Oonya, who quit his job last year to contest in the National Resistance Movement primary elections for the Kumi County parliamentary seat, was involved in a motorcycle accident on January 31st, 2021 while collecting information on the presidential elections in Anyara Sub County.
The three who include James Okia, Agnes Adikinyi and Agnes Kokoi were travelling to St. Dennis Polling Station in Bukedea Town Council when they were knocked by Sam Muron.
Dr. Tanga Odoi, the NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson, says the residual primary elections will cover eight categories including special interest groups (SIG and National Youth Committee representatives and parliamentary candidates.
The officers from the districts of Ibanda, Isingiro, Tororo, Tororo county, Mbale, Jinja, Gulu, Kanungu, Lira, Kyankwanzi, Namutumba, Kaliro, Buyende, Mayuge, Kakumiro, Kyenjojo and Ssembabule, are accused of altering election results, forging declaration forms, declaring the wrong candidates, accepting bribes, intimidating candidates and non-financial accountability.
Vincent Kavuma, NRM Makindye district Registrar says the polling stations that were cancelled had issues of rigging through exaggerating the number of votes, theft of declaration forms, intimidation of voters and bribery. They include Juuko zone in Kibuye 1, Busoke zone, as well as Estate and Nsambya central B parishes which have two polling stations each.
Now contrary to the last two occasions where vote tallying for parliamentary and LCV primaries was done at Nakasero Primary School, today the NRM EC changed the venue to its headquarters at plot 13 on Kyadondo road.
The station witnessed a heated argument between supporters of Juliet Wanyana and Aisha Namutebi who are contesting for the NRM flag for the position of Woman Councilor in Nakulabye parish, Lubaga division.
Charles Mutegeki, a polling agent for Agnes Mutonyi, the aspirant for Nakasero I and II Parishes Woman Councilor’s NRM party ticket pointed at the good mobilization by the candidates as one of the reasons why voters showed early at the polling stations.
While the presiding officer was discussing with the police officers who had just been called to restore order, the area chairman, a one Bukenya Remegio stormed the meeting dismissing the outcome of the polls. He insisted that the zone did not have more than 600 voters as indicated on the declaration forms.
“I am surprised to hear that I got 110 votes in my polling station. To be honest, in this house, I got only ten votes and the winner there had 101 votes. How come that I was added 100 votes and the winner more than 500 votes? Something is fishy in this election and the officials know what they did at the polling stations”, one of the candidates said.
Hajji Ramathan Walugembe, the Resident District Commissioner of Bukedea says he doesn’t want a repeat of last week’s primaries when supporters of candidates overpowered the police deployed at the tally center.
At Makerere Yellow primary school, over 30 police personnel, as many as 10 Uganda Police and other security persons have been deployed to ensure smooth conduct of tallying process of election results in the Kawempe NRM elective district.
Today, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has been holding primaries for flag bearers at Local Council V level in the five Divisions of Kampala City. Competition in Kampala Central Division for the NRM Kampala Lord Mayor flag is between musician Daniel Kazibwe also known as Ragga Dee and Ssebaana Kizito, a nephew to former Kampala mayor, the late John Ssebaana Kizito.
Wandira who is also former LC 5 Chairman has accused the incumbent of soliciting Uganda People Defense Forces- UPDF soldiers from Katuugo army detach to vote for him at Kyabutayika and Bamusuuta Polling stations located in Kakooge Sub County.
In Kampala, the contest for Lord Mayor party ticket has attracted musician Daniel Kazibwe also known as Ragga Dee and Kizito Ssebaana, a nephew to the former Kampala Mayor the late John Ssebaana Kizito
Rukutana was captured in a video that went viral on social media showing him grabbing a gun from one of his bodyguards and started shooting at a vehicle belonging to supporters of his political rival Naome Kabasharira. At the time of the incident, Rukutana had just lost the Rushenyi country NRM flag to Kabasharira.
According to the results, Matheniko County MP, John Baptist Lokii beat off competition from his close rival Paul Olo to win the party flag with a difference of 41 votes. However, results from three villages were cancelled over allegations of manipulation of the register and falsification of results.
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has declared Cedric Babu Ndilima as its flag bearer for Kampala Central Constituency in the coming 2021 general election.
These have gathered outside the fenced polling station chanting slogans of "no money no vote". Local Defense Unit and Field Force Unit officers are also at the place looking on as minimal voters enter the school to vote as others remain outside demanding to be paid first.
