Daily Monitor
Wednesday January 27 2021
L-R: Peter P. Emaru (FDC), Soroti West; Richard Muhumuza (NRM), Fort Portal City Central and Bosco Muhanuzi (NRM), Hoima East
Summary
Mr Eyobu left his seat to contest as city councillor for Soroti City West but he lost.
Mr Emaru said the first thing he intends to do is to extend pipe water to the areas which were annexed to form Soroti City.
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NRM candidate Richard Muhumuza was declared winner of Fort Portal Tourism City Central Division mayorship with 6,990 votes.
He was followed by Mr Joram Bitamanya (FDC), who polled 3,869 votes, Mr Herbert Mugisa (Ind), coming in the third place with 2,193 votes, followed by Mr Gilbert Kayondo (Ind) with 1,010 votes, Mr Davis Rwamuhumbu (NUP) with 253 and Mr Yasin Abdallah (Ind) with 132 votes.
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Daily Monitor
Friday December 11 2020
Summary
They say Nandala Mafabi has been MP since 2001 but never nurtured any person apart from himself further saying he is not a good example.
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Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) die-hards, who were dismissed from the party for contesting as Independents in the forthcoming elections in Rukungiri District, have accused the secretary general, Mr Nathan Nandala Mafabi, of unfair dismissal and “killing” the party.
In a December 7 letter addressed to the Rukungiri FDC chairperson, Ms Virginia Kyarugahe, Mr Mafabi fired the party’s national political mobiliser, Ms Ingrid Turinawe, Mr Darius Tweyambe, a mayoral contestant, and Ms Winnie Babihuga.
Daily Monitor
Saturday December 12 2020
Former FDC presidential candidate Kizza Besigye (atop lead car) campaigns for the party presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat (atop right 2nd car) in Ntungamo District on December 1. PHOTO/ MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI
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Dr Kizza Besigye’s only direct relationship with the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) at present is as mobiliser for Rukungiri District, and it is at this very spot where an earthquake shaking the Opposition party has originated in the middle of an election campaign.
And the ongoing election campaign is not an ordinary one as far as FDC is concerned – it is the first time in the life of the party when FDC is not seen as the principal contender to wrestle power from President Museveni and the National Resistance Movement (NRM).