Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lydia Wanyoto Mutende has lost the appeal challenging the victory of her rival, Connie Nakayenze Galiwango, the Mbale city woman member of parliament. Wanyoto ran against Nakayenze in the January 2021 polls and lost with an overwhelming margin. She polled 25,276 votes against 40,729 garnered …
Read More »Election Appeal: Lydia Wanyoto seeks retrial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lydia Wanyoto, the loser of the Mbale City Woman parliamentary elections has asked the Court of Appeal for a retrial of her petition against her rival Connie Nakayenze Galiwango. Wanyoto garnered 25,276 votes against 40,729 votes garnered by Nakayenze. Dissatisfied with the results, Wanyoto who …
Read More »Court dismisses petition filed by Lydia Wanyoto
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City Woman Member of Parliament, Connie Nakayenze Galiwango has maintained a firm grip on her seat following the dismissal of an election petition filed by her rival, Lydia Wanyoto. Justice Andrew Baishaija delivered the judgment in his ruling at Mbale High court on Thursday …
Read More »Election petition: Lydia Wanyoto asks court for permission to file additional evidence
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lydia Wanyoto, the former National Resistance Movement-NRM Mbale City Woman parliamentary candidate has filed an application for leave of court to amend her petition against the victory of her rival, Connie Galiwango and the Electoral Commission. Appearing in closed Chambers at High Court in Mbale …
Read More »Mbale city woman MP polls: Wanyoto runs to high court
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, the former National Resistance Movement party Mbale City Woman parliamentary candidate has petitioned high court challenging the victory of her rival, Connie Nakayenze Galiwango. Through her lawyer, Eddy Nagoli, Wanyoto accuses the Electoral Commission of failure to conduct a free and fair …
Read More »Wanyoto wins NRM residual elections for Mbale city woman MP
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lydia Wanyoto, the National Resistance Movement Women’s League Chairperson has been declared winner of the NRM Residual Elections for Mbale City Woman MP. Wanyoto was declared winner on Thursday by John Wanika, the Presiding Officer at the Mbale City hall. This is after fresh …
Read More »NRM leaders in Mbale demand release of disputed woman MP results
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of sub-county NRM chairpersons in Mbale city are demanding for the release of the disputed Mbale City Woman MP results. Security chiefs in Mbale last week referred the disputed results to the NRM party Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala for investigations. …
Read More »Opposition leaders in eastern Uganda petition EU ambassadors on general elections
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of opposition leaders in Eastern Uganda have petitioned the European Union ambassadors on the upcoming 2021 general elections. Nine European Union Ambassadors led by the EU envoy Atillio Pacifici have since Monday been in Mbale town for their end of year retreat. The …
Read More »Social media posts put Mbale woman MP’s spporter in jail
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hudson Ngotowa, a supporter of Mbale Woman Member of Parliament, Connie Galiwango is in trouble for offensive communication. He was picked up from his home in Bulambuli district on Saturday and held briefly at Mbale Central Police station where he was charged with four counts …
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