Kisoro by-election: Museveni asks independent candidate Akifeza to prove rigging allegations during NRM primaries
President Museveni has asked independent candidate, Grace Akifeza Ngabirano to provide proof to her vote rigging allegations during the ruling NRM party primaries in the Kisoro by-election.
Having lost to Rose Kabagyeni in the primaries, Akifeza stood for Kisoro woman MP by-election as an independent candidate.
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Supported by the Kisoro district NRM chairman, Dr.Philemon Mateke, Akifeza has alleged that she was rigged durign the primaries.
Speaking on Tuesday at Muramba primary school playground in Kisoro district during Rose Kabagyeni's rally, President Museveni challenged Kabagyeni and her voters to report the allegations of rigging instead of abandoning NRM party.
"I have heard that the Kabagyeni group rigged in the party primaries. If that is true, gather your evidence and bring it to us. We will carry out our thorough investigations," Museveni said.
"If we find that it is true they rigged, we will cancel the election even if the MP is already in parliament, so please the medicine for rigging is not abandoning NRM, instead, report."
The president also used the opportunity to denounce politics of identity, denomination, and theft, which he says is killing the spirit of NRM.
"In NRM, we don't condone politics based on religious denominations, theft, and identity, and if you continue like that, you are killing NRM spirit," Museveni said.
Dr. Philmon Mateke , reaffirmed to the president that it is true, Kisoro is engulfed with politics of religious denominations.
"It is true, what you are saying is true. Mr. President, there is a lot of politics based on religion, and it is dangerous, I have experienced it more in this byelection." Dr. Mateke said.
The Kisoro by-election has pitted six candidates for the woman MP seat which fell vacant after the death of Sarah Mateke in September.
The six include Mable Ingabire of the Uganda People’s Congress, Grace Akifeza Ngabirano, Juliet Musanase of FDC, NRM's Rose Kabagyeni, NUP’s Salim Sultana and PPP’s Aisha Cyimpaye.
The Kisoro by-election is for Thursday.
