50 To Stand In Kampala

May 21, 2001

FIFTY people, including three women, are vying for the eight parliamentary seats in Kampala district.

By Richard Mutumba And Catherine Kigozi FIFTY people, including three women, are vying for the eight parliamentary seats in Kampala district. Seventeen candidates, including two who are challenging State Minister for Housing, Francis Babu, were nominated yesterday at the KCC Chambers. The exercise was presided over by the District Returning Officer and Kampala Town Clerk, Gordon Mwesigye. The two challenging Babu and who were nominated yesterday, included Dr. Kizza Besigye's former spokesperson Anne Mugisha and a former international boxer, Godfrey Nyakana Amooti. Four candidates vying for the same Constituency are yet to be nominated. Zakharia Saddam Bisase, one of the five aspirants vying to unseat Medi Kaggwa from Kawempe South, failed to be nominated because his academic papers had not been verified by the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB). He was asked to go back to UNEB to have his papers verified as provided for in the Parliamentary Elections Act. Freddie Ruhindi, a KCC Councillor and prominent lawyer, who is vying for the Nakawa Division seat, opened the nomination exercise. He is vying for the constituency which has been represented by Local Government minister, Jaberi Bidandi Ssali who will not stand. Other aspirants for the same seat are Ben Sebuliba Kalumba; Maharufu Jino Tiplee; Hamis Bireke Kaggwa; Yusufu Kasumba; Kingo Aenabyona Bush; and Wasswa Musaazi Gerald. Those successfully nominated were Tom Kayongo, Betti Olive Kamya and Waswa Lule for Lubaga North; Nsubuga Nsambu for Makindye West; Ken Lukyamuzi and Victoria Esther Ssempa for Lubaga South. Others are Jaffer Senganda, Samuel Hashaka Mpimbaza and Richard Mutumba Sebuliba for Kawempe South; Sam Lubega and Asad Musisi Senoga for Kawempe North. Thirty people are scheduled for nomination today. They include Babu, envoy Prof. Semakula Kiwanuka and former Uganda Railways managing director, Enos Tumusiime who are eyeing Makindye east, DP Secretary General Damiano Lubega and UYD activist Michael Mabikke, among others. Polly Karungi, an election monitor from NEMGROUP-U, described the exercise as fair and peaceful. The Returning Officer, Mwesigye, warned aspiring candidates to keep time or else risk being penalised. Most candidates arrived minutes or even hours after their scheduled time. Ends

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