According to the presidential campaign program, Kalemba was expected to campaign in Busia on November 13th, 2020. She only passed through Busia town and didn’t address rallies citing time and proceeded to Tororo Municipality.
Five
presidential candidates have so far failed to campaign in Busia district to
market their manifestos to voters. They are Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the Forum for
Democratic Change-FDC candidate, DP’s Norbert Mao and Nancy Linda Kalemba, John
Katumba and Joseph Kiiza Kabuleta, all independent candidates.
According to
the presidential campaign program, Kalemba was expected to campaign in Busia on
November 13th, 2020. She only passed through Busia town and didn’t address
rallies citing time and proceeded to Tororo Municipality. Katumba visited Busia
on November 25th and was only sighted around Busia Taxi Park
shouting "Katumba oyee".
Joseph Kiiza
Kabuleta also passed by Busia town two days later but didn’t address any rally.
FDC’s Patrick Amuriat Oboi visited Busia on December 07th but was
blocked by police from accessing Busia town after failing to make it to a venue
designated by police 8 kilometers away. Norbert Mao arrived in Busia town on
December 8th, 2020 past the campaign time and couldn’t be allowed to
proceed with his rally.
Some of the
residents interviewed by URN say apart from President, Yoweri Museveni, the NRM
candidate and his National Unity Platform-NUP rival, Robert Kyagulanyi
Ssentamu, they didn’t feel the presence of any other presidential candidate. Bernard
Mambo, a resident of Nangwe village accuses police of frustrating the campaigns
of the other candidates.
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David Mangeni, another resident wants the presidential candidates to publish
their manifestoes and social media platforms to reach the voters.
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Scovia Lyaka, another voter wants the candidates to use local radio stations to
share their manifestoes with the voters.
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Bernard
Makokha, one of the FDC supporters in Busia has no kind words for the police
force. According to Makokha, police frustrated the campaign rally of his
presidential candidates and denied voters a chance to hear what they have to
offer.
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Hassan Bwire Opio, the Busia District FDC party Chairperson, says they failed
to meet the voters due to the partisan police force. He, however, says the FDC manifesto
is rich on key areas.
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Gilbert Amado, the DP Vice President and Busia Municipality parliamentary candidate
says they were caught up with time and couldn’t make it to Busia in time.
He says
they will harmonise with the Electoral Commission and fix a new date to
campaign in Busia district.
Gabriel Mukisa
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