MITYANA. Police in Mityana District are holding two staffers of the Electoral Commission and one non staff over neglect of duty and unlawful possession of government stores.
In a statement dated January 4, 2026 , police say the Mityana DPC Tyson Rutambika received information from a covert source about a man in possession of voter location slips and forms for issuance of the slips in areas of Kibati in Buswabulongo in Mityana Municipality in Mityana District.
The same information was shared to the Electoral commission District returning officer of Mityana who joined the team dispatched by the DPC to go and arrest and also recover these materials from the person who was possessing them.
The team led by Detective Assistant inspector of police Juma Godfrey reached Kibati and arrested Michael Matovu in possession of 862 voter location slips and 83 issuance forms and was taken to CPS Mityana for interview on how he got them.
During interrogation, the suspect revealed that he had been irregularly assigned the duty of issuing the voters location slips to people by his brother Sunday Godfrey Kazibwe a genuine employee of Electoral Commission working as a supervisor of Bulera subcounty in the knowledge of Fred Kasaana an Electoral Commission staff working as supervisor of Misebe parish in Bulera subcounty.
The two EC staffers were arrested and charges of neglect of their duty and failing to protect government stores in their possession have been preferred against the duo, whereas a charge of unlawful possession of government stores to wit 862 voter location slips and 83 issuance forms has been preferred against Michael Matovu, a known student of Mityana Institute of Nursing and Midwifery.
“We strongly caution the public not to interfere with the official duties of Electoral commission at such a crucial time when every activity is closely monitored by almost every Ugandan with suspicion. The people employed by Electoral Commission should perform their duties seriously to avoid such lapses which raise suspicion in members of the public,” the statement issued by Lameck Kigozi , the police spokesperson for Wamala regional reads in part
“The public should continue reporting such irregularities to police for quick intervention of authorities.” It adds