Preliminary results from Monday’s elections for Mayor of Kampoala city show that Democratic party leaning Independent candidate Erias Lukwago is leading, with National Resistance Movement candidate peter Sematimba second.
Lukwago is leading leads in Nakawa, Kawempe, and Rubaga divisions but information from all polling stations was not yet available.
Erias Lukwago
There are six candidates in the race for Lord Mayor of Kampala including Capt. Francis Babu, Ms. Sandra Ngabo Katebalirwe, Michael Mabikke of the Social Democrats party, and Emmanuel Tumusiime of Forum for Integrity in leadership, as well as front runners Lukwago and Sematimba
Though the supporters of Erias Lukwago have started celebrating while looks an imminent win, the final whistle will be blown by the electoral commission who will announce the winner after tallying all the votes cast in Kampala polling stations.
Out of the six contestants, only Lukwago for Sematimba of ruling NRM seem to be in the competing with the other quartet getting single digit votes or even zero at many polling stations.