Ssemakula in USA)

By Josephine Maseruka

THE Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) national coordinator, Sam Njuba, was the happiest man yesterday following a poor turn-up in the referendum.

“Although I did not vote, I am the happiest man. At some stations, the turn-up was near zero,” he said. “As FDC, we resolved that we should not be party to Museveni’s political gimmick, sham and fraud and the results of the referendum are self explanatory,” he said.

The New Vision caught up with Njuba as he drove towards Entebbe.
He said, “We left the mediocre parties backed by Museveni to participate in the fraud exercise and in his political gimmick.”

Meanwhile, in Nangabo sub-county where Njuba hails from, a number of voters with registration cards had their names missing in the voters’ register.

Published on: Friday, 29th July, 2005

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Thugs (?????) kill UYD official

 

BURST SKULL: Lugonvu

 

By Chris Kiwawulo

A UGANDA Young Democrats (UYD) office administrator yesterday died at Mulago Hospital after thugs beat him at his residence in Namasuba on Monday night.

The UYD chief, Michael Mabikke, said Vincent Lugonvu died on Tuesday night.
“He was operated upon but died later.
The thugs beat him a lot. Doctors said his skull was cracked,” Mabikke, also Makindye East MP, said.

He said Lugonvu was taken to Mulago unconscious after the thugs, who reportedly took nothing from the house, had disappeared.

He said on the fateful night, Lugonvu was with his sister, Harriet Kisakye, a local music artiste.

Published on: Friday, 29th July, 2005

 

Rest in Peace Brother.

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