In Nabweru, Nansana Municipality, Agatha Mulawa, a local resident, woke up to find people sitting on benches near the town council offices. Surprised, she learned that the Electoral Commission (EC) officials were on-site to register new voters and update the existing voter register. A first-time voter, Mulawa had assumed that registration was automatic after receiving a national ID.
Jimmy Patrick Okema, the North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson, says that parents concentrate more in drinking alcohol and neglect their roles in bringing up their children leaving them exposed to “sexual predators.”