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Mbale,, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and Sanjay Tana have won the Central Executive Committee- CEC elections in Bugisu sub-region.
In all the six districts in the region, NRM party delegates overwhelming voted for both Kadaga and Tana for the positions of Second Vice-Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for Eastern Region respectively.
In Mbale, Speaker Kadaga garnered 158 votes against her closet rival Lands State Minister Persis Namuganza while Sanjay Tana got 105 votes against Mike Mukula’s 96.
In Bududa, Kadaga polled 61 votes against Namuganza’s 21 while Tana garnered 68 against Mukula’s 16. Kadaga emerged winner with 57 votes in Namisindwa against Namuganza’s 26 and Sanjay Tana got 55 against Mukula who scored 26.
In Bulambuli District, Tana polled 82 votes and Mukula got 4 while Kadaga got 27 against the 60 votes garnered by Kadaga and in Sironko district Tana got 91 votes while Mukula got 45 and in Manafwa district Rebecca Kadaga 91 votes while Namuganza polled 6 votes.
Meanwhile, there was confusion earlier at Mbale Secondary School in Mbale City as the delegates from Bugisu fought over a fake voter’s register which the electoral officials wanted to use during the elections.
Drama ensued after the NRM LCIII Chairperson of Namayonyi sub-county Kamadi Walusansa suspected vote-rigging by the officials who were using a fake register of the Party’s Historical.
There were two lists one from the electoral commission which had 38 members and the other with over 50 members which angered the delegates.
Voting was halted for about ten minutes until the Mbale District Resident Commissioner Suleiman Ogajjo Barasa calmed the angry delegates who accused the officials trying to use a fake list of people to allow non-delegates to vote.
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