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Maafisa wawili wa uchaguzi walikamatwa katika kituo cha kujumlishia kura cha Kigando, wilayani Mubende, kwa tuhuma za kuhusika na udanganyifu wa uchaguzi.
Watuhumiwa ni Kasaija Robert, Afisa Mrejeshaji wa Parokia ya Bubanda, na Mutabaazi Moses, askari polisi aliyekuwa zamu. Walikamatwa baada ya kuwasilisha sanduku la kura lisilo na mihuri na bila fomu ya matokeo, hali iliyoibua mashaka ya kuchezewa kwa matokeo.
Polisi walibaini dosari kadhaa ikiwemo kukosekana kwa mihuri, mabadiliko ya matokeo na kutokulingana kwa takwimu kati ya sanduku la kura na fomu za matokeo. Pia, wagombea wawili wa udiwani wa LCIII waliwasilisha fomu zenye matokeo tofauti.
Kutokana na hali hiyo, Afisa Mrejeshaji wa Wilaya ya Mubende alifuta matokeo yote ya Parokia ya Bubanda na kuamuru uchaguzi urudiwe. Polisi wanaendelea na uchunguzi na wanajiandaa kufungua mashtaka dhidi ya watuhumiwa.
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Two electoral officials were arrested on Wednesday evening at Kigando sub-county tally centre in Mubende District over suspected election fraud.
The suspects, identified as Kasaija Robert, the returning officer for Bubanda Parish, and Mutabaazi Moses, a polling police constable, presented an unsealed ballot box without a declaration form, raising suspicions of tampering with election results.
"The sub-county presiding officer immediately alerted police officers deployed at the tally centre, who arrested the two and detained them at Kigando Police Station before transferring them to Mubende Central Police Station for further investigations," said Lamech Kigozi, Wamala Region Police Spokesperson.
According to police, the ballot box presented by the suspects contained several irregularities, including missing seals and altered results.
Officers discovered that the declaration form had been tampered with, while the original genuine form was missing.
Further investigations revealed that the results on the ballot box did not match those on the declaration form.
The situation was further complicated when two LCIII councillor candidates for Kigando Sub-county, Amos Tashobia (independent) and Emmanuel Tashobia (NRM), submitted their own declaration forms with different results, adding to the confusion.
This led Mubende district Returning Officer Ferdinand Tumwesigye to cancel all results from Bubanda Parish, citing compromised electoral materials.
"Due to the inconsistencies and irregularities, we had no choice but to cancel the results and order fresh elections for both direct councillors and female councillors," Tumwesigye said. The fresh elections will be held on a date to be communicated soon.
Lamech Kigozi said police are preparing several charges against the suspects, including failure to protect government electoral materials, alteration of election results, and theft of polling materials.
"The suspects will face the law and be held accountable for their actions," he warned.
Investigations are ongoing, and the case file will be submitted to the Resident State Attorney in Mubende for prosecution.
Source: Daily Monitor
Watuhumiwa ni Kasaija Robert, Afisa Mrejeshaji wa Parokia ya Bubanda, na Mutabaazi Moses, askari polisi aliyekuwa zamu. Walikamatwa baada ya kuwasilisha sanduku la kura lisilo na mihuri na bila fomu ya matokeo, hali iliyoibua mashaka ya kuchezewa kwa matokeo.
Polisi walibaini dosari kadhaa ikiwemo kukosekana kwa mihuri, mabadiliko ya matokeo na kutokulingana kwa takwimu kati ya sanduku la kura na fomu za matokeo. Pia, wagombea wawili wa udiwani wa LCIII waliwasilisha fomu zenye matokeo tofauti.
Kutokana na hali hiyo, Afisa Mrejeshaji wa Wilaya ya Mubende alifuta matokeo yote ya Parokia ya Bubanda na kuamuru uchaguzi urudiwe. Polisi wanaendelea na uchunguzi na wanajiandaa kufungua mashtaka dhidi ya watuhumiwa.
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Two electoral officials were arrested on Wednesday evening at Kigando sub-county tally centre in Mubende District over suspected election fraud.
The suspects, identified as Kasaija Robert, the returning officer for Bubanda Parish, and Mutabaazi Moses, a polling police constable, presented an unsealed ballot box without a declaration form, raising suspicions of tampering with election results.
"The sub-county presiding officer immediately alerted police officers deployed at the tally centre, who arrested the two and detained them at Kigando Police Station before transferring them to Mubende Central Police Station for further investigations," said Lamech Kigozi, Wamala Region Police Spokesperson.
According to police, the ballot box presented by the suspects contained several irregularities, including missing seals and altered results.
Officers discovered that the declaration form had been tampered with, while the original genuine form was missing.
Further investigations revealed that the results on the ballot box did not match those on the declaration form.
The situation was further complicated when two LCIII councillor candidates for Kigando Sub-county, Amos Tashobia (independent) and Emmanuel Tashobia (NRM), submitted their own declaration forms with different results, adding to the confusion.
This led Mubende district Returning Officer Ferdinand Tumwesigye to cancel all results from Bubanda Parish, citing compromised electoral materials.
"Due to the inconsistencies and irregularities, we had no choice but to cancel the results and order fresh elections for both direct councillors and female councillors," Tumwesigye said. The fresh elections will be held on a date to be communicated soon.
Lamech Kigozi said police are preparing several charges against the suspects, including failure to protect government electoral materials, alteration of election results, and theft of polling materials.
"The suspects will face the law and be held accountable for their actions," he warned.
Investigations are ongoing, and the case file will be submitted to the Resident State Attorney in Mubende for prosecution.
Source: Daily Monitor
