Ugandans to Vote Using Thumbprint Machines in 2016

{{Ugandans will vote by using Electronic thumbprint machines in the 2016 general elections.}}

President Yoweri Museveni said Saturday that the thumbprint machines will identify genuine voters, eliminate stealing of votes and double voting.

He said, “In future, all multiple voting will stop. We are importing machines for thumb printing in 2016. We shall use thumbprints to know who this is and if you try to steal, the machine will throw you out,” Museveni is quoted in a State House statement.

Mr Museveni’s announcement comes weeks after the country’s Electoral Commission (EC) released a roadmap to guide political parties and voters ahead of the 2016 polls which did not feature the use of thumbprint machines.