Voting delayed in Lira City, Kole, Dokolo and Amolatar as biometric kits fail; manual voting allowed

In Lira City, several polling stations had not started voting by 10:30 a.m. because the biometric kits failed, according to URN. Gender Minister Betty Amongi, a Woman MP candidate, went to the returning officer to demand answers, and City Returning Officer James Ipeto said supervisors had been told to allow manual voting. Delays were also reported in Kole, Dokolo and Amolatar, where manual voting reportedly began around 11 a.m.