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- They criticized the lack of proper handling and organization, fearing it could lead to challenges similar to those faced in previous primaries.
KABALE: A faction of candidates who had contested and lost in the 2020 National Resistance Movement (NRM) party elections in the Kigezi sub-region have voiced their discontent with the recently concluded party register update.
Gathering for a press briefing at the White Horse Inn in Kabale District, the group criticized the organization and execution of the exercise, expressing concerns that without proper handling, similar challenges experienced in previous primaries might resurface next year.
Innocent Rwakiseeta, a former aspirant from Rubanda West constituency in Rubanda district, expressed astonishment upon discovering that in Rubanda district, registrations were conducted without utilizing the existing NRM register to update members’ credentials.
CUE IN RWAKISEETA….ON REGISTERS…….RR/ENG//
Izidol Tumusiime, a former contestant from Bukimbiri county, Kisoro district, emphasized the lack of sufficient sensitization for the exercise, which resulted in many potential members missing out on registration.
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During the same press conference, Rtd. Lt Moses Mugisha Magufuli, the National Coordinator for Transformer Cadre Association Uganda, representing former NRM primary election losers nationwide, criticized the Party’s central executive committee (CEC) for launching the register update activity without consulting disgruntled members.
CUE IN MAGUFULI…….ON NRM CEC……RR/ENG//
However, Henry Musasizi, the State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties and the NRM chairperson for Rubanda district, explained that some districts, including Rubanda, were compelled to form new registers due to the secretariat’s failure to provide old registers for most new districts.
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The nationwide register update by the NRM concluded on Sunday, March 17, after a five-day exercise. Richard Todwong, the party Secretary-General, acknowledged the challenges faced in some districts and assured that they would be promptly addressed.
