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Deputy army spokesperson, Deo Akiiki acknowledged military presence around his home

Daily Monitor Thursday January 14 2021 Electoral commission officials direct voters at a polling station in Kampala, Uganda as voting started on January 14, 2021. Yasuyoshi Chiba | AFP Summary Bobi Wine said his party was prepared despite the confrontations by security agents during the just-concluded campaigns. Mr Emmanuel Dombo, the NRM secretariat’s director for communication, said they have deployed 57,984 polling agents. Mr Museveni is seeking re-election for the sixth time. Forum for De...

Daily Monitor Thursday January 14 2021 Opposition supporters remained optimistic that their candidates are poised to win major position in 2021 polls. PHOTO/RACHEL MABALA. Summary NRM supporters hailed Election Day as successful, a fit they attribute to party flagbearer and incumbent president – Museveni. Opposition differed calling the day a mockery of Ugandans. Advertisement Failures by the biometric voter verification kits also added to their miseries. However, by evening, security forces ...

By Prossy Kisakye Presidential candidates have poked holes in the afro Barometer poll findings which indicated that most Ugandans are

Daily Monitor Thursday January 14 2021 Summary Pop star-turned-politician said he was confident that he had done enough despite a harrowing experience during electoral campaigns. Opposition candidate also denounced the conduct of the country’s security forces in the run up to election day. Advertisement National Unity Platform (NUP) party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has said he will reject Thursdays election results should the party deem the poll irregular. “The p...

Opposition factions believe EC’s failure to striking an electoral balance puts Uganda’s peaceful coexistence at stake

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said the military raided his home Tuesday and beat one of his guards, two days before the presidential election.

The East African Monday January 11 2021 Uganda President Yoweri Museveni deployed the army to oversee security during the elections but the opposition say the military deployments are an attempt to intimidate voters and opposition supporters in order to suppress voter turnout and enable vote-rigging. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI Summary The country goes to the polls on Thursday to elect a president and members of parliament following a campaign marred by unprecedented violence. Advertisement Uganda�...

Daily Monitor Thursday January 07 2021 National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine addresses journalists in Mbale District on January 7, 2021. PHOTO/ ABUBAKER LUBOWA Summary At the height of Constitution amendment in 2017, Mr Kyagulanyi and Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana said they were targeted for opposing the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) partys plan to scrap the presidential age limit. Advertisement National Unity Platform (NUP) pres...

Daily Monitor Thursday January 07 2021 Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi arriving at his campaign venue in Namisindwa District on January 6, 2021. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA Advertisement National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has pledged to strengthen cooperatives in Bugisu Sub-region in a bid to revive coffee growing as he made his second coming to the area.  Bobi Wine, who campaigned in only one district yesterday, said many farmers have...