NRM CEC Results: Here are winners and losers

The results from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) elections for nine Central Executive Committee (CEC) are out.

On August 20, delegates convened at respective district halls to elect CEC members.

They also approved President Yoweri Museveni as national chairperson and 2021 presidential election flag bearer.

Delegates also approved Al hajji Moses Kigongo as first national vice chairman.

Positions voted on were second national vice chairperson (female) and the six regional vice chairpersons: for Karamoja, eastern, northern, western, central and Kampala.

Speaker of Parliament beat off competition from minister Persis Namuganza in the second national vice chairperson race; minister Chris Baryomunsi floored bush war veteran Matayo Kyaligonza in the western Uganda election while Godfrey Kiwanda won the central region vote.

LIST OF NRM CEC ELECTION WINNERS AND LOSERS

First Vice National chairperson: Al hajji Moses Kigongo.

2nd Vice National Chairperson (female) :
*Rebecca Kadaga – 6,776(√)*
Namuganza Persis – 3,943

Regional Vice Chairpersons

Kampala:
Amooti Nyakana -2665
*Singh katongole – 4503(√)*
Uhuru Salim – 2665

Central:
Kiganda Ssonko- 1000
*Godfrey Kiwanda- 4749(√)*
Magalo John – 676
Kaliisa kalangwa -3701

Western:
Diini Emmanuel- 224
Matayo kyaligonza-2550
Kintu Florence- 1875
*Chris Baryomonsi-5947(√)*
Kafuda Boaz -662
Tibugaya Apollo-259
Muhanji Wilberforce-1285

Eastern:
Sanjay Tanna- 4162
Mike Mukula – 5818(√)*
Akello Christine Harriet – 162

Northern:
*Jacob Oulanyah – 7,473(√)*
Sam Engola – 1,665
Dr. Odong – 277
Joken 995

Karamoja.
*Aleper Simon peter- 8,143(√)*
Jimmy Lokoru – 2,220

Samuel Kamugisha

Samuel Kamugisha is a Ugandan journalist, editor, translator, language instructor, poet, fiction and non-fiction writer. A Makerere University graduate of Journalism and Communication with a decade-long experience in news reporting, writing and editing, Kamugisha is Editor at The Pearl Times. His other journalistic work was published by The Observer. When he is not doing journalism work -- which is rare -- Kamugisha will be reading or writing a short story or a poem, or caught up in the writer's block. His new children's book 'Friends of Plastics' has been published by Room to Read and Reading Association of Uganda and can be read here: https://literacycloud.org/stories/7887-friends-of-plastic/

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