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 Democratic Change presidential candidate Patrick Obio Amuriat urged his supporters to stand firm.
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Presidential candidates Wednesday said they were ready to cast their ballots and asked their supporters to go to their various polling stations and vote.
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.
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Failures by the biometric voter verification kits also added to their miseries.
However, by evening, security forces had started harassing opposition supporters who started celebrating some of their candidates that were enjoying an early lead.
NRM supporters hailed Election Day as successful, a fit they attribute to party flagbearer and incumbent president – Museveni.