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The candidates in the Serere County parliamentary by-election are struggling to maintain harmony among the voters.

16 February, 2023
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The candidates in the Serere County parliamentary by-election are struggling to maintain harmony among the voters following the sharp division among members of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party.


The confusion started when some NRM party leaders fronted Emmanuel Omoding, son of the late former area legislator, Patrick Okabe as a suitable replacement for his father.

Benson Ekuwe Ocen, the Executive Director of Public Affairs Centre Uganda, says that the NRM split might give an upper hand to the opposition, whom he notes are struggling to recover their lost victory in Serere.

Ekuwe notes that NRM’s grip in Serere County might be affected by the division in the party, which is now split into three camps allied to the NRM party flag bearer, Phillip Oucor, and two other independent-leaning candidates, Emmanuel Omoding, and Martin Onguruco.

However, Rosemary Sseninde, the NRM National Mobilizer, says that they are trying to clean the mess caused by emotions during the burial of the deceased MP in December last year. She says the burial declarations by some party members were out of emotions that shouldn’t affect the operations of the party constitution. 

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