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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 had started harassing opposition supporters who started celebrating some of their candidates that we...

Daily Monitor Thursday January 14 2021 Agents of various candidates are briefed before voting starts at Nsasa polling station in Kira, Wakiso District. Summary Advertisement However, many polling stations in Kampala and metropolitan areas experienced glitches as polling material arrived late. Our reporter at Kyengombe park yard polling station in Rubaga South said by 7.30am, no polling agent had arrived but the voters were still waiting. At Lugala Namungona Kigobe polling station, voters had already come in big numbers by 7am but polling material had not arrived yet. Fatuma Nakawunga, a polli...

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

THE STANDARD AFRICA The run-up to Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections on January 14, 2021 has turned nasty and led to multiple fatalities. The arrest of opposition candidate Bobi Wine  in November 2020 sparked violent mass protests in Uganda, leaving at least 37 people dead and dozens injured. As political tensions flare hours to the presidential and parliamentary race, here are some of the presidential candidates contesting Thursday’s vote. Bobi Wine Bobi Wine (pictured), 38, is a popular musician cum lawmaker who has become a household name in Uganda and abroad, thanks ...

THE STANDARD By Betty Njeru | January 12th 2021 at 13:16:48 GMT +0300 Uganda Presidential candidates Yoweri Museveni (left) and Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. [Courtesy] Uganda will be heading to the ballot on Thursday, January 14, for both presidential and parliamentary seats. The incumbent, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, is seeking re-election, having ruled the country for 35 years. Should he win, he will be serving his sixth term as president. Here’s what you need to know about the polls: Uganda's electoral law   Uganda votes for new leaders every five years. As such, their ne...