Bukenya picks nomination forms for Busiro seat

By Jeff Lule and Justus Akampa

FOUR aspirants have so far picked nomination forms to contest for the Busiro North seat. The Wakiso district returning officer, Sarah Bukirwa said the former Vice President, who is also the incumbent; Prof. Gilbert Bukenya (NRM) picked his nomination papers on Monday.

Others who picked are Henry Kiwuwa, Festus Rwabuhihi (independents) and Kastas Hussein Bukenya (DP). Bukirwa said they expect more aspirants from other political parties to pick forms any time.

Nomination is slated to place on November 14 and 15 at Kakiri sub-county headquarters.

The seat became vacant, after High Court nullified the election of Bukenya as the area MP on October 6, due to electoral malpractice that were characterized in the February 2011 polls.

Bukirwa said 788 new people were registered during the she update exercise which was carried out between November 24th to 3rd, bringing the total number of voters to 49, 644 from 48, 856.

She said this should not be taken as the final register since many changes are going to done to come out with a clean final register to be used on the polling day.

Bukirwa said EC will issue an extra copy of the final polling register to candidates to avoid complaints on the polling day.