Naibi Turihohabwe

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VOTE ME WHEN YOU SEE ME

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Ssebuliba Ronald - wiping Kyagu...ery night. 14th November, 2020

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Ssebuliba Ronald - wiping Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert’s aka Bobi Wine poster along Namirembe Road in Kampala city, Uganda. Ronald also sells other Bobi Wine merchandise including his music DVDs where he earns some money from supporters some of which he uses to pay for space to keep the poster every night.

14th November, 2020

Wanyama Hassan - kneeling befor... 2026 term. 14th November, 2020

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Wanyama Hassan - kneeling before Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s decorated posters along busy Namirembe road in Kampala city. Wanyama is a member of NRM National Mobile Task Force, a group of youths supporting Museveni’s candidacy in the presidential race for the 2021 - 2026 term.

14th November, 2020

T-Shirts printed with Kyagulany...la, Uganda. 14th November, 2020

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T-Shirts printed with Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert’s image being sold besides a big decorated electoral poster of him, along a busy street in Kampala city. Makanika wa Bobi (right), who says the poster is decorated so that it can stand out in public and people can view it very well.

Kampala, Uganda.
14th November, 2020

Items placed on a table decorat... passersby. 13th November, 2020

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Items placed on a table decorated with Ssemujju Ibrahim electoral posters in Bweyogerere. The items include a telephone, which the caretaker says is their main contact to the member of parliament in case they need help, food for the MP to eat, and a big speaker which plays music all day to capture the attention of passersby.

13th November, 2020

DVDs and other items labelled w...ala, Uganda. 14th November 2020

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DVDs and other items labelled with Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Roberts photos on sale in Kampala. Some youths are engaged in selling election related items especially for the popular candidates to earn a living since it’s the election season in Uganda.

Kampala, Uganda.

14th November 2020

A busy street in Kampala where...ala, Uganda 14th November, 2020

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A busy street in Kampala where a lot of the electoral posters are placed and other electoral merchandise are sold. Street vendors find such locations ideal for the kind of business because they are confident that whatever they are dealing in will catch the attention of passersby.

Kampala, Uganda
14th November, 2020

A street vendor displays a lany...ala, Uganda. 14th November 2020

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A street vendor displays a lanyard depicting how Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert will appear on the ballot paper and the right way to vote so as not to be disqualified by the electoral commissioners. The lanyards are sold between 1000ush to 5000ush depending on its size and quality.

Kampala, Uganda.
14th November 2020

Different candidates’...la, Uganda. 14th November, 2020

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Different candidates’ posters were placed in different locations in Katwe area Makindye division in Kampala city. The top 3 presidential candidates can be seen with Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s poster on the street light pole, Patrick Oboi Amuriat’s poster on top of a house, and Kyagulanyi Sssentamu Robert’s poster on a stand by the roadside.

Kampala, Uganda.
14th November, 2020

A man passing by a wall decora... in Uganda. 21st November, 2020

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A man passing by a wall decorated with different candidate’s posters running for different political positions for the 2021-2026 election term in Uganda.

21st November, 2020

A defaced poster of presidentia...0 arrested. 20th November, 2020

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A defaced poster of presidential candidate Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert seen along Jinja road in Kampala city. On November 18, 2020, he was arrested for flouting COVID-19 guidelines on crowd size which led to protests around the country and this has resulted in at least 37 people dead and 350 arrested.

20th November, 2020

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VOTE ME WHEN YOU SEE ME

Copyright Naibi Turihohabwe 2024

Updated Jun 2021

Location Kampala Uganda

Topics Action, Activism, Celebrations, Community, Documentary, Elections, Essays, Freedom, Human Rights, Leadership, Photography, Photojournalism, Politics, Street

“VOTE ME WHEN YOU SEE ME” BY Naibi Turihohabwe

The electoral poster. An equaliser in the often skewed electoral campaign process. One will see posters of aspiring candidates in residences and public spaces reminding possible voters who they can choose at the polls.

This a photo essay about how the population relates with the electoral posters and consists of nominated candidates’ decorated electoral posters, some with keepers - treated with reverence with some symbolism attached at times, posters found glued to walls - next to rivals and any other places where passersby can easily notice them like roundabouts, electricity poles, among others.

All photos are taken using a smartphone within Kampala and the surrounding suburbs in the month of November 2020.

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