In Rushenyi County in Ntungamo District,in Uganda a box containing ballot papers was stolen in transit to a polling station while in Kashari County in Mbarara District voters were reportedly given pre-ticked ballots for president at a polling station, sparking protests.
The stolen box contained voting materials for Kacerere Polling Station in Nyarwanya Parish in Rushenyi constituency.
The Ntungamo District registrar, Mr Latif Ngozi, told the local news outlet that the box contained ballot papers for president, directly elected Members of Parliament and District Woman MP and other voting materials.
He said Kacerere Polling Station has 837 voters.
“Some bad characters decided to steal the ballot box. For that polling station people did not vote and arrests have been made,we are in touch with Electoral Commission (EC) headquarters. We are going to have an election tomorrow (today) morning”, Said Mr Ngozi.
Mr Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region police spokesperson, said four suspects had been arrested over the incident.
He said at around 3am, a vehicle carrying the voting materials broke down in transit and the officials responsible, who were accompanied by candidates’ agents, offloaded the materials.
The officials and some local volunteers decided to transport the materials on foot to the sub-county. However, along the way the box of ballots with its master key disappeared.
In Mbarara, at Amabaare Central Church of Uganda Polling Station in Nyabisirira parish in Kashare Sub-county in Kashari Constituency, some local council officials who were serving as candidate Yoweri Museveni’s agents reportedly announced that voters would be given pre-ticked ballots for president.
“Some voters, especially the youth protested and there was some commotion, forcing the officials to suspend the voting temporarily,” an eyewitness, told the local news outlet.
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