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BVVK machine fails to scan ballots at Kawempe Muslim Primary School polling station; manual count used

Election Related Single source Kampala 28 Jan 2026 Severity: 1/5

Polling assistants told The Independent, on condition of anonymity, that the biometric machine at one polling station at Kawempe Muslim Primary School could not scan all the ballot papers during counting. They said they were advised to count the votes manually at that station.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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