{"id":2840,"date":"2021-01-24T18:22:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T18:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=2840"},"modified":"2021-01-24T17:56:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T17:56:14","slug":"eight-unique-faces-taking-over-lc5-mp-positions-across-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/eight-unique-faces-taking-over-lc5-mp-positions-across-country","title":{"rendered":"Eight unique faces taking over LC5, MP positions across country"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>In the just concluded Local Council 5 polls, many different faces beat odds to become the next district bosses. Sunday Monitor traces some of the figures who stand out.<\/b><\/p>\n

Ezra Gabula: Shoemaker at helm of Iganga District<\/b><\/p>\n

IGANGA.<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Ezra Gabula was on Wednesday elected Iganga District chairperson, defeating eleven other contenders.Shortly after his victory, Mr Gabula, a staunch National Resistance Movement (NRM) party supporter, who garnered 25,259 votes, wondered \u201cwho he was\u201d to lead Iganga District, largely due to his stunted physique and rare gait.Mr Gabula was born in 1976 to Mr Gideon Kubwire and Ms Christine Tikabula, both residents of Nambale Village, Kigulu North in Iganga District.He attended Buwenge Seventh Day Adventist Primary School, where he completed his Primary Seven and served as head prefect before proceeding to Kaliro High for his O-Level and served as a health prefect before joining Bulangira Hill View in Kibuku for his A-Level.<\/p>\n

This handout photo taken on an unspecified date shows 44 year old shoemaker and Iganga District chairperson elect Ezra Gabula.PHOTO\/FILE.<\/p>\n

He later joined Busoga University for a Diploma in Public Administration and later National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi, for a certificate in skills development (shoe making) under the Uganda Private Sector Foundation.He is married to two wives and they have eight children, with the first born studying Law at Makerere University.Prior to joining politics, Mr Gabula first served as a youth secretary, Nambale LC1 chairperson, Nambale Sub-county councillor and Iganga District councillor for three terms before becoming Iganga District vice chairperson.In 2006, he contested for MP Kigulu North, but was defeated by Mr Fred Bwino Kyakulaga. Mr Gabula is one of the founders of The Little People Uganda and the secretary of Mukono Life Care Development Coalition.According to him, he won because people trust him and his experience in council.\u201cI plan to create more administrative units, functionalise health centres, revive Busoga University\u2019s lost glory and work on roads among other things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

By Philip Wafula & Sandra Babirye<\/b><\/p>\n

Santa Okot is lone MP for PPP<\/b><\/p>\n

PADER. The Aruu County MP-elect Santa Okot has made a comeback after 15 years out of Parliament. She last represented the people of Pader District on National Resistance Movement ticket as Woman MP from 2001 and when she contested in 2006 for the same position, she lost. She has, however, returned in the 11th Parliament representing the people of Aruu County in Pader District on People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP) ticket. She is the only MP in the 11th Parliament on PPP ticket. She garnered 9,498 votes against her closest rival, also the incumbent, Ms Lucy Aciro (Independent, who got 8,492.<\/p>\n

This handout photo taken on an unspecified date shows Aruu County MP, elect Santa Okot. PHOTO\/FILE.<\/p>\n

Ms Okot has a Bachelor Degree in Education. She is also an activist for women and children. She was a peace negotiator between the government and Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA).In PPP, Ms Okot is the chairperson for the women\u2019s league representing the northern region.She is a renowned critic of government. She has been using social media, especially when presidential term limits were lifted, to hold government leaders accountable.Ms Joyce Lakaraber, a resident of Ogom Sub-county, told Sunday Monitor that they realised that since Ms Okot left Parliament, there has been no tangible services reaching them.\u201cShe was key with her leadership skills when we were still in Internally Displaced Camps and we feel as peace returned in the region, she will do more for us,\u2019\u2019 she said.\u201cAt the moment, we need a leader who will lobby the Ministry of Health and other partners to help the children who are being eaten up by the nodding syndrome in the area,\u201d Ms Lakaraber said. Mr James Wokorach,32, a resident of Angagura Sub-county, says Ms Okot\u2019s vast experience in leadership is the reason they voted her back to Parliament. \u201cEven when she has not been in Parliament, she kept on the ground and she has been so helpful to the community,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

