In his January 21, 2021 petition addressed to the Electoral Commission chairperson through the District Registrar, Bajjungu claims that ballot papers in two boxes from Kiteredde polling station in Kibanda sub-county and Kitogota polling station in Kiziba sub-county were not counted.
But tracking Museveni’s donations in Kampala and analysing what technocrats said were likely cost implications of the president's policies over the last three years, this article is an attempt to compute the cost of Museveni’s charm offensive scheme strategy that didn’t deliver votes in Kampala. The analysis reveal Museveni’s charm offensive strategy to win voters the city may have costed more than UGX 50 billion.
In his petition, Taligola alleged that there were several omissions during the vote counting and declaration of results by the Electoral Commission, which denied him victory.
Mukambwe Faustin Lukonge, the NUP flag bearer was also elected mayor with 14,463 votes defeating the NRM party candidate and incumbent Esther Ndyanabo who polled 5,616 votes while DP’s Richard Kyambadde polled 1,889 votes.
He has since been put to account by the general public to honour his word and resign after the party raised only nine Members of Parliament. But the party Spokesperson, Enock Opio Okoler told the media at the party headquarters in Kampala today, that Mao cannot resign on the basis of an electoral process that was marred with a lot of irregularities and was never free and fair as he had envisaged.
The deceased, allegedly shot by soldiers, has also been the National Resistance Movement -NRM chairperson of the same area, and was in the camp of the NRM candidate in the Entebbe Municipality race, is accusing victorious Independent candidate Fabrice Ruhinda of rigging.
The Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said some of the suspects were arrested with pre-ticked ballot papers while others were bribing voters at various polling stations.
Muhamood Masaba becomes the first Mayor of Industrial City Division after polling 8,163 votes beating his closest Rival Robert Mukhamba who polled 5,457 votes, according to results released by the Mbale City Returning Officer Charles Lobero.
In Busia, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC’s Sadiki Amin Agele defeated the incumbent and independent candidate Hassan Bwire Opio. Agele garnered 7,023 votes while Bwire got 3,262. The NRM party candidate Doreen Nafuna got 1,120 votes.
The voting was further interrupted by rains that lasted over 30 minutes prompting polling Assistants, agents and voters to improvise shelters while others fled the polling stations temporarily.
The Mwenge North county parliamentary election was postponed from Jan 14 to Jan 25 after symbols and photos of two of the candidates were found mixed up on the ballot papers.
According to Taitika, Kisolo and his supporters attacked Masaba accusing him of ballot stuffing, accusations they are investigating. He, however, says the actions of Kisolo and his accomplices are unlawful.
