More candidates were nominated for various parliamentary seats in Kanungu.
Those nominated include James Kaberuka Ruugi who was nominated for Kinkiizi West constituency as an NRM flag bearer which was formerly a turf for former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi. Kaberuka will face it off with James Kamwesiga a former Personal Assistant to Amama Mbabazi who openly said that he was being nominated on the Go Forward ticket.
Speaking shortly after nomination Kaberuka said that he is a home bred politician who started as a youth leader before he represented his Parish in Kihiihi Town council and later became a a district Councillor in Kanungu District Local Government where he is still serving as Chairman for Finance Committee.
“I am an ambassador for service delivery in Kinkiizi West and as a person who was born and bred in the area i know the challenges the people are facing and will ensure that all people are served without discrimination,” Kaberuka said.
On the other hand Kamwesiga said that he has a vast experience in serving the people having worked for many years as a Personal Assistant to Amama Mbabazi. “I know the working of the government and i will work for continuity from where my mentor Amama Mbabazi left,”
He said.
Two other independent candidates wre also nominated to contest for Kinkiizi West and they include Jacqueline Kyatuheire and Gad Rugaju Ahimbisiibwe who lost in the NRM primaries and Ivan Rwakabogo who is a UPC leaning candidate but opted to get nominated as an independent.
Kyatuheire was earlier announced as an NRM flag bearer for Kinkiizi West but was later nullified after Internal Security Organization presented a report indicating that she was not the rightful winner and in her place James Kaberuka was announced.
Others who were nominated include Frank Twinomugabe who is an FDC flag bearer for Kinkizi West who is contesting for the first time. “The people of Kinkiizi have been getting lip service from the past MPs and I have come to offer real change that will see the constituency becoming a model for development in Uganda because it is endowed with rich natural resources,” Twinomugabe said.
On the women seat 3 candidates who include Ruth Karungi Tukahirwa who lost in the NRM primaries was nominated to contest as an independent and Charity Mbabazi another looser was also nominated.
Karungi said that she was the genuine winner of the NRM primaries but was surprised when week after the announcement she was nullified and her namesake Elizabeth Karungi who was nominated as a flag bearer yesterday was announced.
“I know well that I am going to defeat all those contesting against me because the past election have already shown how popular i am,”
Karungi said after nomination.
In Kinkiizi East Fulgence Muhumuza who was a runners up in the NRM primaries returned to be nominated as an independent candidate to tussle it out again with Minister Baryomunsi.
Kanungu district electoral commission returning officer Ferdinand Tumwesigye said that all the people who had booked to be nominated had returned the forms for nomination and the exercise was calm.
