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By Vision Reporters the opposite in Bugolobi. At Bugolobi flats, polling station New entrants in the politics of the block 1-8 had a low voter turnout ruling National Resistance Movement despite the NRM officials arriving at (NRM) moved swiftly past party NEWCOMERS LEAD IN the venue on time. stalwarts to become flag-bearers in Fred Ruhindi, the former deputy the race to Parliament come 2021 in attorney general, went through the Kampala district primary elections. unopposed to contest as the party’s Less than a year after she joined the flag-bearer for East . NRM, the Minister for Lands, Housing For Kampala Central Woman and Urban Development, Beti Olive MP, NRM members turned up to Kamya, was in an early comfortable AS BABU MISSES VOTING FOR SON vote between Nambi and Shamim lead against Brian Tindyebwa and Dr PHOTO BY MPALANYI SSENTONGO Nanfuma. Isaac Lwanga for the Rubaga North Those whose names were not on the flag. voters’ register were allowed to vote Tindyebwa, a renowned lawyer on condition that their names are in within the NRM circles, contested the party’s village book, which was for the same seat in 2016 after described as the yellow book. defeating former party treasury, Singh “We cannot allow every Tom, Dick Katongole in the primary exercise. and Harrry to come here and vote. I In Kampala Central, the Head know most people, so I am able to tell of Content, Broadcasting who is a member and who is not,” a Corporation (UBC), Cedric Babu one Nyangewso, who was in charge Ndilima, ran almost unopposed of the voting said. at some polling stations as his As part of the measures to prevent competitors neither had posters nor the spread of COVID-19, NRM polling agents, giving him a soft run electoral commission officials ensured to the touch line. that voters wear masks, wash hands For instance, at II, and keep social distance. At the Muwafu Zone voting started at polling stations, jerrycans of water, 10:00am and ended at 3:00pm with with soap and sanitisers were placed only one candidate, Babu, sending at different corners for use by voters. representatives and supporters, while By press time, former Speaker of his opponents, Isa Kato and Baker the East African Legislative Assembly Kyambadde Njuki were a no show. (EALA), Margaret Nantongo Zziwa, Boasting of about 12 million was in the lead in the NRM party members, the NRM held its party primaries for Nakawa West. primaries for parliamentary aspirants Zziwa took all the votes at her across the country yesterday. About polling station in Buyinja Zone, 1,200 candidates are said to have Naguru Parish, with 71 votes, while participated in the hot contest. her opponents, Ben Kulumba and By 8:00am, hundreds of NRM party Shumuk Mukesh got nothing. voters were already at various polling Voters lining up behind Zziwa at Buyinja zone polling station during the NRM national primaries Many of the members who were stations waiting to line up behind yesterday (Scan picture using Digital Experience to watch the video) found missing on the register were their candidates. The NRM electoral also allowed to vote after being commission authorities, however, intimidation of voters by bouncers,” vote. verified by the area chairperson and reported low voter turn up. he said. >> Those whose names Before the election, chaos erupted the party leaders. The situation turned chaotic at among the NRM members after some DRAMA OVER VOTING REGISTERS the polling station and Police was were not on the names were found missing on the CASE OF VIOLENCE In Rubaga North, drama ensued as deployed heavily to calm the situation. voters register. There was also mild violence at Tindyebwa’s voters attempted to On the other hand, primaries voters’ register were After a lengthy consultation, Joseph Nakawa West after Zziwa’s supporters force their way into the voting queues in Kampala Central were largely Natuba, the returning officer, agreed accused Kulumba of ferrying in non- despite their names missing on the peaceful and results were out on time allowed to vote on not to use the voters register, but NRM members to vote for him. voters register. as most of the voters said they had urged voters to be verified by the What started as an accusation At Ssendi’s ground polling station things to do. condition that their NRM village chairperson. resulted into a fight leading to a brief where Kamya voted from, the “Our voters are working class In Nakawa East Division, voting suspension of the voting exercise. presiding officer, Deborah Nalwoga, people so they turned up and voted kicked off at exactly 11:00am. By press time, Zziwa was still insisted that only those on the register their candidates and left,” an agent at names are in the However, unlike other villages where leading in most of the polling stations were to vote. Summit View Village said. voters lined up in big numbers, it was in different zones. “According to the party chairperson’s Voters arrived at the polling stations party’s village book “I have reached each and every PHOTO BY directive, those who are not on of Standard View Village; All Saints WILFRED corner of Nakawa West and I know registers are to vote in districts where and Summit Village by 8:00am and SANYA what my people want. God has there are no registers,” Nalwoga told by 11:00am, all voters had left. When agents insisted on starting the always been on my side,” Zziwa said. the voters. election, the voting lasted less than 30 On allegations that she had ferried At the end of the elections, Kamya BABU WINS minutes, with Babu carrying the day. in ghost voters, Zziwa said those were came out the winner with 207 votes, At Summit View, former Kampala just kicks of a dying horse. while Tindyebwa got 13 and Lubega Central MP Francis Babu, the father NAMBI, SSENOGA, RUHINDI, ZZIWA WIN If Zziwa wins the primaries, she will got none. to Cedric Babu, missed voting for his Faridah Nambi, who is vying for face off with Joel Ssenyonyi from the Kamya urged her fellow contestants son since he arrived an hour after the Kampala District Woman MP, also National Unity Platform (NUP) in the to avoid violence, adding that they vote counting had started. managed to sail through without newly formulated constituency. belonged to the same party and Here, Babu is said to have scored serious competition at most polling Nakawa West consists of Kyanja, country. 365 votes, beating his rivals. By stations in Kampala Central. 1, Bukoto 2, Naguru 1, “Politicians should always have Plan press time, Babu had also won over Meanwhile, in Rubaga South, the Naguru 2, , Kiwatule, B away from politics other than killing Standard Village, All Saints and battle was between Jamir Banda, , people for office,” she said. Nakasero IV, where he got 247. Mpiima Ssenoga, Nabisunsa, ITEK, UPK and At his polling station in Lugala, In areas like Arua Park and Munno Kenneth Charles Upper Estate parishes. Tindyebwa’s supporters did not B, voting delayed by hours due to Male and Ritah participate in the exercise since many poor voter turn up. Kulabako Mugalu. Complied by were not on the voter’s register. The area registrar, Majid Atibuni, At Kitebi Ramadhan Abbey, Tindyebwa accused the electoral said they were meant to start the Primary polling Lawrence Mulondo, commission officials of closing his exercise at 9:00am, but they adjusted station, Ssenoga Juliet Waiswa, voters out of the voting premises for to 11:00am. was declared winner Jeff Lule, Henry not being on the register. At 11:00am, Kato’s agents requested with 63 votes, Male Sekanjako “The elections have not been fair. for another hour as they waited for 36 and Ritah Kulabako and Nicholas There has been voter bribery and their supporters to turn up for voting. become last with one Cedric Babu after the primary elections yesterday Wassajja