Jinja East by-election: FDC's Paul Mwiru Trounces NRM's Nabeta

The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate, Paul Mwiru is the newly elected Jinja Municipality East Constituency Member of Parliament.

According to the results announced by the Electoral Commission, Mwiru beat his competitor and main challenger, NRM’s Igeme Nathan Nabeta and six others. Mwiru got 6,654 while his closest challenger; Nabeta got 5,043.

The two were followed by an independent candidate, Faisal Masaba who managed to get 117 votes.

The rest of the candidates trailed scoring below one hundred votes each.

Although voting was delayed by rain that started at around 6am and went on throughout the afternoon, voters turned up in good numbers at the various polling stations yesterday.

Speaking to journalists shortly after, Mwiru applauded the voters for their overwhelming support pledging to continue serving them and representing them without fear or favor.

He also asked the electoral commission and security agencies to investigate the origin of the pre ticked ballot papers which were confiscated during the voting .

MEANWHILE, Police in Jinja have confirmed that they have in custody 11 people for allegedly disrupting yesterday’s Jinja East MP by-election.

According to the Kiira region police spokesperson, Diana Nandaula, the suspects said to have been interfering with the electoral process, were arrested from different parts of the Constituency.

She said the suspects who are being held at Jinja CPS face charges of threatening violence, voter bribery and malicious damage to property.