By Cissy Makumbi & Milred Auma<\/b><\/p>\n

Saka, ANT\u2019s only district chairperson<\/b><\/p>\n

TEREGO. Mr Wilfred Saka, a Journalist and former seminarian, is the only Opposition flag bearer to emerge winner as LC5 chairperson in the West Nile Sub-region after the rest of the 11 districts were swept by the National Resistance Movement party (NRM). He is the only Alliance for National Tranformation (ANT) party candidate to be elected to lead a district, with his party having failed to send a single member to Parliament. Mr Saka started his political career in 2006, serving as a district councillor for Uriama Sub-county on FDC ticket. Due to his trust and transparency in leadership, Mr Saka was appointed the chairperson Social Services Committee for Arua District.<\/p>\n

Journalist Wilfred Saka is the only Opposition flag bearer to emerge winner as LC5 chairperson in the West Nile Sub-region. PHOTO\/FILE.<\/p>\n

In 2016, he then contested as the LC5 chairperson for Arua District, but he didn\u2019t make it. He then joined the non-governmental organisations world where he worked with FinChurch Aid as education programme officer in Yumbe District where he served the South Sudan refugees. When the 2021 election season cropped in, Mr Saka resigned to return to the political game he loves best.He was then nominated on the ANT ticket for Terego District. He used his skills and experience of being a district councillor for two terms to convince the voters. On the night of January 20, he was declared winner.<\/p>\n

Campaign agenda<\/b><\/p>\n

During his entire campaigns, Mr Saka focused on social services such as education, health, the appalling state of roads, connection to adequate water and electricity, ensuring equity and fairness in job recruitment, revival of some of the cooperative societies that are now defunct, especially that could help tobacco farmers to those avoid middlemen. One of the campaign managers, Mr Martin Andua, said: \u201cWe discovered that some political actors wanted to make political projects in Terego and not reflecting the general interests of the people. \u201cThe position is pivotal in driving common agenda for the people. So we shall ensure that he would implement the ANT agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

By Felix Warom Okello<\/b><\/p>\n

28-year-old at helm of Mpigi District<\/b><\/p>\n

MPIGI. By 1962, when Mpigi became a district, Mr Martin Ssejjemba Ssendege, was not yet born.But in July last year when National Unity Platform (NUP) party was formed, the 28-year-old started nursing ambitions of becoming the district chairperson.\u201cAt that time (when NUP was formed), I was the party registrar in Mawokota South Constituency and also a youth leader in Buwama Town Council. But the people I was serving asked me to stand as a district chairperson because they had already seen my leadership abilities,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

This handout photo taken on an unspecified date shows 28-year old Mpigi district chairperson elect on NUP ticket, Martin Ssejjemba Ssendege. PHOTO\/FILE.<\/p>\n

Mr Ssendege\u2019s dream came true on Wednesday when he trounced five competitors to take the district chairperson seat, the highest office in the district. He garnered 29,177 votes, beating the incumbent and ruling NRM flag bear, Mr Peter Claver Mutuluza, with a difference of 21,003 votes.Other contenders were Frank Vicky Kawooya (Ind) 1,500 votes, Democratic Party (DP)\u2019s Fred Male 4,176 and Godfrey Ssematimba Kasasa (Ind) 3,850.<\/p>\n

Mr Mutuluza, 68, who has been at the helm of the district for two-five\u2013year terms, has since conceded defeat.Mr Ssendege believes self-confidence played a part in his victory. \u201cI always move with an \u2018I CAN\u2019 slogan. Secondly, I connected with a big population in my district that has good ideas and staunch believers in the NUP ideology,\u201d he says. During his first 100 days in office, Mr Ssendege promises to improve livelihoods of the youth through skills development. \u201cI know I am going to make great strides in addressing people\u2019s concerns during my tenure and I ask my people to be patient and pray for me,\u201d Mr Ssendege says. Mr Ssendege will run a council which comprises 24 councillors, of which 18 subscribe to the NUP party, four are NRM, one from DP and one Independent.He also plans to create more job opportunities through promoting sports and entertainment and also create a good working relationship at the district. \u201cI am going to be the link between politicians and the technical wing of the district,\u201d he says. What awaits Ssendege The district has a sick healthcare system, especially in the islands of Buyija and Bunjakko and Kituuntu and Kiringette sub-counties. Residents also lack clean and safe water which exposes residents to water-borne diseases such as cholera. The district also has a poor road network .Currently, Mpigi operates a budget of Shs30b and the outgoing chairperson says they need at least Shs50b to ensure proper service delivery. Mr Ssendege was born on August 20, 1992, to Mr Ponsiano Ssendege (retired parish chief) and Ms Proscovia Nalubwama , both residents of Nsangwa Village, Bongole Ward in Buwama Town Council.He attended Uganda Martyrs Primary School Buwama, where he sat his PLE in 2006. He sat his Uganda Certificate of Education at St Balikuddembe Secondary School – Mitala Maria in 2010 and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education at Caltec Academy, Makerere in 2012 and graduated from Makerere University Kampala in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering.Mr Ssejjemba is a geologist and at the same time doing farming at his parents\u2019 farm in Nsangwa Village, Mpigi.<\/p>\n

