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Uganda and East Africa crying out for violence-free elections

Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, sits inside the courtroom in Iganga, eastern Uganda, on November 20, 2020. [Reuters]

Campaigns for the January 14, 2021 Uganda elections have been anything but peaceful and democratic. Sustained violence against opposition candidates and their supporters has been the order of the day. Unfortunately, the violence has been perpetrated by the police and army under the guise of reinforcing Covid-19 containment measures.

Yet in the ignominy of electioneering violence, whether by the state or individuals, Uganda is not alone.

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