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11:00pm: DP's Nsubuga is officially declared winner of the election with 11,854 votes , defeating Nsambu who got 10,427.
8:20PM: DP's Mathias Nsubuga is leading but the race remains tight. It's too early to call. Below are the some of the latest results from different polling stations.
Nziza
Nsubuga: 180
Nsambu: 191
Bigando
Nsubuga 269
Nsambu 207
Kasana
Nsubuga 120
Nsambu 277
Achoko
Nsubuga 208
Nsambu 154
Kasana
Nsubuga 121
Nsambu 141
Kaganda
Nsubuga 240
Nsambu 153
Kabwami
Nsubuga 78
Nsambu 174
Kabulasoke
Nsubuga 235
Nsambu 190
Kibale
Nsubuga 119
Nsambu 86
Busese
Nsubuga 217
Nsambu 205
St Joseph’s
Nsubuga 271
Nsambu 135
Kaboyo
Nsubuga 152
Nsambu 139
Kakamba
Nsubuga 138
Nsambu 194
Kyasonko
Nsubuga 141
Nsambu 251
Taba
Nsubuga 287
Nsambu 255
Kalekero
Nsubuga 329
Nsambu 200
St Steven
Nsubuga 160
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5:00pm: DP's Nsubuga leading with 70% in Nakalembe Parish which has 6 polling stations.
4:05pm: News coming in indicates that a presiding officer stationed at Buyonga Polling Station in Kiseka area, Fred Ssemanda, has been taken into custody at Kinoni Police Station.
Lwengo DPC Jonathan Boroza says Ssemanda was found in possession of 200 pre-ticked ballots and was also giving some voters more than one ballot.
The Electoral Commission chairman Dr Badru Kiggundu has condemned the voter malpractices.
Gen Kale Kayihura says despite isolated incidents of violence, the security situation is under control.
9:45am: Two police officers including a one Yiga Gonzaga, a detective attached to Sembabule Police Station, arrested in Bukoto for attempting to tamper with electoral material at the district stores as violence reportedly breaks out at Ruseke Primary School.
All politicians who spent a night in jail are subsequently released.
8:00am: At least 50 persons including eight politicians have been arrested on suspicion of planning to indulge in electoral violence in the volatile Bukoto South by-elections.
Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze was among the politicians detained last night for reportedly spreading a hate campaign against the NRM candidate Alintuma Nsambu.
She was, however, later transferred to a clinic in Masaka town after collapsing in jail.
Police boss Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura told press on Wednesday he would cause the arrest of any person who attempts to resort to violence in the heated election.
Kayihura has deployed at least 1,500 heavily-armed anti-riot police personnel to maintain law and order during the election contested by seven candidates.
Opposition Democratic Party (DP) President Norbert Mao had earlier announced that the political organization had dispatched thousands of “warriors” to guard votes belonging to their flag-bearer Mathias Nsubuga.
Nsambu, who has since been a victim of Mengo-engineered hate propaganda, is facing DP strongman Nsubuga in a contest that has strained relations between Buganda Kingdom and the Central government.
Thousands started turning up to cast their ballots at 7:30am.
Security remains tight in the area.
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Updated on 2013-06-04 10:39 |
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