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Outgoing US Diplomat Asks Uganda to Ensure Peaceful Electoral Process

Halima Athumani

   KAMPALA - Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has called
   on Uganda's security agencies to ensure freedom of expression and
   association as the country gears up for a tense election period.

   In order for Uganda to maintain its place as a stable democracy in
   Africa, Uganda needs a free and fair 2021 election, she said. However,
   she added, police are using the country's Public Order Management Act
   selectively to clamp down and arrest members of the opposition.

   Opposition members are trying to hold public consultation meetings and
   delegate conferences ahead of the campaign period which begins in
   August.

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