Tag Archives: Primaries

Four Independent candidates chicken out of Elgon North County Parliamentary Race, incumbent Gerald Nangoli, Irene Muloni cling in the race despite losing in the primaries

November 13, 2025 0

Four Independent candidates chicken out of Elgon North County Parliamentary

Only two candidates are left in the race for the Elgon North County parliamentary seat in Bulambuli District — incumbent MP Gerald Nangoli and Irene Muloni, the current Woman MP for Bulambuli. This follows the withdrawal of four contenders — Nagemesi Buyi Stephen, Sam Gibuzuyi, Mungo Patrick, and Nakisisa Ballak — who had initially contested in the NRM primaries and …

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NRM vs NRM SHOWDOWN! Independent’s fever rocks Mbarara, MP Primaries loser Bataringaya fumes as Mbarara NRM chair tries to throw him out of party structure

November 12, 2025 0

NRM vs NRM SHOWDOWN Independents fever rocks Mbarara MP Primaries

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 …

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Over 200 NRM MPs Who Lost In Party Primaries Form Bloc, Vow To Contest As Independents

October 2, 2025 0

Over 200 NRM MPs Who Lost In Party Primaries Form

More than 210 Members of Parliament from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) who lost in the party’s recent primaries have announced plans to contest as independent candidates, defying calls by the party secretariat to abandon their bids. The legislators, who addressed a press briefing on September 19, 2025, accused the NRM of conducting sham primaries riddled with vote rigging, …

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