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Samuel Mulomi, the former Budaka district chairperson, bounced back in Wednesday’s local government election, five years after he lost to the incumbent, Arthur Mboizi.
Mark Muganzi, the Budaka district registrar, declared Mulomi winner on Thursday morning at the district tally center. Mulomi, an NRM candidate, garnered 23,092 votes against Mboizi’s 22,279.
Mulomi was the first Budaka district LC-V chairperson from 2006 to 2011 before he was trounced by Mboizi. In neighboring Sironko district, Herbert Mulekwa, the NRM candidate, is the newly-elected LC-V chairperson.
Mulekwa garnered 27,917 votes to defeat the incumbent and Forum for Democratic Change party candidate, James Nabende, who got 19,582 votes. David Livingstone Giruli, an Independent candidate, came in third with 8,479 votes. Mulekwa’s win is a big victory for the ruling NRM against the opposition FDC. Sironko is home to FDC party secretary general and Budadiri West MP, Nathan Nandala-Mafabi.
In Ngora district, Ben Eumu (FDC) retained his seat, with 11,945 votes. His NRM rival and incumbent Ngora district council deputy speaker, Emmanuel Okello, came second with 10,513 votes.
In Apac district, the incumbent chairperson Bob Okae (Uganda People’s Congress) also bounced back. Okae got 37,833 votes against 27,490 for his NRM rival David Ebong Abongo.
Speaking yesterday, Okae promised to work on the poor roads and improve health and education service delivery in his second term of office. In Amuru, FDC’s Michael Lakony was declared winner. Lakony polled 14,353 votes, while NRM’s Geoffrey Otobi Orach garnered 6,273 votes.
Richard Odokonyero, The Democratic Alliance candidate, came third with 1,504 votes, followed by DP’s Francis Otim (1,175 votes) while Denis Atwom Opio, an independent trailed (733 votes). Lakony replaces FDC’s Anthony Agube Omach who opted to contest for the Kilak county parliamentary seat but lost.
In Kasese, Godfrey Sibendire Bigogo, the FDC candidate, defeated the incumbent Colonel Mawa Muhindo. Sibendire got 88,140 votes against Muhindo’s 67,912.
Speaking shortly after he was declared winner, Sibendire promised to end sectarian politics in the district. He also promised to unite the people of Kasese irrespective of ethnicity. FDC swept all the six parliamentary seats in Kasese and also won 36 of the 51 councilor seats. NRM took eight and the remaining five went to independents.
In Mbale, NRM’s Bernard Elly Mujasi, retained his seat, beating off stiff competition from independent Vincent Magombe. Mujasi garnered 41,659 votes against Magombe’s 38,710.
In his acceptance speech, Mujasi said he was serving his last term. He promised to prioritise poverty eradication in his new term.
In the neighboring Bulambuli district, incumbent LC-V chairperson and NRM candidate Simon Peter Wananzofu also retained his seat. He got 21,964 votes. His rival Robert Soul Nakoko polled 18,044 votes, followed by Michael Wagoli with 2,085 votes.
In Manafwa district, John Musila, the National Resistance Movement party candidate and former information minister Inzu Ya Masaba cultural institution won the LC-V seat. He garnered 52,150 votes.
His other rivals, Sylvester Wasieba, an independent candidate, got 25,279 votes followed by FDC’s Fred Wangira (1,842) and independent Iddi Wataka (986).
