Former Mayor Vincent Kayanja’s political aide is muscled and recharged to contest for the parliamentary seat in Entebbe.
Micheal Kakembo Mbwatekamwa quit the Democratic Party early this year and joined the people power movement now National Unity Platform. The former democrat threw in towel to promote Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi’s political party in Entebbe after smelling a rat within the democrats.
Highly placed sources have revealed that Kakembo has officially been awarded the people power accreditation to contest for the parliamentary seat after several head-knocks from rival members .
Reliable sources have indicated that three different candidates have been fighting for the same position including Lubwama Stuart, Robert Masaazi and Lubwama Stuart as suitable candidates for the parliamentary seat in Entebbe.
As after several meetings with the party secretariat, Micheal Kakembo Mbwatekamwa has been chosen as the best candidate to contest for the parliament seat and carry the party flag.
Mbwatekamwa will be contesting with several other candidates including Seryazi Wilberforce, Kale Micheal (DP), Stephen Shyka Gashaija (NRM) and one independent woman Joyce Namuli Nabatta.
In 2016, NRM party Rosemary Tumusime Bikaako was declared winner with 8786 votes beating her closest opponent Micheal Kakembo Mbwatekamwa (8337 votes) in a heated contest with several others including FDC’s Gitta Alex 2371 votes,Madinah Zalwango 1874votes,Walusimbi Abubaker 1635 votes, Patience Mubangizi 1063 votes,Charles Kirumira 872votes,John Whyte Baleke 541votes,Achilles Kiwanuka 503 votes, Kale Micheal 338 votes,Amon Reeves Muzoora (RIP)212 votes, Arthur Ssenfuma 214votes and one Ambrose Kantutu 135 votes.
In related development former parliamentarian Muhammad Kawuma has dropped his political ambition to contest for the mayorship seat in Entebbe.
