Court battle - NRM challenges Kawempe North by-election results

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has rejected the results of Thursday’s Kawempe North by-election, where National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Erias Nalukoola was declared the winner, with NRM’s Farida Nambi finishing second. NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong stated that the election was neither free nor fair, citing widespread violence that marred the polling process. He announced that the party is set to challenge the results in court.