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Amos Tayebwa |Mbarara The political camp of Kashari North NRM flag bearer Patrick Musinguzi, popularly known as Akoki, is showing signs of weakening after a wave of his loyal supporters defected to back incumbent Member of Parliament Basil Bataringaya Rwankwene, alias Omwonyo, ahead of the 2026 general elections. The defections have been reported in several areas where Bataringaya has been …

Amos Tayebwa |Mbarara The race for the Kashari North parliamentary seat is intensifying, with incumbent Member of Parliament Basil Bataringaya Omwonyo condemning what he describes as harassment, political malice, and acts likely to incite electoral violence by some National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Mbarara District. Bataringaya alleges that the hostility is being driven by sections of the district NRM …

By Amos Tayebwa | Mbarara Political temperatures in Mbarara District have hit boiling point after Kashari North MP Basil Bataringaya Rwankwene alias Omwonyo locked horns with Mbarara District NRM Chairman Prosper Tuhaise Kururagire — warning him to keep off his position in the NRM structures. Bataringaya, who also doubles as NRM Vice Chairman for Rubindi Sub-county, went bare knuckles after …

Post Views: 7 0-0x0-0-0# By Aggrey TwesigyeIn Mbararawww.mknewslink.com Three incumbent legislators who lost in the recent NRM party primaries have been duly nominated by the electoral commission to contest as independent candidates in the 2026 general elections. In Rwampara district, woman MP Molly Asiimwe Musiime secured her nomination as an independent candidate, declaring that her decision to seek re-election …