Parties plan for Butaleja

FDC on the other hand will hold a meeting today with the party chairman and the party secretary for Butaleja to come up with dates on which to hold a general meeting with the six FDC candidates who have shown interest in the seat.

FDC and NRM have released programmes that will be followed ahead of the Butaleja Woman MP by-election.

NRM electoral commissioner Elijah Mushemeza yesterday said they had a consultative meeting on January 5 where the programme was distributed.

“We are holding nominations for the primaries tomorrow at the Kampala offices in Kyadondo. From January 10 to 16, we shall start joint candidate meetings where candidates will hold rallies in the 12 sub-counties of Butaleja...on January 18, we shall hold the party primaries,” he said.

FDC on the other hand will hold a meeting today with the party chairman and the party secretary for Butaleja to come up with dates on which to hold a general meeting with the six FDC candidates who have shown interest in the seat.

Flag bearers & primaries
“When we come up with a date, we shall meet the candidates and ask them to choose one person who can run as the flag bearer. But if they fail, we shall arrange primaries which will be held on the 18th to come up with one candidate,” FDC electoral commissioner Dan Mugarura said yesterday.

The seat fell vacant on December 14 following the death of Cerinah Nebanda. There are 10 candidates who have shown interest in the position, including Nebanda’s elder sister, Ms Florence Nebanda Adiru, 27, who declared her intentions to contest on the NRM ticket.

Updating of voters register has already started, while nominations for candidates will take place on January 21 and 22, and thereafter campaigns will kick off for February 18.

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