Meanwhile David Mukundane the returning officer Isingiro says the exercise was peaceful with a total of 26 candidates, and out of these 11 are independents, 5 are NRM, 3 are FDC, 2 from NUP, and 3 belong to ANT, democratic party managed three candidates 1.
The residual elections were held in Bukanga County and Isingiro South. This follows petitions that were filed by two contestants from each of the counties protesting the 5th September Primaries.
Through his lawyers of Ngaruye Ruhindi of M/s Ngaruye Ruhindi, Spencer & co. Advocates, says that he has credible information indicating that Alone Turahi Tuhirirwe, who was declared winner, lacks the requisite Advanced level academic qualifications to contest for LC V chairperson.
Now the president has directed Dr. Odoi, to get signed affidavits from the NRM chairpersons, LCIs, and others, legally binding documents, confirming these facts and organize elections in the 26 villages that did not vote.
Twinomujuni George, the brother to the deceased said that the NRM party government that failed to deploy proper security during elections is to blame for the death of Muhumuza, who was stoned to death.
The 23.1km road stretch will cost Shillings 1.68 billion provided under the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project [DR DIP], which covers refugee hosting districts.
George Kapeere, an agent of Natukunda at Rwambaga polling station told URN that he was picked up this morning and detained briefly by Godfrey Sengozi, the Officer in Charge of Rwambaga police post before he was ordered to vacate the polling station.
In January this year, Electoral Commission set out to recruit people with a minimum of the ordinary certificate of education for deployment as presiding officers during this months general elections.
Sulait Makokha, a Congolese national tasked Besigye to give them assurance that he will not compel them to return their troubled countries once he is elected. In his response, Besigye said he had heard similar claims perpetuated by government operatives in several districts across the country, that foreign nationals will be persecuted once the opposition takes over power.
Otafiire said Ugandans will regret the day Museveni and some of his bush war comrades are removed from power because they are still useful for the country.
Isingiro district NRM Chairman, Lillian Ruteraho Tushemerirwe suspects party members protesting results of the party primaries could have set their offices on fire.
Odoi says he was prompted to intervene after some party members from Rwobuyagaza in Ngarama Sub County petitioned his office on grounds that the yellow book had gone missing.
The district local Government passed an ordinance last year to raise the revenue base by collecting fees from building assessment, submission of plans and structural drawings.
Retired Major General Benon Biraaro has scoffed at NRM members of Parliament for endorsing President Museveni as the party flag bearer for the presidency in 2016.
The process is however delayed in some sub counties where polling materials were not distributed on time despite a commitment by the Party’s electoral commission that materials would be at all designated polling centers by 6.00 am.
