Uganda’s latest presidential election descended into controversy on polling day after widespread delays, a nationwide internet shutdown and serious failures of the biometric voter identification system — including a moment when the machines reportedly failed to recognize President Yoweri Museveni’s own thumbprint.
According to the latest reports from Kampala, voting across the East African nation was disrupted for hours after polling stations failed to open on time, with some remaining closed for up to four hours beyond the scheduled 7 a.m. start. The Electoral Commission blamed “technical challenges” linked to biometric voter verification kits and authorized officials to revert to manual paper registers to prevent voter disenfranchisement.
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