By Sadat Mbogo<\/b><\/p>\n

Comedian at the helm of Jinja City<\/b><\/p>\n

JINJA. National Unity Platform\u2019s Peter Okocha Kasolo, a member of the Swengere comedy group, is the inaugural mayor of Jinja City. The 40-year-old resident of Buwekula Village, Jinja North Division in Jinja City, is a radio presenter and comedian with \u2018Swengere\u2019, a Jinja-based comedy group, where he acts as \u2018Baba Kasolo\u2019.When Mr Kasolo announced his candidature for the Jinja City mayoral seat last year, it was largely dismissed as yet another comedy skit.This is partly because voters in Jinja had been used to highly-contested mayoral races that pitted Mr Muhammad Baswari Kezaala, now Uganda\u2019s deputy ambassador to India, against Mr Majid Batambuze, who has been the interim mayor.<\/p>\n

Mr Ssendege ,the new Mpigi District chairperson. PHOTO\/FILE.<\/p>\n

Also the race attracted candidates perceived as \u2018unpopular\u2019 or who hardly bore the cast of political actors who were pivotal in its transformation from municipality into a City.They include Robert Kanusu (NRM), Dr Frank Nabwiso (FDC), Godfrey Tibenkana (DP), Rose Kalembe (ANT), and Independents Julius Zziwa, Jeff Bidandi, Joseph Bamwite, Joseph Agaba, and Meddie Ntuuyo.But around 2am on Friday, the Jinja returning officer, Ms Jennifer Kobutungi, declared Mr Kasolo winner with 11,899 votes, defeating his closes rival Dr Nabwiso (10,398).Immediately after Mr Kasolo\u2019s declaration, the tally centre at Jinja Senior Secondary School erupted into joy by largely NUP supporters.<\/p>\n

In his maiden speech, Mr Kasolo said his victory had come amid challenges, including alleged intimidation of his supporters.\u201cThe victory has come home and the city has come to NUP as the first party to lead. I want to thank the EC for standing boldly because there was a lot of intimidation during the process. It was a tag-of-war,\u201d he said.Shortly after completing his Senior Six at Namasagali College, Mr Kasolo started out as a radio presenter at defunct Kamuli-based Radio Empanga, before joining Bamboo FM, also defunct.His radio expedition later took him to Baba FM, Busoga One and back to Baba FM where he commands a large following. Mr Abubaker Kirunda, who interviewed him for his first job at Radio Empanga, described Mr Kasolo as \u2018a social and hard-working man who moves with the trend\u2019.<\/p>\n

By Philip Wafula<\/b><\/p>\n

A 75-year-old to run Rakai District<\/b><\/p>\n

RAKAI. His loss in the ruling NRM primaries last year did not stop Samuel Kaggwa Ssekamwa\u2019s hopes of becoming a district chairperson. He went ahead and got nominated as an Independent candidate for the Rakai District chairperson seat.In the just concluded LC5 elections, Mr Ssekamwa,75, defeated Mr Godfrey Bajungu, who was the NRM flag bear after scoring 22,518 votes against the latter\u2019s 22, 286 votes. The other five contenders put up a dismal performance.Shortly after being declared winner by Rakai District returning officer, Ms Sylvia Kyohairwe, Mr Ssekamwa said he would focus on what people want to develop Rakai District.<\/p>\n

This handout photo taken on an unspecified date shows 75-year old Rakai district chairperson elect, Samuel Kaggwa Ssekamwa. PHOTO\/FILE.<\/p>\n

