Daily Monitor
Friday January 22 2021
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Voters in Lango Sub-region have revealed why they threw out all the incumbent district chairpersons in the January 21 polls.
Voters cited corruption coupled with poor service delivery as some of the factors that informed their choices for district chairpersons.
Eight incumbent chairpersons failed to retain their seats in Dokolo, Lira, Oyam, Kwania, Amolatar, Otuke, Kole and Alebtong districts. There are nine districts that make up Lango.
It is only in Apac where the incumbent, Mr Bob Okae (UPC), chose to contest for the Kwania North parliamentary seat, which he won.
In Lira, Mr Alex Oremo Alot of the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) lost the seat he has occupied for the last 15 years to NRM’s Richard Cox Okello Orik.
Daily Monitor
Thursday January 21 2021
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Yesterday’s local government elections registered a low turnout countrywide compared to national elections.
Ugandans across the country yesterday took to the polls to elect district chairpersons, city mayors and councillors, having elected a President and Members of Parliament (MPs) on January 14 and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) MPs on Monday.
Voters that Daily Monitor interviewed yesterday said Ugandans had lost interest in elections, while others accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of failing to sensitise locals about the relevance of local governments.
Local government are key since they are at the forefront of nurturing citizen engagement, service delivery and management of public space. They also monitor lower level units at sub-county level.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday January 20 2021
Electoral Commission officials conduct vote counting in presence of voters and candidates’ agents at Bwaise II in Kawempe South, Kampala on January 14. Today Ugandans will vote for municipal and city mayors, and other district council representatives. PHOTO/ALEX ESAGALA
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During the NRM primaries, Mr Willy Omodo Omodo defeated Mr George Mawa to carry the party flag.
Mr Mawa later decided to contest as an Independent. However, the NRM members have turned against Mr Omodo Omodo and are now backing Mr Sam Atul, another Independent candidate.
Members of the Lira business community too have come out openly to support Mr Atul.