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🟥 Kawempe North Results as declared by the EC returning officer
✳ Luyimbazi Elias Nalukoola NUP – 17,764 votes ✅
✳ Faridah Nambi Kigongo NRM – 8,593
✳ Hanifah Mugerwa Karadi IND – 381
✳ Muhammad Luwemba Lusswa IND – 240
✳ Sadat Mukiibi FDC- 239
✳ Muhamood Mutazindwa IND – 186
✳ Henry Mubiru Kasacca DP – 100
✳ Ismail Musiitwa PPP – 39
✳ Moses Nsereko IND – 32
✳ Edward Stanley Engena-Maitum IND – 22
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola has been declared winner of the Kawempe Division North constituency byelection by the Uganda Electoral Commission returning officer Henry Makabayi.
National Unity Party’s Nalukoola got 17,764 votes against nearest contender Faridah Nambi Kigongo, who got 8,593 votes in the hotly contested seat in the city Kampala. Nalukoola replaces Muhammad Ssegirinya who died on Thursday, 09 January 2025 in Lubaga hospital after battling a long illness.
Nalukoola immediately released a statement. “To all change-seeking Ugandans, Ours is not an ordinary victory. It’s a testament to what people power means. Thank you for standing bravely against brutality, abductions, and the like. Congratulations to all of us,” he said on X.
NUP Secretary General David Rubongoya remarked, “The Kawempe North by-election has been bittersweet. This victory is for the people of Uganda and Kawempe, despite it being one of the most violent elections in our history.”Â
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Final declaration of results by the Returning Officer for the Directly-elected Member of Parliament, Kawempe Division North Constituency, Kampala City. pic.twitter.com/NWl9B5UJjp— The Electoral Commission – Uganda (@UgandaEC) March 13, 2025
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It has been a Nightmare
Oh Uganda
Those of us born in the 1960s, not sure of how many more elections to participate in are over whelmed
We enjoyed the services like ” going to school, getting a qualification, employment
We visited hospitals and got treated
There were laid down systems of how and what to expect
No system is perfect but we lived that life
So this morning as we wake up we trust that Hon Luyimbazi you are going to strive to restore what we knew
However difficult it is to achieve
Even as we plan to pass away
Please look into the issues of the human beings resident in your Constituency
Was it planned to be an Industrial area
Should the road that begins as Muganzi Lwaza end blindly?
Who bears the pain of storm water from tall buildings up hill?
Where are the water sources of the low income earners
Access to health care and schools
the hope that we can be seen as equal to the rest of other Ugandans informs many of the ” things” we do
Proud to have participated in the election