Slow start to Ugandan voting as delivery of ballot papers delayed
14 January 2021 - 09:45
Kampala — Ugandans began voting on Thursday in a presidential election pitting long-time leader Yoweri Museveni against an opposition galvanised by a popular singer despite a campaign marked by brutal crackdowns.
Polls were due to open at 4am GMT, but at six polling stations in the capital visited by Reuters, voting began between 60 and 90 minutes late after ballot papers did not arrive on time. Lines of voters were growing at two other stations where polling had not begun by 9.15am...
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