A pleasant day to you and welcome to AllNews' compilation of the top 10 updates on the Uganda presidential election for today's evening (Thursday, January 14th, 2021).
Conspiracy by the dictator and his biased Electoral Commission is in a new phase.
A plot to rig is set, internet is completely shut down and media is censored. Read more here.
A member of the defunct P'Square, Peter Okoye, is wishing Bobi Wine good luck in Thursday's election in Uganda. See here.
An investigative journalist in East Africa, Mujuni Raymond, says lines are growing longer at polling stations. See more here.
National Unity Platform (NUP) party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, widely known as Bobi Wine has said he will reject Thursday's election results should the party deem the poll irregular. Read more here.
According to Al Jazeera, there has been a huge deployment of security forces in the Ugandan capital, including military personnel who have taken rooftop positions in buildings. See here.
In a first-hand account published by Foreign Affairs on the eve of the elections, Bobi Wine described the vote as a “pivotal” moment for Uganda and expressed hope that the international community would follow the polls closely. Read more here.
Singer cum politician, Bobi Wine has held a news conference shortly after casting his vote in Kampala on Thursday.
The 38-year-old called on his supporters to come out and cast their ballots amid heavy security presence on the streets of the capital and across the country. Read more here.
Mugisha Muntu, the current President of the Alliance for National Transformation, has alleged that some of his party agents are being arrested. Read more here.
Nicholas Sengoba, a political commentator at Uganda’s Daily Monitor newspaper, said on Thursday according to Al Jazeera that the announcement of the results will lead to protests in opposition strongholds.
He adds that large-scale violence was improbable. Read more here.
Voting closed at 4 pm (1300 GMT) in Uganda on Thursday.
Meanwhile, voters that were still in line at the time of voting closure were allowed to cast their ballots. This is according to Al Jazeera. Read more here.
And that’s all on the latest Uganda Election News headlines on AllNews for today. More Uganda and Nigerian news headlines are on this dependable website. Do enjoy the rest of your day.
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