Elections cancelled in Ugandan villages after Kenyans cross border to vote

An unidentified man confronts a police officer in Sofia A village, Busia town, following delays in the NRM village elections.
 

Photo credit: Daily Monitor

Chaos broke out in several villages in Buteba Sub-county and Eastern Division that neighbour Kenya, as hundreds of Kenyan nationals crossed the border to vote in the NRM village party elections that got underway on Monday.

Busia is a border district between Uganda and Kenya, with ethnic communities like the Samia and Iteso having family ties across both countries, making it challenging to distinguish between Ugandan and Kenyan citizens.