At Kibiito town council polling station, Deo Gamukama, the Presiding Officer said that 16 people had so far voted. At Rubona A polling station, 25 people had so far voted by 7:30a.m.
Rogers Mulindwa, the NRM Party Communications Officer, says Lumumba will represent President Museveni, the NRM party chairperson at the campaign rallies because he is out of the country attending the United Nations General Assembly.
At the launch of their campaigns on Monday, the candidates said that for over a decade, NRM has made various pledges to Bunyangabu it has failed to fulfill.
The first to be nominated at 2:30pm was Peace Mutuuzo, the National Resistance Movement-NRM party flag bearer and State Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development.
James Ategeka defeated Peter Musinguzi with 18,367 votes against 11,976 votes for the district chairpersons ticket. Defence Minister Adolf Mwesige, who is also MP for Bunyangabu County, threw his support behind Byabasaija and Musinguzi. At different fora, Mwesige also requested the electorate in Bunyangabu to vote the two candidates.
