Unlike previous elections where Museveni won in both districts, he lost to the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu also known as Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine won Buvuma district with 64 per cent of the total votes cast while Museveni scored 32 per cent, a drop from the 57 per cent score against Kiiza Besigye in 2016.
The election final tally sheet shows that Tumukunde won Entebbe Comprehensive Secondary School [A-BUS] with 371 votes representing 62 per cent of the total votes cast and Kawafu Namagembe's Place (NAM-Z) with 454 votes representing 51 per cent of the total votes cast.
Doreen Kembabazi,a polling assistant at A-M polling station at Bugonga Boys Primary School playground. was arrested after one of the polling agents noticed that she had issued more than one ballot paper to a voter.
On Saturday, as candidates conducted the final lap of the campaigns, some of them struggled to control the crowds and eventually addressed more than 200 people. They disregarded the other standard operating procedures such as wearing a face mask, and avoiding handshakes and hugs.
He also disregarded the other standard operating procedures such as properly wearing a face mask, and avoiding handshakes and hugs, Mutebi instead wore his face mask around his neck, hugged and shook hands with voters.
The candidates, from Kiruhura, Mbarara, Jinja and Mbale arrived by 7am in Entebbe, camped at the Municipal offices until after 4pm when they tried to access State House.
Nassuna is the only female candidate in the race that attracted six contenders. Her rivals include the incumbent Vincent Kayanja De Paul (Democratic Party), Michael Mutebi from the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM, Kenneth Ssimbwa of the Alliance for National Transformation, Fabrice Rulinda, an NRM leaning Independent and former MP Mohamed Kawuma.
Eng. George Otim, the Commissioner Health Services Infrastructure in the MOH, says the oxygen plant at Entebbe Hospital will have the capacity to fill up 50 cylinders a day.
Pius Wakabi Kassaja, the Permanent secretary Ministry of Agriculture ,Animal Industry and Fisheries , says the Construction of the National Calibration Food laboratory will cost over shillings 14.9 billion.
Orikiriza, standing on Democratic Party- DP ticket, says voters are capitalizing on the door to door campaigns to get money dubbed as "sanitisers" and other items such as soap, soda and sugar.
According to records from the Electoral Commission, NUP has fielded 48 contestants out of the 68 elective positions in Entebbe municipality right from parliamentary to LC III council levels
The NRM candidates, led by Stephen Shyaka Gashaijja who is contesting for Entebbe Municipality MP seat said that it has been difficult to control the crowds because some of the people want to interact with the candidates as they move door to door.
The construction by China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) covers, among others, the construction of a new cargo centre, a new passenger terminal building, strengthening of the airport runways and their associated taxiways. It also involves rehabilitating and reconstructing the three aircraft parking aprons.
Works on the aircraft parking Aprons have not been completed
Patrick Rubongoya, the project manager, says the 24.6 Billion Shillings market is at 99 percent completion rate.
Namuyangu says that the vendors have as a result created trade disorder for other traders, road users among others.
The construction of the market which started in April 2017 is under the Markets and Agriculture Trade Improvement Projects-MATIP-2
Mayor Kayanja says the summit is timely because the municipal council recorded a loss of 2 billion shillings in the first four months of the national lockdown and partial shutdown of Entebbe Airport.
While unveiling the 62 NUP flag bearers on Saturday for parliamentary and local government positions, Lubwama and Masaazi accepted the outcome of the vetting process.
The wall, 120metres long and 2 metres deep, is expected to protect the road from flooding due to increasing water levels of Lake Victoria, as experienced mid this year.
