The Ugandan government anticipating post-election violence has deployed a massive military presence across the East African nation ahead of the election. The opposition candidate Bobi Wine has urged supporters to cast a ‘protest vote’ while the government has accused Facebook of meddling in its election after the social media giant suspended several pro-government accounts.
The EU said it would not send observers. The Covid pandemic, Kampala’s failure to issue an invitation, and an absence of reforms over the past 15 years have been mentioned as reasons.
Source : DW Africa