\u201cRakai is one of the oldest districts in Uganda, but it is growing at a slow speed. I have observed what has been going on in our district since its inception and I want people to rally behind me to develop it,\u201d he says. His political careerMr Ssekamwa joined politics as a councillor representing Lwamaggwa Sub-county at Rakai District Council in 1990 and later vied for the LC5 seat in 1994 and lost to Mr Muwanga Kamagu.\u201cAt that time, it was the councillors choosing the chairperson by lining up behind the candidate. One of the councillors was bribed with Shs200 and he joined the line of my opponent and that is how I lost,\u201d he says.The same year, Mr Ssekamwa contested for the Constituent Assembly, which mid-wifed the 1995 Uganda Constitution, but lost to late Gabriel Lukwago. He again contested in 2001 as a Member of Parliament for Kooki Constituency and lost to Capt David Matovu. He later contested as MP in 2016 and lost to Mr Amos Mandela, the current MP for Buyamba Constituency.In 2019, Mr Ssekamwa contested as the NRM flag bearer for the LC5 district seat and lost to Mr Godfrey Bajungu where he says he was rigged out.<\/p>\n

Why he won<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Eriab Ssango, who also contested for the district chairperson seat on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket, said Mr Ssekamwa has been persistent in Rakai politics, which has made him known to many people.\u201cHe [Mr Ssekamwa] was more popular than many of us and it was very clear that he would win the race,\u201d he says.Mr Isaac Byamugisha, the newly-elected district councillor for the elderly, says Mr Ssekamwa has served as a head teacher for three decades and many of the current voters were once his students.\u201cDuring campaigns, people would reflect on his contribution as a teacher and voted for him,\u201d he says.Mr Ssekamwa says he won in nine out of the 12 sub-counties during the NRM primaries which gave him confidence that he would perform well in the general election. \u201cThis gave me courage because the only sub-counties which my opponent [Bajungu] won had rigging issues. My supporters persuaded me to stand as Independent which I did,\u201d he says. Mr Ssekamwa sat for his Primary Leaving Examinations at Kimaanya Primary School in Masaka District in 1959 and later joined Misanvu Secondary School for his O-Level and Masaka Secondary School for his A-Level. In 1968, he enrolled at Makerere University where he obtained a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Education and postgraduate Diploma in Education at the same institution in 1972. Between 1975 and 1978, Mr Ssekamwa returned to Makerere University and studied for a Master\u2019s Degree in Education.He got a teaching job at Ntare School in Mbarara and later lectured at Makerere University in the Faculty of Education.From 1983 to 1986, he served as a head teacher at Kabuwoko Secondary School and two years later, he was posted to Kako Secondary School to serve in the same capacity. In 1989, he was posted to Kakoma Secondary School, Rakai as a head teacher and later to Burema Secondary School in Kanungu District where he worked until 2000.He was also a head teacher of Misanvu Comprehensive Secondary School between 2001 and 2004 and retired after serving as a head teacher at Kimuli Secondary School in Rakai District in 2006.<\/p>\n

By Ambrose Musasizi<\/b><\/p>\n

Journalist to lead Ntungamo District<\/b><\/p>\n

NTUNGAMO. Mr Sam Mucunguzi Rwakigoba, who started out as a news reporter at Mbarara-based Radio West in 2002 and later advanced to a presenter, was the unlikely successor to the outgoing Ntungamo LC5 chairperson, Mr Denis Singahache.Mr Mucunguzi (NRM) polled 126,027 votes while his closest rival Gaston Kamugisha (Ind) got 9307. The other candidates in the race were Mr Crispus Matsiko of Forum for Democratic Change and Mr George Karamira of Alliance for National Transformation who got 6,165 and 1,867 votes respectively.Mr Mucunguzi in the NRM party primary election defeated three people including, Mr Singahache, 76, who is serving a second term as the district chairperson on an NRM ticket. Mr Singahache has been a political leader in the district for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n

Mr Sam Mucunguzi Rwakigoba, LC5 chairperson elect Ntugamo district. PHOTO\/FILE.<\/p>\n

