Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Fee of the ruling Nationwide Resistance Circulation (NRM) party has closed the picking nomination kinds for masses of optional positions earlier than the 2026 current elections.
The Chairperson of the NRM Electoral Fee Dr. Tanga Odoi, described the approach as tender and extremely organized noting that no most important disruptions had been registered.
He printed that a total of 2,800 party participants picked nomination kinds to contest for positions ranging from Member of Parliament to District Chairperson LC5.
“It is a substantial plus for the party. It exhibits that the NRM stays solid and challenging”, talked about Tanga Odoi.
He added that the expression of curiosity prices region at 3 million shillings for Contributors of Parliament and 1 million shillings for LC5 Chairpersons had been promptly paid by all aspirants, one other signal of commitment and organisational discipline within the party ranks.
Dr. Tanga extra printed that the following indispensable portion is the nomination of candidates, scheduled to happen from next week Tuesday July 17th to 30th.
On the different hand, he eminent that some aspirants who paid for the kinds but had been unable to amass them as a result of masses of complications will be required to petition the party chairperson for redress.
Dr Tanga Odoi extra clarified that participants whose names had been lacking from the voters’ register must mild document to the commission locations of work to have their grievances addressed sooner than the nominations commence.
In the period in-between, there became drama at the commission locations of work when a 36-one year-feeble man, Julius Tumuhimbise from Bushenyi District , confirmed up anxious to pick out nomination kinds to contest for the presidency on the party designate.On the different hand, he became quickly grew to change into away by the Fee officials who in fact helpful him the party had no longer yet opened the approach for expression of curiosity in for the end most field of enterprise in the nation.
Tumuhimbise claimed he had every appropriate as a celebration member to vie for the end seat.
Amongst those who picked kinds embody Pastor Muyingo Brilliant of God’s therapeutic Tower Global Ministries aspiring for MP Seat for Bugaya County Constituency in Hoima district, Nabbaale Joweria Makaayi vying for Kyotera Lady Mp, Eng Kabandore Shafic for Makindye East, Lawyer Fabrian Gakyalo aspiring for Igara East Busenyi district among others. They expressed self assurance in their capability to portray their constituencies effectively if elected.
After the nominations, the elections for flag bearers will be conducted by lining at the motivate of the nominated candidates on July 16th 2025.
Ankole attach candidates and Better Mukono areas had the finest sequence of aspirants picking kinds.
Even supposing it’s no longer yet sure how many picked for LC5 Chairperson positions/Mayoral, and how many for parliamentary positions .
Given the 2,800 of us who picked kinds, it device that the NRM has restful billions of shillings from the expression of curiosity exercise.
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