The Electoral Commission after a long night of waiting has declared NRM’s Muwonge Andrew as the winner of the Kayunga District Chairperson by election.
The Kayunga district Returning Officer Ms, Jennifer Kyobutungi announced the results at around 9:10am on Friday morning
Muwonge polled 31830 votes while his closest contender Nakweede Harriet managed 31308 votes.
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Other candidates in the election included Kamoga Jamilu (independent), who got 279 votes, Musisi Boniface Bandikubi (independent), who managed 470 votes, Nyanzi Majid (independent) with 1287 voted and Waddimba Anthony (DP) who trailed with 158 votes
Speaking on the lengthy vote tallying process, EC Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama blamed it on technical glitches.
“I want to thank you all for your patience, I know that we all have not slept and we waited for things to be worked on. I also commend our teams for working through the night so that all results are appropriately accounted for,” Byabakama said.
The EC boss also reiterated the Commission’s “desire and commitment to work with the people of Uganda to ensure that our elections are peaceful, transparent and whatever the outcome, always respect and abide by the results.”
