Andrew Aja Baryayanga, has been declared the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for Kabale Municipality, securing 10,245 votes, equivalent to 60.5% of the total votes cast.
Baryayanga is now set to face the incumbent MP, Hon. Dr. Nicholas Thaddeus Kamara of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC-PFF), in the upcoming general elections.
Official Results:
- Andrew Aja Baryayanga – 10,245 votes (60.5%)
- Sheikh Kassim Kamugisha – 4,132 votes
- Micheal Turyamureeba Byamungu – 1,745 votes
- Stephen Byaruhanga – 532 votes
- Joseph Ntegyereize Mutebire – 288 votes
The primaries, however, were not without controversy. Micheal Turyamureeba Byamungu, one of the contestants, raised allegations of voter intimidation and bribery. He indicated that he is consulting his legal team to determine whether to challenge the results.
Speaking to the press shortly after being declared the winner, Baryayanga urged his former rivals and their supporters to join him in the push to reclaim Kabale Municipality from the opposition in the forthcoming elections.
Kabale District NRM Registrar Babra Ainebyoona praised the voter turnout and called for unity among party members as they prepare for the general elections.
Baryayanga previously served as an Independent MP for Kabale Municipality from 2011 to 2021.
His recent return to the NRM was viewed as a strategic political move that could significantly influence the party’s fortunes in the municipality.
