The Uganda Electoral Commission on Monday started dispatching voting materials to different parties of Uganda as the country prepares for the Friday Presidential Parliamentary elections.

EC Chairman, Eng. Badru Kiggundu signalled off the first consignment to over 30 districts, assuring the country that the elections body was ready to hold the elections.

Uganda Electoral Commision Chairman, Eng. Badru Kiggundu

Kiggundu said the voting kits have been sent with heavy security and strict orders to the drivers not to stop in order to ensure they are well delivered to the respective District Returning officers and District Police Commanders who will be in charge of the voting materials till voting day.

He said a monitoring team from different political parties will be present at dispatch and arrival of the voting materials.

Kiggundu said the EC will have distributed voting materials to all Uganda’s 112 districts by Wednesday in time for the Returning officer and the District Police Commander to distribute them to different voting centres on Friday.