Summary:
- Hon. Akifeza, who contested as an independent candidate with NRM leaning, emerged victorious in the Kisoro District Woman MP by-election, defeating the NRM’s official flag bearer, Rose Kabagyeni, and four other candidates.
KAMPALA: The newly elected Kisoro District Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Grace Akifeza Ngabirano, has officially taken her oath of office as the district’s representative in the 11th Parliament.
Hon. Akifeza was sworn in on Tuesday afternoon at the Parliament of Uganda in Kampala. While presiding over the ceremony, Speaker Anita Among urged her to embrace servant leadership.
“Serve your people of Kisoro, start from where the late [former MP] left,” Among said as she handed Hon. Akifeza copies of the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure.
Hon. Akifeza, who contested as an independent candidate with NRM leaning, emerged victorious in the Kisoro District Woman MP by-election, defeating the NRM’s official flag bearer, Rose Kabagyeni, and four other candidates.
The Kisoro District Returning Officer, Daniel Nayebare, declared Akifeza the winner after she garnered 50,459 votes. Kabagyeni, her closest rival, received 44,982 votes.
The remaining candidates trailed far behind: Sultana Salim Tana (National Unity Platform) 903 votes, Meble Ingabire (Uganda People’s Congress) 362 votes, Juliet Musanase (Forum for Democratic Change, Najjanankumbi faction) 193 votes, Aisha Chimpaye (People’s Progressive Party) 157 votes.
Hon. Akifeza initially lost to Kabagyeni in the NRM primaries but, dissatisfied with the outcome, decided to run as an independent candidate.
Her victory was seen as a testament to her broad appeal among the voters in Kisoro District.
