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Museveni Brother Sodo Declared Mawogola NRM Flagbearer Amidst Tension

Museveni Brother Sodo Declared Mawogola NRM Flagbearer Amidst Tension

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By Our Reporter President Yoweri Museveni’s younger brother Godfrey Aine Kaguta aka Sodo was Wednesday evening declared the Mawogola North National Resistance Movement (NRM) flagbearer for the 2021 general election. Aine was announced  winner of the NRM primaries following a stiff competition with Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa’s daughter Shartsi Musherure Kutesa, in which he polled 17,775 representing 46.3% while Musherure got 16,155 votes (42.17%) and  Salim Kiseka scored 4,415 votes. The belated National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries for Mawogola North and West in Sembabule district were held on Wednesday under tight security to avert acts of violence, intimidation of voters and hooliganism. In Mawogola North, the race had three contenders, including t...
Dr Tanga Odoi Suspends Bukono NRM Primaries Election After Min. Namuganza’s Agent Is Killed

Dr Tanga Odoi Suspends Bukono NRM Primaries Election After Min. Namuganza’s Agent Is Killed

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By Keefa Nuwahereza Dr. Tanga Odoi, the Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission has Friday afternoon suspended the NRM primaries elections in Bukono Constituency, Namutumba District after an agent of Persis Namuganza, the state minister for  lands, was killed. Persis Namuganza faces stiff competition from Emmanuel Katoko, the current Speaker of Namutumba District and brother of State Minister for Agriculture Hon. Aggrey Bagiire. Shortly after the incident, Dr Tanga Odoi announced that he had suspended the elections to pave way for investigations into the murder,  although he did not reveal details of the deceased. “I have suspended elections in Bukono constituency because Hon. Persis Namuganza’s agent was killed this morning. We hav...