Democracy Dies in Darkness; Voting Halted at Three Polling Stations in Kayunga District LC5 By-Election Over Pre-Ticked Ballot Papers.
Voting at three polling stations has this morning been halted after residents protested the exercise over alleged ballot stuffing. Voting was halted at polling stations of Kyato-Mwoloola, Nakyesanja at Kayonza sub county and Seeta-Nyiize in Kangulumira sub county. At Nakyesanja and Kyato, each presiding officer was seen at the polling stations alone with boxes stuffed with over 100 ballot papers ticked in favour of Andrew Muwonge, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate. At Kangulumira specifically Nakyesanja polling station, the box was stuffed with over 462 ballot papers before even the bio-metric machine was brought to the station. The residents protested, saying they were boycotting the election. Police and the army have cordoned off the stations to prevent further chaos, with the presiding officers placed under heavy protection. John Mpiima a voter at Seeta says the exercise should stop since they cannot trust the election officials anymore. Dr Tanga Odoi, who is monitor