{"id":21620,"date":"2016-02-18T10:16:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T10:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=21620"},"modified":"2016-02-18T10:24:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T10:24:32","slug":"late-deployment-of-voting-materials-causes-mayhem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/late-deployment-of-voting-materials-causes-mayhem\/","title":{"rendered":"Late deployment of voting materials causes mayhem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The elections are now turning chaotic in different parts of Kampala and Wakiso due to an overwhelmingly delayed deployment of voting materials countrywide.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s 12:00 noon, still no voting materials at Katuuso COU polling station. Check <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amgodiva\">@amgodiva<\/a>&#39;s face <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UgandaDecides?src=hash\">#UgandaDecides<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CGwCnfiDWG\">pic.twitter.com\/CGwCnfiDWG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Susan Mirembe (@Cell_met) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cell_met\/status\/700243970555846656\">February 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At Kanga polling station in Entebbe municipality voting has not kicked off due to late delivery of voting materials.<br \/>\nAt Kajjansi dispensary B, polling materials arrived in an NRM candidate\u2019s car causing suspicion.<br \/>\nPolice fired in the air to disperse crowds that pounced on councilor Mubiru Balwana.<br \/>\nThe voters accused the councilors of ballot stuffing in favor of parliamentary candidate Peter Sematimba.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mutigwedembe polling station Makerere 11 Zone A, Voting started @ 12 :50 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisatuk\">@chrisatuk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UgandaDecides?src=hash\">#UgandaDecides<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yaj3xRmqAg\">pic.twitter.com\/Yaj3xRmqAg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyMonitor\/status\/700261445880168448\">February 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At Bulaga Mityana road, anti-riot police has been deployed to quell a strike started by voters.<br \/>\nThe voters had chosen to sit in the middle of the road demanding that the voting exercise kicks off.<br \/>\nPolice has deployed mamba and teargas trucks to calm the situation.<br \/>\nIn Makindye Mubarak , a strike is also under way.<\/p>\n<p>Police has heavily deployed at queen\u2019s way where voters turned rowdy over delays in delivery of polling materials.<\/p>\n<p>A scuffle earlier on ensued in Kisenyi after the polling agents disagreed with polling officials on the distance they are meant to keep from the cordoned off area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Those in polling stations without material, please don&#39;t give up, tell everyone at your polling stations to hang in there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UgandaDecides?src=hash\">#UgandaDecides<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Irene Ikomu (@miss__rizzy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miss__rizzy\/status\/700224462403334144\">February 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Wabigalo zone here in Namuwongo, voters have also blocked 8th street industrial area. They have carried boulders and placed them in the middle of the road, they also carried carried the desks to be used by the polling officials and placed them in the middle of the road.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/election-day7.jpg\" alt=\"election day7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/election-day7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/election-day7-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nAll vehicles have been blocked except and ambulance that passed a few moments ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The elections are now turning chaotic in different parts of Kampala and Wakiso due to an overwhelmingly delayed deployment of voting materials countrywide. It&#39;s 12:00 noon, still no voting materials at Katuuso COU polling station. Check @amgodiva&#39;s face #UgandaDecides pic.twitter.com\/CGwCnfiDWG &mdash; Susan Mirembe (@Cell_met) February 18, 2016 At Kanga polling station in Entebbe municipality voting has not kicked off due to late delivery of voting materials. At Kajjansi dispensary B, polling materials arrived in an NRM candidate\u2019s car causing suspicion. Police fired in the air to disperse crowds that pounced on councilor Mubiru Balwana. The voters accused the councilors of ballot stuffing in favor of parliamentary candidate Peter Sematimba. 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