Honourable Sofia Nalule

Today 2016 Kampala MP nominations have kicked off with an overwhelming number of aspirants flocking the district returning registrar’s office to be nominated but the number of over 68 aspirants chasing only 8 posts in the district is amazing. The exercise that kicked off at a few minutes past, 9am at Lugogo UMA hall manned by the district registrar, one Charles Ntege, has seen over 15 aspirants being nominated with most of these elevating their ranks from being council representatives to legislature,

Among them being Councilors Nakuya Hanifa, Dr. Ian Clerk, Shifrah Lukwago among others but surprising, there has been a return of one Betty Kanya who contested for presidency in the 2011 exercise and now wants to retain her Rubaga north seat under the federal alliance with also old faces not giving up the hunt.

Some of the nominees include Hon. Muhammed Nsereko (Kampala central) who promised more fire brand in the parliament and is sure of a landslide win as he intends to resume his seat and speak for the common man, Shifrah Lukwago ( K’la woman MP) also pledging to fight for the cause of the locals and fight graft in govt, Hon. Fred Ruhindi (Nakawa) pledging to fight poverty and give electorates good laws, Betty Kamya (Rubaga north) also on fighting poverty, graft and campaigning for federalism, Kato Lubwama fighting for the common man (Rubaga South) Ian Clerk ( Makindye east) pledging to lobby for his electorates, Nanyunja Robbina (Kawempe north) Sam Simbwa (Makindye east)  and many others.

National woman MP for persons with disability Sofia Nalule has been nominated to contest for the same seat in the next year’s general elections. Nalule says since she is reelected her priority shall be to ensure that the government allocates funds for the disabled persons in every financial year.

Relatedly the former minister of state for disabled Florence Ssekabira has been as well nominated to vy for the seat of national woman MP for disabled. Also Hellen Asamo has been nominated to vy for the post of PWDs in parliament representing those from eastern Uganda. The returning officer in charge of this exercise Stewart Tamale explains that all the nominees have fulfilled the requirement and are free to start hunting for votes. The nomination of persons with disability is city conducted at the
head offices of the electoral commission in Kampala.

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Uganda yesterday kicked off and hit the road 2016 as it awaits going to the polls in February next year to poll for the candidate of their choice to lead this nation for the next five years as the independent electoral commission kicks off the nomination exercise at Namboole stadium. The commission on opening up the exercise asked all candidates to be mindful of holding peaceful and respectful campaigns as well as relaying their manifestos to the nation to enable them make a better choice come February 2016.

At exactly 10am, the fast aspiring candidate, YK.M7 arrived at the nomination venue and was taken through a vigorous exercise to verify his qualifications and was proposed by Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda and seconded by the spokesperson of the NRM caucus Hon. Evelyn Anite and was successfully nominated.

On addressing the press just after nomination, M7 re-affirmed that he is going to work on ensuring that more Ugandans get  access to clean water use, increase irrigation schemes to support agriculture, construct roads and improve the prosperity for all programmes.

 Shortly after, he was followed by candidate Amama Mbabazi, an independent, with a slogan GoForward who promised Uganda change this time round. He also mentioned that he will fight graft, promote peace and security work on revitalizing the economy and better lives of the local citizens as well as create and strengthen ties between Uganda and other states and has chosen a symbol of a chair to use; he was proposed and seconded by Fred Mwema and Hon. Beatrice Anywar.

 The third aspirant to be nominated was Prof. Venacious Baryamureba who has been seconded and proposed by his party members and promised to empower the youth whom he says are the majority and if empowered will drive the economy to greater heights.

Nominations continue today.

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The   legal team of the TDA Go forward presidential candidate John Patrick Amama Mbabazi led by Fred Muwema has officially written to the DPP over security claims that they plan to arrest him  between today and tomorrow, before nominations, over three counts of murder, money laundering and spying against foreign countries.

John Patrick Amama Mbabazi according to the Electoral Commission roadmap will be nominated tomorrow at 11 but claims indicate that he might be arrested before the nominations to answer for the alleged cases opened against him. The legal team says they want clarity from the DPP whether the claims are genuine or just mere rumor and if so guide them accordingly.

Meanwhile the coalition spokesperson Michael Mabikke has dismissed claims that they agreed from the London talks to stay the nomination as they reconcile with FDC’S Kiiza Besigye for a joint candidate under the TDA platform confirming that all is set to have Mbabazi nominated tomorrow.  He has warned police against bias and involvement in partisan issues saying they have unearthed ploys by some groups that will wear Go forward t-shirts to sabotage their nominations exercise.

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NRM Nomination Forms. Photo credit: Chimp Reports

Two NRM rebel Members of Parliament are seemingly plotting to return their nomination forms at the party headquarters. This as the party delayed to have a common understating granting them authority to be entirely accepted into the party.

Sources indicate that the Central Executive committee was supposed to meet the Chairman of the party and approve their nominations but since their last meeting with President Yoweri Museveni no such communication has been received.

The Two MPs out of the four rebel MPs, Theodore Sekikubo and BarnabusTinkasiimire, have said that if they do not get any communication from the Party they will storm NRM party offices and return their nominations forms, basing on the party Chairman’s earlier letter given to them for picking nomination forms.

Reliable sources told this reporter that the NRM secretary General Justine Lumumba Kasule has been trying to reach the party Chairman over the matter since the beginning of this week to meet these MPs to resolve the impasse but there is no go ahead. However, the other two NRM rebel MPs, Wilfred Niwagaba and Mohamed Nsereko, are considering to bury NRM party and contest on independent ticket citing foul play in the process .

Four MPs, Theodore Sekikubo ,Muhammed Nsereko Wilfred Niwagaba , and Barnabas Tinkasimire ,  were expelled from the party for breaching rule 4 of the NRM’s code of conduct, which prohibits party MPs from going against party positions.

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Jimmy Akena

Seven candidates nominated for Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party presidency say that are not scared of the former party president’s son Jimmy Akena in this race. This follows the son of late Milton Obote forcing the party president Olara Otunu to ignore the party election guidelines and allow him, Jimmy Akena, to be nominated for the party president race a few days after the nomination exercise closed.

Addressing a news conference at parliament a group of seven UPC nominated candidates led by the Member of Parliament for Moroto County, Benson Obua Ogwal said that they are ready to take on Jimmy Akena and are confident one of them will defeat him. The group said that it was passable for Otunu to violate the party election guidelines to enable Jimmy Akena to contest because it will help the party members unify.

However, the UPC national chairman Edward Kakonge said that Jimmy Akena is not fit to be the party president because he is moving in the shadow of his late father instead of having his own identity.

UPC was once headed by Akena’s father Dr. Milton Obote and his mother Miria Kalule Obote; both stood for Ugandan presidency. Nominated candidates for UPC top post include Benson Obua Ogwal, Sam Wandeka, Joseph Bossa, Julius Ochan, David Pulkal, Edward Kakonge, Dan Okello and Jimmy Akena.

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