| Violation of secret ballot:
There was another form of intimidation which, however, was not pleaded as such but came out in evidence. Its best illustration is in the evidence of Patrick Kikomberwa of Kamwenge, who deponed that when he went to vote he was urged by the Presiding officer and the NEM monitor to vote for the 1st Respondent. Because they followed him to see what he did, he ticked in favour of the 1st Respondent to appease them, but against his will.
Another example is in the evidence of Matsiko wa Mucoori who observed voting at a special polling station for soldiers at Kanyarugiri. He deponed that the only polling agent present was the 1st Respondent’s agent, who was positioned near the basin where voters were ticking the chosen candidate. He was able to see the ticking. There were a few other witnesses who deponed that they saw voters being required to tick ballots in the open.
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