By; Olivia Nabaggala
30th Nov. 2020
Citizen’s Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) calls for respect of section 26 of the presidential elections Act.
Article 26 of the presidential Act states that anybody who threatens any candidate or voter with harm, commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment upon conviction to a period not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding seventy two currency points or both .
Speaking to the press in Kampala the executive director of CCEDU Dr. Miria Matembe says that in the last 20 days they have observed police infringing on the rights of voters by tear gassing them and blocking them from accessing their candidates.
She also noted that they have also observed increased intimidation threats and torture of the media with 109 cases logged by Human Rights Network for journalists.
Dr. Matembe adds that in the remaining 44 days they call upon police to acknowledge these rights as they provide security during the electoral process and Uganda communication commission to refrain from intimidating the media.
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