The Electoral Commission will Thursday 18th this month educate MPs on the proper use of the equipment to be used in the upcoming general elections next year on 15 January.
This has been revealed by the deputy speaker of parliament Thomas Tayebwa in his opening address to the MPs in today’s sitting.
This follows a complaint raised by the leader of opposition Joel Ssenyonyi on 2nd this month when he said it was wrong and to for elections when stake holders are not educated on how the voting machines will be used.
Tayebwa told parliament that they have already held talks with the electoral commission officials and the electoral commissions agreed on Thursday this week to come to parliament and show them how the machines will be used.
Tayebwa also urged MPs to attend in large numbers on Thursday at parliament so they can learn how to use the devices.
The leader of opposition Joel Ssenyonyi said it is good that the electoral commission had agreed to meet MPs to show them the proper use of the device which will be used in the election.
Ssenyonyi also asked the speaker to order the attorney general to explain why the electoral commission and the security forces want to break the law during election day because they are saying that no one will be allowed to stay in the polling station although the law says that a person is free to remain at the polling station 20 meters away after casting his or her vote.
In response, government attorney general Kiryowa Kiwanuka told parliament that no one will be denied a chance to stay at the polling station if he is 20 meters from the polling station as per the rules of the .
