{UAH} Experts to EC: Suspend campaigns

Allan, 

The EC is powerless and toothless over serious decisions as such it is equally useless to expect it to make a decision like suspending elections. Only one person can do so: president Museveni because before EC or Parliament takes a decision, they consult him for the way forward. 

Unfortunately, president Museveni is a direct beneficiary of the chaos and I don't see him allowing peaceful campaigns,it will be like drinking poison when you know it kills! 

One possible way is for serious candidates to withdraw their candidature or put it on hold until further notice. However, this too  won't be easy for others who are looking for employment and fame as "former presidential candidate" as a way of boosting their credentials or those hired to create an impression of democracy as alleged. 

Peter Simon 

On Thursday, November 19, 2020, john kwitonda <kwitonda4@gmail.com> wrote:

he is forgeting so soon. i think dementia.. what was he doing in luweero fighting an elected government? bob wine is in elections campagning and u say he using unorthodox means

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 6:52 PM 'william Ekwelu' via Ugandans at Heart (UAH) Community <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com> wrote:

"Bobi Wine is trying to use unorthodox means to ascend to power but Ugandans will not allow.We will see who will wake up early on the swearing in day"
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 2:37 PM john kwitonda <kwitonda4@gmail.com> wrote:

who triggered violence. have u seen musevenis campaigns in kotido? no masks many people everyhwere ,where was the police to arrest that candidate? so long as there is unfairness, people will not  be calm. whe the police speaks, whenn you ask this woamn od updf why candidate musebv=veni is doing it she says two wrongs do make it right. stupid answers, museveni used covid to trap politicians, i45 people have died of covid in 8 months now, 1 day alone you killover 10 citizens, is that still saving lives?  do you know how many people die of malaria every day in uganda? do yo know how many women diy giving birth in uganda? now u are talking of covid which is not even  a year old. he wants to decieve he cares about ugandans very much, why are hospitals empty? no beds no medicines,   the problems with vuvuzelsa m, dont think , the dont care aabout the message and are afraid of change. they will defend the indefensible. the man ha been syatematically killing people, whe he said i will crush baganda, what did you think. he has started on his mission. for yours sake most of those guys iin police uniform are foreiners brought to do that

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 4:46 PM reggaelucjion soulafunk <reggaelucjion.soulafunk@gmail.com> wrote:

No, all political parties are. Ugandan are acting like idiots. They trigger chaos and violence and then act innocence like it is the government's fault.

Fire is killed with fire!!!

Den tors 19 nov. 2020 06:26john kwitonda <kwitonda4@gmail.com> skrev:

police is just being like fools. imagine bebe fool, who is not even a candidate is seen mobilising people and distributing t shirts.he does this under what curmstances? he is not a candidate and they have not arrested him for flouting covid rules! this injustice, is what drives people crazy. why not arrest him? does the EC know him as a candidate? was he also nominated ?

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 7:24 AM 'william Ekwelu' via Ugandans at Heart (UAH) Community <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Crispin Kaheru

Experts from the Citizen Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) have urged the Electoral Commission to suspend physical campaigns following the 'Free Bobi Wine riots' that rocked the country on Wednesday.

In an interview with Nile Post, Charity Ahimbisibwe, the Executive Director of CCEDU said that it is unfortunate that Ugandans lost their lives during the riots and urged the EC to bring the campaigns to a halt until a solution is achieved.

"It is unfortunate that Ugandans have lost their lives. It is never supposed to be about death. These campaigns should be suspended if it means securing the lives of Ugandans," Ahimbisibwe said.

Ahimbisibwe said that the arrests of National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine and Forum for Democratic Change's Patrick Oboi Amuriat mean that Ugandans must question the fairness of the elections.

"The question is, what is really about the flouting of the COVID19 rules?" Ahimbisibwe asked.

In a separate statement from Independent Elections Expert Crispin Kaheru, an electoral process that is not peaceful may ultimately be difficult to prove as credible.

"Stakeholders including politicians, their supporters, security agencies, and non-state actors should remain alive to the reality that this is an election and not a war. They each must act responsibly," Kaheru noted.

Kaheru also noted that the incidents of violence at hand in different parts of the country point to one fact that Uganda has failed the test of a 'hybrid election' amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like Ahimbisibwe, Kaheru also urged the EC to suspend the physical campaigns.

"It is therefore prudent that the Electoral Commission suspends physical Campaigns with immediate effect until such a point when the body regains full control of the electoral environment. Life is more important than elections!" Kaheru noted.

The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama has in several interviews hinted out that the power to postpone or halt the electoral process is beyond the commission as their role is to make sure that elections are held as and when they are meant to happen.

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