Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 12 2021
Paul Owor, Independent (Upper left), Stephen Ssekigozi, DP (Upper right), Peter Ssematimba, NRM (Lower left), Charles Matovu, NUP candidate (Lower right)
Summary
The Busiro South seat has attracted four candidates; Mr Ssematimba (NRM), Mr Charles Matovu (National Unity Platform), Mr Stephen Ssekigozi (Democratic Party), and Mr Owor
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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has enjoyed dominance in Busiro South for the last five years, with Mr Peter Ssematimba representing the party in the 10th Parliament.
But as the race to the 11th Parliament comes to the call on Thursday, analysts say the incumbent’s position is being threatened by Mr Paul Owor, 29, an Independent candidate.
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His death in a night shooting last week drew the most public notice including a presidential confession that the killers of Isaac ‘Zebra Mando’ Ssenyange were security agents.
His shooting on December 30 catapulted Ssenyange to a grandeur national stage and intensified the harsh political criticism of killings of unarmed civilians by security forces during this election campaign period. Ssenyange was one of the most controversial national boxing stars in Uganda’s recent history.
Ssenyange courted controversy inside and outside the boxing ring but was loved in equal measure. Ssenyange’s influence was not limited to the boxing ring; he had over the years shrewdly used his boxing prowess to fight and endear himself to the top officials in the ruling NRM government.