Independent candidate Grace Akifeza Ngabirano has won the Kisoro district woman Member of Parliament by-election.
Akifeza was declared winner by Daniel Nayebare the Kisoro District Returning Officer after garnering 50,459 votes beating her closest contender Rose Kabagyeni the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag bearer who got 44,982 Votes.
Sultana Salim Tana of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party got 903 votes, Meble Ingabire of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party got 362 votes.
Juliet Musanase of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Najjanankumbi faction got 193 votes while Aisha
Chimpaye of the People’s Progressive (PPP) Party trailed with 157 votes.
After being declared winner Akifeza hailed her supporters for standing firm and choosing the legitimate leader.
She promised to carry out reconciliation among the voters as well as lobbying from the government so that development in the district takes a step ahead.
Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission says that the election did not experience major incidences apart from the one at Busanani polling station in Busanza Sub County, Bufumbira North County, John Ninzeyimana Kamara emerged at around 11:00 AM and chased away all the voters, grabbed the ballot books and started ticking them in favor of Kabagyeni.
Byabakama asked police to continue and probe the matter in order to avoid further incidents.
Kabagyeni and other candidates were not present in the tally centre to witness the tallying process.
Akifeza had lost to Kabagyeni during NRM party primaries but denounced the results and contested as an independent candidate in the general elections.
The by-election was called after the death of incumbent MP Sarah Mateke in September.
