Kirabo who was the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer polled 780 votes while her closest competitor, Independent Ivan Bwowe collected 85 votes only. Also in the race was Michael Katongole who garnered 78 votes then came Simon Sennyonga in the fourth position with 49 votes while Ziritwawula Abdel Kareem collected 09 votes.
The race attracted seven candidates. They include Agnes Kirabo of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM, Kasumba Gyaviira of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC and independents; Ivan Bwowe, Simon Sennyonga, Abdul Ziritwawula, Micheal Katongole and Alvin Sembatya.
Wycliffe Mpinga, a delegate from Makindye Sabagabo division in Wakiso district said they spent a lot of money to travel from their areas to Mubende district, arguing that paying them Shillings 530,000 is unfair.
The project’s overall objective is to help develop the capacity of local Uganda MSMEs along the East African crude oil pipeline by enabling them to access new market opportunities and build linkages with larger, national, regional and international companies. The project aims to support inclusive private sector growth and the creation of an estimated 500 jobs along the pipeline.
The Central/ Southern Region Regional Elections Officer, Robert Baine, says the NUP candidate, Moses Kasule used a voter outside the Electoral College to back his candidature.
Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director, the Petroleum Authority of Uganda-PAU, most of the hurdles in the negotiations with different stakeholders have been overcome.
The national coordinator for crime preventers Blaise Kamugisha confirms that the money has been released and already deposited on the crime preventers’ Sacco accounts for investment and promotion of their businesses. He projects that if all crime preventers in the country participate in the exercise as expected, they will have a block vote of over 2m votes in favor of the NRM candidate.
Kyagulanyi who drove for over 30km from Mubende town on a bad road to Kasambya where he addressed his supporters for only five minutes said that it is President Yoweri Museveni who chased them out of the gold mines now allegedly occupied by his brother Godfrey Ainebyona commonly known as Sodo.
During his campaign tower of Mubende district, Katumba warned the crime preventers against participating inAddressing voters in Mubende district on Tuesday, Katumba reminded the crime preventers of the time when some individuals in government referred to them as swine and rallied them to shun their devilish acts.
Kafuuzi revealed that the government has a special fund earmarked for compensating landlords who intend to evict Ugandans from their areas of settlement and promised to dispatch a team to evaluate the land and they buy it for the locals.
Kawala says the deceased were children of Muhammad Kaliisa, a resident of Kisenyi village in Kitenga sub-county. The children are said to have suffocated to death on Monday evening.
Lwemikomago health center III, which is about 8km away from Mubende Referral hospital will get a maternity ward, general ward, modern toilet facility and an incinerator among other things.
Mubende Chief Administrative Officer, Lillian Nakamatte says much of the medicines and veterinary drugs disbursed by the government for Mubende and Kassanda districts have gone to waste because of lack of power to keep them under refrigeration.
Their mother Nakato Prossy is attributing the disappearance of the trio to prolonged closure of schools which relatively grown-up girl children have lost hope of ending soon.
Ndooli, who lost the primary election to Fred Tumwesigye blames his woes on his rivals, saying it is intended to divert him from pursuing his petition challenged the results.
Ssekiziyivu has polled 7,801 votes against his main challenger Dennis Zziwa’s 3,925, according to the declaration form signed by the district registrar Moses Kiberu.
Kibuuka was beaten by Muhereza Michael Ntambi who polled 50,140 votes to win the three-man race and Lauben Mutabaazi who got 12,477 votes to become the runners up. Kibuuka trailed in the third position with 10,135 votes, according to results declared by Moses Kiberu, the NRM registrar in the district.
