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- Kabagyenyi confirmed this development to our reporter, stating that she collected the nomination forms on Tuesday to run on the NRM ticket.
KISORO: The former Kisoro District Woman Member of Parliament, Rose Kabagyenyi, has picked up nomination forms from the NRM Secretariat to replace the late State Minister for Defence, Sarah Mateke.
Kabagyenyi confirmed this development to our reporter, stating that she collected the nomination forms on Tuesday to run on the NRM ticket. She had previously lost the 2021 general elections to the late Sarah Mateke but was subsequently appointed Senior Presidential Advisor in charge of Agriculture by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in 2022.
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In response to a resolution made by the Kisoro District Council endorsing Ruth Nyiraneza Mateke as the sole candidate to replace the late Sarah Mateke, Kabagyenyi expressed her disagreement.
She argued that the decision was made by mourners from different parts of the country and not by the Kisoro District Council.
Kabagyenyi stated that the resolution was unconstitutional and inappropriate, emphasizing the need to respect the cultural values of the Bafumbira community.
Kabagyenyi also criticized the District Council for what she described as “dancing on the grave” of the late Sarah Mateke. She urged the council to allow the electorate to choose their leader, just as they had chosen the late Mateke.
Kabagyenyi called for an apology from the Kisoro District on behalf of the Bafumbira and the country for politicizing the special council session meant to honor the late minister.
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She further promised the people of Kisoro District that she would preserve the legacy of the late Sarah Mateke by completing the signature projects that Mateke had started during her time as the district’s Woman Member of Parliament.
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According to Dr. Fred Tanga Odoi, Chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, aspiring candidates are required to submit their applications by September 30, 2024.
The elections will also include the district woman councilor for the South Division, the municipal male councilor for older persons in the Northern Division, and the councilor for persons with disabilities who recently passed away in the district.
