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Exclusive: Kayunga by-election: pressure as contestants a wait results

Exclusive: Kayunga by-election: pressure as contestants a wait results

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Voting kicked off by 8:am sharp in most areas in Kayunga district as people decides on who to be as their next LC5 chairman. In some areas, voters turned up as early as 6am but had to wait until the 7am stipulated time whereas in some areas, the election materials arrived in time for voting to take place but the exercise could not take place because the stipulated number of voters had not yet arrived. The Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama on Wednesday insisted that without the required number of voters(six) arriving at the polling station, voting will not be allowed to commence. At some of the polling stations near the Kayunga referral hospital in Kayunga town, the polling materials arrived at around 7:30am but had to wait for some minutes for the required number o...
Uganda Rugby Mourns The Loss Of Legendary Player And Coach Robert Sseguya

Uganda Rugby Mourns The Loss Of Legendary Player And Coach Robert Sseguya

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The Uganda Sports Fraternity is in mourning following the demise of former Rugby Cranes coach Robert Seguya.Seguya, who also captained the national team, succumbed to Leukemia on Tuesday night at the age of 43.At the start of November, Seguya was cleared of Leukemia according to his medical tests from the Cancer Institute.Family members said that Seguya started feeling unwell on Sunday and was rushed back to Mulago hospital where he died.Toyota buffalos captain Wilfred Seguya, also son to the late, said that the family and the country has lost a great legend. "I was inspired by Dad to join the. Rugby game and he gave me a greenlight since then I have been performing very well and now I am captain like my dad,``said Wilfred.Gloria Mubiru, a family member, revealed that Seguya made them pr...