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Tusiime Karuhanga, who lost in the Rwampara East constituency NRM party primaries,
has petitioned the party’s national electoral commission chairperson seeking
nullification of the elections.
Tusiime was contesting against the incumbent Charles Ngabirano, Allan Bomuhangi
and Ivan Mutsika.
According to the official results, announced by Dr Tanga Odoi on Saturday
Ngabirano polled 15,060 votes while Tusiime 14,049 votes.
Tusiime says
that the results were altered and manipulated. He adds that the voting in some
polling stations was marred with violence and irregularities.
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Tusiime, who
was in the company of his supporters found the NRM offices, closed confusing
the town.
The group
later stormed the Rwampara Resident District Commissioner’s office, Emmy
Turyabagyenyi Kateera who advised them to take their petition to the NRM
secretariat following the dismissal of the District Registrar.
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Later, the acting district registrar Michael
Muzoora received the petition on behalf of Dr Tanga Odoi the NRM party National
Electoral Chairperson.
