The country’s electoral body, accused of electoral fraud by opposition, became a target of sad commentary to the opposition after “irregularities” were sighted in presidential poll results.
Daily Monitor
Saturday January 16 2021
Aisha Lwasa prepares pancakes and half cakes for the evening sales at her stall in Kisaasi, Kampala. PHOTO/Eronie Kamukama
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To listen to politicians speak about issues affecting women such as childcare, equal work rights and health is one thing. Representing the interests of women once elected into office is quite another. For now, women can only wait to see if their desires do not remain far- tetched dreams or lip service.
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Most mornings, as daylight tears open the hues of the world, Aisha Lwasa weaves through stall holders in Kalerwe market and haggles over the prices of food. She brings those fruits, vegetables and bananas to her stall in Kisaasi, a Kampala suburb, just in time to catch early buyers.
The East African
Saturday January 16 2021
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Bobi Wine rejected the results calling them fake .
He claimed that the Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama had ignored malpractices that occurred during elections, including those at the expense of armed forces.
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Vote counting entered day two, Saturday, with provisional results from the January 14 polls indicating the race to presidency was narrowing down to a two-horse race between ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, with over 69 per cent of the vote in at the National tally centre at Kyambogo, Kampala.
The race remains tight and too early to call with about 34, 354 polling stations left but Bobi Wine Thursday hinted on possibility of rejecting results
Daily Monitor
Friday January 15 2021
NRM presidential candidate and incumbent president Yoweri Museveni casts his ballot at Kaaro high-school polling station in Rushere on January 14, 2021 .PHOTO/KELVIN ATUHAIRE
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The Electoral Commission (EC) is now tasked by the constitution to declare final results within 48 hours after closure of polls.
The next instalment of results declaration by the Electoral Commission will be January 15, at 9:00pm(Local EAT).
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Polls opened and ended Thursday, paving way for a rather delayed vote counting exercise in Uganda’s hotly contested election as the country climaxes a deadly election that has so far claimed over 50 people in poll-related violence.