NRM candidate Emmanuel Orombi and Independent George Othuba, are running neck to neck in the Nebbi district by-elections according to the  preliminary results from some of the polling stations within Nebbi Municipality while FDC Vicky Onyai is trailing.

The situation in  Nebbi Town remained tense on Thursday evening as the results keep trickling in from the polling stations. Security was also heightened as the army and police maintained their presence in all the street in town.