The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
The elections to pick the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates to contest for places in the East African parliament has ended in chaos Tuesday, with caucus members questioning the results before they were released.
Party Secretary General Justine Lumumba told the press that the voting procedure confused some Members of Parliament, resulting in invalid voted surpassing valid votes. “Some members were voting seven people instead of six candidates. That is where the problem came from,” said Lumumba.
Chairman of the party President Yoweri Museveni immediately called for fresh elections Wednesday at 2pm. The NRM Central Executive Committee had on Saturday vetted over 40 NRM aspirants and found all of them eligible to contest for six positions allocated to the party in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).
Candidate Emmanuel Dombo has withdrawn protesting an amendment in the rules by the NRM EC 2 regionalise slots as opposed to omnibus voting
— Bahati Remmy (@BahatiRemmy) February 7, 2017
@NRMOnline Caucus members casting their votes 4 #EALA candidates..Very competitive process pic.twitter.com/QGvOLtSwQd
— Frank K Tumwebaze (@FrankTumwebazek) February 7, 2017
NRM MPs have failed 2 agree, invalid votes surpassed the valid votes prompting president museveni 2 order 4 fresh Elections tmrw at 2pm
— Bahati Remmy (@BahatiRemmy) February 7, 2017
VIDEO: Chaos at @StateHouseUg as @NRMOnline engage in a cutthroat #EALA candidate election #NBSUpdates pic.twitter.com/qZ9ZTFfjEA
— NBS Television (@nbstv) February 7, 2017
Justine Lumumba on NRM EALA primaries election chaos: “I would like to apologize for what happened. This will not happen again” #NBSUpdates pic.twitter.com/XMdZaneeq0
— NBS Television (@nbstv) February 7, 2017
Justine Lumumba: “Some members were voting seven people instead of six candidates. That is where the problem came from” #NBSUpdates pic.twitter.com/aH2kzogQnx
— NBS Television (@nbstv) February 7, 2017
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