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Kayunga NUP leaders' elections end in fist fight

A meeting organised by the National Unity Platform (NUP) party headquarter to elect the party's Kayunga district office bearers ended in a chaos after supporters from the three political camps in Bbaale constituency engaged in a fierce fist fight.

The Monday elections, which were presided over by Dr Moses Kanaabi, the opposition party’s national organisation secretary and Ms Faridah Nabatanzi, the party’s Buganda mobilization head at Ntooke Resort Hotel in Kayunga Sub-county was meant to elect the party's district and constituency leadership.

Kayunga district has three constituencies namely; Bbaale, Ntenjeru North and Ntenjeru south.

Before the start of the fight between supporters of Mr Charles Tebandeke, the incumbent MP for Bbaale County with those of Mr Ronald Maiteki, an MP aspirant for the same county and Mr Joseph Ouma, also an aspirant for the seat, elections had gone on well with Mr Patrick Sserubiri elected as NUP’s district chairperson. Other district office bearers had also been elected.

Mr Sserubiri is an aspirant for the Kayunga district LC 5 seat in 2026 general elections.

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