Nabwiso cries foul as Nkayi wins race
Feb 20, 2011
THE former Kagoma county MP, Dr. Frank Nabwiso (FDC), has contested the final results announced by the Jinja district Electoral Commission, citing massive vote rigging, bribery and ballot stuffing.
By Esther Mukyala
THE former Kagoma county MP, Dr. Frank Nabwiso (FDC), has contested the final results announced by the Jinja district Electoral Commission, citing massive vote rigging, bribery and ballot stuffing.
He alleged that there were multiple irregularities especially in Buwenge town council where over 1,000 ballots were ticked in favour of incumbent Fredrick Mbagadhi Nkayi and stuffed into the ballot box. Nabwiso claimed the 1,000 votes changed the results in favour of his opponent.
Nkayi garnered 11,948 (25.65%) votes against Nabwiso’s 11,469 (24.63%) votes, giving a difference of 479 votes.
Nabwiso also said four polling officials in four polling stations in Buyengo sub-county and one polling station in Buwenge rural were denied copies of declaration forms. He said this was a sign that the polling officials could have doctored figures, ultimately giving chance to Nkayi to win the election.
When asked about his next step, Nabwiso said he does not intend to go to court to seek legal redress but left the final decision in the hands of the voters.
“It was not me who was cheated but the people. So we live it to them to decide. If they feel they were cheated, they can go to court,†he said.
Nabwiso said he was not interested in war but rather peace and security.
The results were declared at the district council hall by the district returning officer, Flavia Mujulizi, and witnessed by the European Union observers, the public and the press.
He said this year’s elections would have been free if the Electoral Commission was properly constituted, independent and manned by professionals.
Nabwiso blamed the President for picking people whose professional excellence was in different fields and making them run the EC.
He cited Besweri Akabway who was an accountant, Aziz Kasujja who was a cashier in Uganda Libyan Arab Bank and Hajji Badru Kigunddu a mechanical engineer.
“How do you expect free and fair elections when such people are manning the process,†he wondered.
THE former Kagoma county MP, Dr. Frank Nabwiso (FDC), has contested the final results announced by the Jinja district Electoral Commission, citing massive vote rigging, bribery and ballot stuffing.
He alleged that there were multiple irregularities especially in Buwenge town council where over 1,000 ballots were ticked in favour of incumbent Fredrick Mbagadhi Nkayi and stuffed into the ballot box. Nabwiso claimed the 1,000 votes changed the results in favour of his opponent.
Nkayi garnered 11,948 (25.65%) votes against Nabwiso’s 11,469 (24.63%) votes, giving a difference of 479 votes.
Nabwiso also said four polling officials in four polling stations in Buyengo sub-county and one polling station in Buwenge rural were denied copies of declaration forms. He said this was a sign that the polling officials could have doctored figures, ultimately giving chance to Nkayi to win the election.
When asked about his next step, Nabwiso said he does not intend to go to court to seek legal redress but left the final decision in the hands of the voters.
“It was not me who was cheated but the people. So we live it to them to decide. If they feel they were cheated, they can go to court,†he said.
Nabwiso said he was not interested in war but rather peace and security.
The results were declared at the district council hall by the district returning officer, Flavia Mujulizi, and witnessed by the European Union observers, the public and the press.
He said this year’s elections would have been free if the Electoral Commission was properly constituted, independent and manned by professionals.
Nabwiso blamed the President for picking people whose professional excellence was in different fields and making them run the EC.
He cited Besweri Akabway who was an accountant, Aziz Kasujja who was a cashier in Uganda Libyan Arab Bank and Hajji Badru Kigunddu a mechanical engineer.
“How do you expect free and fair elections when such people are manning the process,†he wondered.