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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

FEATURED, Politics
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...
‘Basoga Leaders Have Declared War On Me -’ Speaker Kadaga

‘Basoga Leaders Have Declared War On Me -’ Speaker Kadaga

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By Our Reporter The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has revealed that there is a group political leaders from Busoga region who are viciously fighting her and have reached the extent of maligning her before President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Kadaga, who recently  got involved in a bitter contest  with  State Minister for Lands Persis Namuganza over the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Second Vice Chairperson seat, asserts that the group of Basoga leaders that want her out include among others  State Minister for Karamoja Moses Kizige, who is the ringleader  of the clique. Some of Speaker Rebecca Kadaga's tweets about her enemies from Busoga The Speaker contends that Kizige and others recently penned a scathing document to President M...