Rukutana Declared Rushenyi County NRM Primaries Winner By Just 20 Votes

September 23, 2020

The NRM electoral commission has declared the State Minister for Labour, Mwesigwa Rukutana as the winner of the Rushenyi County elections in the ruling party primaries after re-tallying.

Rukutana defeated his main competitor Ms Naome Kabasharira by just 20 votes.

Earlier, this month, the Ntungamo NRM election officer, Maria Mirembe Baitwa, announced Kabasharira as the winner having polled 24,006 votes against Rukutana’s 23,966 whereas Bob Karabayi got 2,266 votes, Nicholas Niwahereza had 1,202 votes and Norman Kashereka got 346 votes.

Naome Kabasharira

However, Rukutana’s agents petitioned the electoral commission chairperson, on Dr. Tanga Odoi, who after hearing of their case ordered for a re-tallying of the votes.

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Today, after a period 17 days, Dr.Tanga announced that Rukutana had won the election having polled 25310 votes against Kabasharira’s 25290 votes.

According to the results Bob Nahabwe got 2270 votes, Nicholas Niwahereza 129 votes, Elia Rwagara Mwesigwa 256 votes whereas Norman Kashereka Beingana came last with 350 votes.

“I therefore declare Mwesigwa Rukutana who has polled the highest number of votes representing 46.27% as the duly elected NRM flag bearer for Rushenyi constituency Member of Parliament,” Tanga said at the NRM electoral commission headquarters in Kampala.

After elections, Rukutana was arrested together his body guards after he tempted to shoot Kabasharira’s supporters.

He was charged and remanded to Kakika prisons, Kyamugorani-Mbarara but was later released on bail.

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