Former MP Secures NRM Flag for Kisoro Woman MP
Former Kisoro Woman Member of Parliament Rose Kabagyenyi has been declared winner of the Kisoro MP NRM primaries, after securing 39,941 votes or 47.7% of all ballots cast in an 8-person race. Declaring the results, NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson Fred Tanga Odoi noted that Kabagyenyi narrowly won the flag, after her closest challenger secured 39,197 votes or 46.8% of ballots cast.
Kabagyenyi, a former president, is expected to be the leading contender in the coming election to find a successor to former Minister Sarah Mateke, who suddenly died last month.