Presidential candidates decry unequal treatment by electoral commission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition presidential candidates are accusing the Electoral Commission (EC) and police of selectively applying the COVID-19 guidelines during campaigns for the 2021 elections.
According the six candidates and representatives who turned up for a 2021 election harmonization meeting at the EC head offices in Kampala on Monday, they say EC has condemned some candidates, political parties and their supporters, while others are left to hold processions uninterrupted.
The EC did not stop the National Resistance Movement – NRM processions that were held in Lira, Gulu and West Nile, but used excessive force to stop several opposition party rallies in western, Eastern and Northern Uganda. Among the affected are John Katumba, who was intercepted in Nakasongola, Maracha, Yumbe and Koboko districts. Another candidate Joseph Kabuleta was stopped in Masindi district, Henry Tumukunde in Kisoro, Mbarara and Rwampara districts, while Patrick Oboi Amuriat, was stopped from holding campaigns in some districts of Teso sub region.
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