Ugandans casting ballots in presidential, parliamentary elections

People in Uganda have started casting ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections, amid the fear of political violence.

Polling stations opened at 07:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) on Thursday and will close at 04:00 p.m. local time (1300 GMT), with over 15 million people eligible to vote in over 28,000 polling stations for both a president and members of the parliament.