Closing the two-day exercise, the EC Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, said all candidates will be invited to the EC headquarters on Thursday to participate in drafting a harmonized campaign program for each of them.
Many NUP supporters waited along Ntinda Stretcher road near Spear Motors where the Electoral Commission had designated the Main entrance for all Presidential aspirants heading for nominations.
Police intercepted the NUP party members as they marched through Tororo town leading to running battles, which ended up in Tororo main market where big crowds joined the procession.
The Busia District NUP Secretary, Eliasa Kwamusi and Samia Bugwe North parliamentary candidate denies claims that they were holding a procession, saying they were heading to Dabani Sub- County for a funeral.
Zaituna Nakintu, a mobile money operator, who operates a few meters from Fred Nyanzi’s house, says a group of ten youths who were running from police surrounded her and tried to grab the phones she was using to transact her business.
Mao said that for many years, politicians in Uganda have wanted to ride on their tribal, religious and ethnic backgrounds as vehicles to leadership, while at the same time wrecking the country. Mao was addressing a press conference moments after his nomination to contest for the Presidency.
Immediately after Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission declared Amuriat, a duly nominated candidate, FDC officials and supporters in Soroti took to the streets chanting his name. They were joined by other supporters who included Boda- Boda cyclists.
Kayemba, who is vying for the Kigulu South Parliamentary seat as an independent is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 on October 30th, a day to the much anticipated presidential visit to Iganga to commission road construction projects.
Police used teargas and live bullets to disperse the charged supporters and drove off via Namugongo-Kira-Seeta up to his home in Magere in Kasangati Town Council. Several people who had escorted Kyagulanyi followed suit.
In Masaka City, the NUP supporters held a procession in a convoy of motor vehicles that drove around the town hooting and loudly playing Kyagulanyi songs.
Amuriat was intercepted by a joint security team comprising the army and police and was forcedly driven to Kyambogo nomination center, where he arrived without shoes.
Elly Maate, Police spokesperson for Kigezi region says that Kateebire was arrested after police received information that he was planning a procession in town to celebrate the nomination of NUP presidential flag bearer, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine.
Kyagulanyi accused the police of exhibiting double standards. He says that President Museveni’s supporters were on Monday allowed to carry out processions.
According to the Tooro Sub-Region NUP coordinator, Innocent Natukunda, the procession is aimed at celebrating the Nomination of NUP Presidential Flag Bearer, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi.
EC spokesperson Paul Bukenya has told URN that the law does not provide for any window of extension to be able to accommodate any other candidate after close of business today.