Mr Mucunguzi has never held any management or political position. As a presenter\/talk show host on Radio West for many years, he has been talking about social-political issues in rural communities of Ankole area.He has been the presenter of Katuhurirane (Let\u2019s hear from each other) and Wamanya (you have known) programmes. This gave him a celebrity status and he decided to ride on it to gamble into politics.Mr Mucunguzi declared his interest in the LC5 seat in 2017. Mr Singahache had in the same year announced then that he would not be seeking re-election. However, in 2019, Mr Singahance made a u-turn and announced he will be contesting.Mr Mucunguzi hit the ground and used the radio programmes to talk about key issues in rural villages.\u201cAt the start of 2017, I thought he was not serious. I asked him why he was not going for Ntungamo Municipality MP seat instead, because that is a small area and it is his home. He told me that he was seeing a people-centred leadership vacuum at the district level,\u201d Mr Dickson Baryahabwe, Mr Mucunguzi\u2019s co-worker at Radio west, said in an interview.Soft spoken, humble and down-to-earth, Mr Mucunguzi has always been passionate about politics. Like the Mbarara City Mayor-elect Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi (also formerly employee of Radio West), Mr Mucunguzi has been a regular patron at bars in Mbarara Town. In these hung outs, he met influential people and made friends who raised part of the resources.Mr Mucunguzi was born in 1976 at Kabahambi Village, Kikoni Ward Central Division Ntungamo Municipality to Mr John Patrick and Ms Norah Rakigoba.<\/p>\n

Education and work<\/b><\/p>\n

He went to Kayamate Primary School, Muntuyera High School, Kitunga for O-Level and St Lawrence High School for his A-Level. He joined UMCAT School of Journalism and Mass Communication for a diploma in journalism and media studies.Mr Mucunguzi started journalism work at Radio West in 2002 as a news reporter graduating through ranks to become a senior presenter. He becomes the third chairperson since the district was created in 1993, coming after Mr John Wycliffe Karazarwe (1993-2011) and Mr Singahache (2011-2021).\u201cWe always take leaders as kings; to me it is a leader who is a servant and the led are kings. That will be my relationship with the people I lead. I will prioritise the people and make them my bosses,\u201d he said. He is the third journalist to emerge from Radio West and defeat political giants.<\/p>\n

By Alfred Tumushabe & Perez Rumanzi<\/b><\/p>\n

Muhindi is fourth time lucky in Kasese District<\/b><\/p>\n

KASESE. Mr Eliphaz Muhindi Bukombi of the NRM party is the Kasese District chairperson. His election took many by surprise after previous attempts since 2006 and failed in the party primaries in Busongora North, the FDC stronghold in the district.Mr Muhindi was on Thursday declared the winner after he floured the incumbent chairperson, Mr Geoffrey Bigogo (FDC), by polling 91, 064 (50.2 per cent) against 86,408 (47.65 per cent).<\/p>\n

Eriphazi Muhindi Bukombi (NRM), the Kasese district chairman elect. PHOTO\/FILE.<\/p>\n

What people say\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Sylvia Agaba, a business woman, said Mr Muhindi has been so resilient by participating in several elections because the NRM party was divided which prompted him to contest as an Independent.\u201cHe has worked hard and he convinced the Busongora County North people to try him,\u201d she said.Mr Rehema Muhundo, an opinion leader said: \u201cI know him as a trustworth man, so we have high hopes. This time, Kasese will have peace and justice through him. He was once the chairperson District service Commission and also worked with Compassion International where served diligently.\u201dMr Muhindi\u2019s campaign posters were inscribed \u201cUnity, Transformation, Rehabilitation & Sustainable House Hold Income\u201d.<\/p>\n

His background<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Muhindi has a Master Degree in Public Health and Bachelor in Social Work and Social Administration. His political and civil experience started as UPM member where he worked as a Secretary for Youth and later NRM senior cadre and mobiliser.He became a district councillor for Kyabarungira Sub-county and was voted secretary for production committee before he was a lecturer and head of Department of Public Health Bishop Stuart University and Bugema University.He also worked as the executive director of Rwenzori School of Nursing and Midwifery \u2013 Kasese.He was also a head of the Laity South Rwenzori Diocese for eight years and also worked as a research supervisor at Kagando School of Nursing and Midwifery. He is the founder of Rwenzori School of Nursing and Midwifery in Kasese District.<\/p>\n

By Moris Mumbere & Felix Basiime<\/b><\/p>\n

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