Bobi Wine's brother Eddie Yawe, actor Patrick Mujuuka rejected as NUP outs lists of MP flag bearers

By Jonah Kirabo | Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Bobi Wine's brother Eddie Yawe, actor Patrick Mujuuka rejected as NUP outs lists of MP flag bearers
Patrick Mujuuka campaigns in Nakifuma on the NUP flag. He has been rejected by vetting committee.

The National Unity Platform (NUP) on Monday released the list of the party's selected flag bearers for the position of Member of Parliament in the central region.

The lists were released by the NUP Executive Board after a rigorous vetting and screening activity.

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Early this month, the NUP election management committee led by Mercy Walukamba kicked off the party's vetting process, where they intended to choose flagbearers for different positions ahead of the 2021 general elections.

A provisional list of successful candidates in various constituencies in the Central Region has now been released, attracting mixed reactions from the candidates and their voters.

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Eddie Yawe who was vetted for the Kira Municipality seat lost out as the flag was handed to Jimmy Lukwago, a former owner of Kira Young football club.

Actor and radio presenter, Patrick Mujuuka alias Patriko also lost to Ssimbwa Fred in Nakifuma County.

Winners

In the highly contested Rubaga South Constituency, Aloysius Mukasa was handed the NUP flag results from Rubaga North deferred and they will have to be reevaluated.

Bobi Wine's elder brother, Fred Nyanzi Sentamu has been selected as the flag bearer for Kampala Central.

The NUP party spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi will represent the party in Nakawa West while Ronald Balimwezo will contest in Nakawa East.

Results for Kawempe North, Kawempe South, and Makindye East deferred and will have to be re-evaluated as well.

According to Mercy Walukamba who is the chairperson of the election management team, results that deferred will be reevaluated and a team supervised by the party's deputy president for Central Region will undertake this task in the next 48 hours.

Other winners

Makindye East - Nyeko Derrick.

Kampala Woman MP - Shamim Malende

WAKISO

Busiro North - Nsubuga Paul

Busiro South - Reevaluate

Busiro East - Lubega Medard Sseggona

Nansana Municipality - Wakayima Musoke

Entebbe Municipality - Kakembo Micheal

Kyadondo East - Muwada Nkunyingi

Kira Municipality - Lukwago Jimmy

Makindye Municipality - reevaluate

Woman - Naluyima Betty

MITYANA

Mityana North - Gordon Ssematikko

Mityana South - Buyondo Sulaiman

Busunjju County - Lukyamuzi David Kalwanga

Mityana Municipality - Zaake Francis Butebi

Woman- Joyce Bagala

MPIGI

Mawokota North - Hillary Kiyaga Innocent

Mawokota South - Joel Mirembe

Woman - Nambooze Teddy

MUKONO

Nakifuma County - Ssimbwa Fred

Mukono North - Kiwanuka Abdallah

Mukono Municipality - Betty Nambooze Bakireke

Woman - Haniffah Nabukera

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