In just 10 days, Kyotera’s Rose Nantongo buried her mother, father and aunt
April 7, 2021 Rose Nantongo. Courtesy photo
On January 14, 2021, Fortunate Rose Nantongo, a 25-year-old lawyer, was elected as the new woman MP for Kyotera district.
Ordinarily, this would be a normal story for the simple fact that the 11th Parliament will be one of the youngest in the history of Uganda. In fact, at 25 years, Nantongo is not the youngest. There are others like 23-year-old Frank Kabuye of Kassanda South, a university student who beat Simeo Nsubuga, a former police spokesman.
But Nantongo is one of that rare group of politicians that get catapulted to the national scene by tragedy. In the 11th Parliament, there will be two of them. The other is Kayanga Baroda, who replaced her mother Hajati Rehema Watongola who died in the middle of a campaign due to Covid-19.
Daily Monitor
Monday January 25 2021
Mr Ssekandi arriving at his home in Kyanamukaaka where he met campaigning managers and agents on January 22,2021. PHOTO/WILSON KUTAMBA.
Summary
Mr Ssekandi, who has represented the constituency in Parliament for 26 years lost to a newcomer Richard Ssebamala of Democratic Party (DP).
The DP candidate won the election with 9, 916 votes against the former’s 4, 904 votes, indicating a margin of 5, 014 votes.
Bukoto Central is the only constituency in the district with a sizeable number of NRM supporters, but the Opposition has of late gained ground.
Advertisement
The Vice President and outgoing Bukoto Central Constituency legislator, Mr Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has promised to continue extending services to residents in the area despite losing the seat in the January 14 polls.
January 22, 2021 Minister Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi is among the ministers who lost in the elections
In a stunning wave of results, all the 13 cabinet ministers from Buganda were defeated by opposition candidates, in particular those from Kyagulanyi’s National Unity Platform (NUP).
Results show that of Buganda’s 110 seats in parliament, NUP has 53, NRM 31 while 15 are Independents. Meanwhile, DP has seven while FDC has three. The humbling ends NRM’s dominance of the key strategic stronghold of Buganda. Four cabinet ministers, all of whom preferred anonymity, have intimated to
The Observer that the continued brutalization of Kyagulanyi and his supporters on the campaign trail swayed the electorate to vote against them.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 19 2021
Summary
At least 24 ministers, including the Vice President, Mr Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, lost their parliamentary seats in the January 14 General Election.
Daily Monitor spoke to various voters on why they decided to kick out the ministers
Advertisement
Vice President Edward Ssekandi (Bukoto Central)
The second highest citizen after the President, Edward Ssekandi was kicked out of Parliament by little known Richard Ssebamala of Democratic Party for Bukoto Central seat. Ssekandi had served as MP for Bukoto Central for over 20 years.
The defeat so overwhelmed the Vice President and former Speaker of Parliament that he was hospitalised.