Suspected NRM goons armed with sticks, stones and pistols on Wednesday morning overrun all the 12 polling stations in Ongongoja Sub county in Usuk County in Katakwi District, and chased away all agents of opposition candidates and hijacked the voting process.

Therefore the voting in Usuk County turned chaotic bringing the parliamentary by election exercise to near a halt. The opposition candidates in Usuk led by FDC’s Okure Charles petitioned the police and the Electoral Commission asking for voting in Ongonja, to be halted.

The youth who described themselves as NRM supporters and vigilantes mounted roadblocks and started deflating tires of cars carrying opposition supporters and cadres. Among the cars whose tyres were deflated included that of Terego MP, Kasiano Wadri. There was also fist fighting between NRM supporters and opposition supporters and in the process several people were injured. Katakwi returning officer Joseph Omona confirmed the chaos but he said the voting is going on as scheduled. But the question is: is it time to drop all pretences of democracy in Uganda?