KAMPALA, Uganda – The Electoral Commission has issued a firm warning to candidates against deploying unauthorised personnel to polling stations under the guise of “protecting the vote,” stating that such actions will attract punitive measures.
While addressing a press conference at the commission’s headquarters to update the country on the progress of the campaign period, the Commission Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, emphasised that the law stipulates a specific number of agents per candidate. “Each candidate is allocated a maximum of two agents at a polling station,” Byabakama stated. “Any person intending to defy this guideline will face punitive action.”
