KABALE FORMER RADIO STATION MANAGER LOSES RUKIGA NRM PUBLICITY SEAT

By Grant Ahumuza

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In Kabale

Former Kabale local based radio station manager and the CEO Rukiga development forum Barnabas Tugumisize was yesterday lost the Rukiga district NRM publicity seat.

In 2013-14 Barnabas Tugumisize was the manager of freedom radio 94.7 fm Kabale located at Bwankosa road in Kabale municipality.

Alex Ndamurira was elected as publicity of the district after beating the self-appointed NRM publicity Barnabas Tugumisirize.

Ndamurira took the seat with 71 votes while Barnabas lost with 33 votes.

Barnabas who had hours before the elections told our reporter that he is already a winner since he has been working for the party several times fled the polling station and switched off his phone.

Apollo Nyegamahe Alias Aponye was elected as the NRM district chairperson with 82 votes. The runner up was Atusasire Edmund commonly known as Reseacher who managed to get only 22 votes.

The Rukiga district woman Member of Parliament Kamusime Caroline was also elected as vice chairperson after beating Meble size the woman councilor Muhanga town council. Caroline got 87 votes while Meble received only 16 votes.
After the winners were announced, new Rukiga NRM chairperson Nyegamahe called for unity in the party.

The Rukiga district woman Member of Parliament Caroline Kamusime described the elections as free and fair.

The NRM delegates were elected by the district executive, women league, youth, veterans, elderly and workers then PWDS.

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