Michael Mawanda declared winner of Igara East MP poll
Mr Micheal Mawanda is lifted by his supporters at Bushenyi District council hall after being announced the winner of Igara East by-election on Friday Morning. FELIX AINEBYOONA
Mr Michael Mawanda, an independent candidate, has been declared Igara East MP after garnering 16,209 votes in the six-man race followed by NRM's Andrew Martial with 12,991 votes.
Mr Katana K Benjamin came third with 1,477 votes followed by Forum for Democratic Change’s Christine Ninsiima Bekunika who got 497 votes.
Mr Bedads Kananura, another independent got 480 votes while Mr David Armstrong, also Independent got 76.
It was a heated contest which saw the major players of Uganda's politics including President Museveni campaign for their respective candidates.
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Museveni asks NRM flag bearer to denounce age limit position
President Museveni yesterday asked the NRM flag bearer in the Igara East by-election, Mr Andrew Martial to openly denounce his position on the controversial age limit Bill
Mr Michael Mawanda, an independent candidate casts his vote on Thursday. He emerged winner of the six-man race for the MP seat. PHOTO BY FELIX AINEBYOONA
President Museveni who was in the district on Tuesday asked Mr Martial to openly denounce his position on the controversial age limit Bill.
The President was campaigning for Mr Martial who happens to be the NRM flag bearer, at a rally held at Nyeibingo central playground in Bushenyi District.
The NRM chairman called Mr Martial to the podium and asked him to denounce his previous utterances about lifting the age limit from the Constitution.
Former FDC presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye and a group of other Opposition members including the newly elected FDC president Patrick Amuriat also pitched camp in Bushenyi as they campaigned for their candidate.
The by-election which cost government about Shs390 million came after Court of Appeal in October 2017 nullified the election of Mr Martial as MP citing voter bribery and uttering of defamatory statements in the 2016 general election.
