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(2) That Dr. Besigye had overwhelming support in Kihihi especially among the youths during the campaigns.


(5) That cheating and stealing of votes had commenced before my arrival and continued even during my presence at the station.


(6) That I arrived at the polling station at 5:00 am. on 12/3/2001.

(8) That the work included also shifting from the classrooms polling desks and tables for all the polling assistants agents, co-ordinator.


(9) That during the exercise I kept on seeing movements of people in the other classrooms where there were many torches flashing from place to place in midst of darkness.


(10) That when I moved closer to the presiding officer, I noticed one Moses Mwesigye, a nephew of Amama Mbabazi getting from the presiding officer 3 vote card books and taking them into opposite corner of the same classroom. I became suspicious and followed him only to find that he was with three people and one Kamugisha all busy plucking ballot papers, ticking candidate Yoweri Museveni’s name and casting them into a ballot box.


(11) That all the three booklets were used up and all the ballot papers ticked and cast into the ballot box.

(12) That on my querying why they were stealing votes, James Birakwate and Moses Mwesigye warned me seriously that should I reveal the malpractice I should expect death or expulsion from the district of Rukungiri.


(13) That the two men aforesaid sought to give me Shs. 20,000/= in order to win me over to their side and rejected the offer and remained firm on candidate Besigye.
(18) That during the voting after 7:00 a.m. after the candidate agents arrived I informed candidate K112a Besigye’s agents that there had been massive stealing or cheating of votes.


(19) That I also left the polling station in disgust and went to report to candidate Besigye’s office at Kihihi”

Affidavit of Basajjabalaba shows attempted cheating.

He stated in his affidavit:

“(2) that I am a registered voter in the presidential elections of 2001 and secretary to the elect Besigye Task Force for Bushenyi District.