NRM’s Odoi declared eastern youth MP-elect amid voter bribery claims
Tuesday February 02 2021
NRM s Bernard Odoi Onen Mutusa, the nelwy elected Youth MP for Eastern region. Photos/ Yahudu Kitunzi
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Some delegates who participated in the exercise were left stranded at the venue after failing to get money allegedly promised by NRM party officials who sponsored Mr Odoi.
Odoi s contestants have vowed to petition court on allegations that the exercise was marred with irregularities including voter bribery
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The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Mr Bernard Odoi Onene Mutusa, has been declared winner of the hotly contested Eastern Youth Parliamentary seat.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday February 02 2021
Mr Modern Atuhurire, an elections agent for Mr Adios Denmark Beinomugisha, an FDC candidate in the western youth MP being whisked away from the polling centre at Ntare School, Mbarara City yesterday. PHOTO/RAJAB MUKOMBOZI.
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The voting exercise was also conducted in total violation of Covid-19 guidelines, such as failure to maintain social distance.
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There was heavy deployment of police and army at Mbale Senior Secondary School in Mbale City yesterday as youth delegates from 40 districts in eastern region elected their parliamentary representative.
A total of 2,300 delegates from Busoga, Bugisu, Sebei, Bukedi and Teso sub-regions participated in the electoral exercise, which started at 11am.