MUGISHA MUNTU ON BAN OF CAMERAS AT POLLING STATIONS: THEY JUST WANT TO KILL EVIDENCE

By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Mbarara—

The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party presidential candidate, Gregory Mugisha Muntu has said that the Electoral Commission’s ban on the use of cameras and smartphones at the polling stations is aimed at concealing transparency during voting exercise.

Last week, the Electoral Commission announced a ban on the use of cameras and smartphones in the precincts of polling stations across the country.

Justice Simon Byabakama, the chairman of the Electoral Commission later clarified that the ban only targeted the gazetted polling area and that it was aimed at ensuring the sanctity of the secret ballot.

Paul Bukenya, the EC spokesperson has also come out to ask the voters to be responsible not to take pictures or photographs and share them with others as the law does not allow.

While addressing journalists in Mbarara yesterday, Muntu says that there could be a secret behind the commission’s directive and it should come out to clarify it.

Muntu said that there is no problem for people to use cameras at polling stations because they play a big role in gathering evidence in case something goes wrong.

Muntu wondered how evidence will be gathered without cameras to present before the court in case security officers chase away agents of some candidates or violence that arise at polling stations.

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