The electoral commission recently reinstated the Democratic Party’s Brenda Nabukenya as the genuine woman MP for Luweero district. Nabukenya had been declared the winner of the polls after the commission cancelled its earlier call for vote recount.

The National Resistance Movement candidate who was the first runner up, Rebecca Nalwanga in her application, had earlier contested the results declared by the district returning officer, Mr Peter Kasozi.

The district returning officer, Mr. Kasozi says that the vote recount was canceled because some of the ballot boxes were tampered with.

Kasozi says that Section 54 of the Parliamentary Elections Act of 2005 provides for a mandatory vote recount if the number of votes cast of the winning candidate and any other is not above 50.

By Christine Kate

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Former Vice President Prof. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya has retained his Busiro County North in the 1^st December hotly contested by-elections.

Prof. Bukenya of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party won the elections with 10,728 votes against 3,035 votes polled by his close rival, Hussein Caster Bukenya of the Democratic Party (DP).

Other candidates in the race included Topista Kanzalwa and Henry Kiwuwa who polled 133 and 91 respectively.

After declared the winner of the by-elections by the Wakiso district returning officer, Sarah Bukirwa, Prof. Bukenya commended the people of Busiro North for the support they gave him and love they have for the NRM party.

He thanked the voters to prove to the general public that he had won the 18^th February 2011 elections genuinely.

Prof. Bukenya promised to continue with his development programs in Busiro County North, Wakiso district and the country at large.

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The National Resistance Movement party asked for the recount of ballot papers after its candidate, Rebecca Nalwanga was trounced by the Democratic Party’s candidate, Brenda Nabukenya in the 21^st November Luwero district Woman Member of Parliament by-elections.

Kasozi who had scheduled the recount of the ballot papers to today, found that one of the ballot boxes had been tempered with and immediately re-declared Nabubukenya the winner of the elections.

Kasozi asked NRM’s Nalwanga to petition high court if she felt the electoral commission has not been fair.

Nabukenya beat her close challenger, Nalwanga with only 30 votes after the former polled 14,945 votes but later on the NRM party said that their internal data showed that their candidate was leading with 50 votes and asked for a recount of ballot papers.

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The seat fell vacant after the High Court nullified the election of Rebecca Nalwanga of the National Resistance Movement on grounds that she bribed voters among other malpractices during the 18^th February 2011 elections.

DP’s Nabukenya beat her closest challenger with 30 votes after polling 14’945 votes against NRM’s Rebecca Nalwanga who polled 14,915 votes.

Others in the race were the FDC’s Ziadah Gwokyalya 3,775, Anna Kirabo Asiimwe 3,687, Namagambe Elsie 2,193 and Lugudde Nabatanzi 191.

After declared the winner by the district returning officer Peter Kasozi, Nabukenya commended the people of Luwero for giving her mandate.

Nabukenya scoffed at the ruling party (NRM) saying that Ugandans are tired of the poor governance, corruption and embezzlement in the country.

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Mbabaali, a top official in the Democratic Party, says he is going to petition Masaka High Court again seeking the nullification of Ssekandi’s election as Bukoto Central MP on ground that the exercise was not free and fair.

Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi

Mbabbaali says that Sekandi has not fulfilled what they agreed upon before he withdrew the case recently.

The DP man alleges that Ssekandi violated the parliamentary elections Act when he used government vehicles during campaigns.

Mbabaali also alleges that Ssekandi connived with Tugume Mugisha, the former Masaka district returning officer to alter the results from KaboneraSub County, where the petitioner had allegedly defeated the VP with more than 2000 votes.

Mbabaali further accuses Ssekandi of voter bribery in Kyanamukaaka by distributing money, food and alcohol.

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