The National Unity Platform (NUP) party has today, February 11, 2025, announced counsel Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi as the party flag bearer in the upcoming Kawempe North by-elections scheduled to take place on March 13, 2025.
While announcing the outcomes of the vetting process, the party chairperson of the election management committee, Mercy Walukamba, said that Counsel Nalukoola scored 71.4 percent, and in second position was Magala Umaru with 52.8 percent, and in third position was Luwemba Mohammed with 28.8 percent.
“After doing thorough vetting, we are glad to announce that Councilor Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi is the official party flag bearer for the Kawempe North by-election,” Walukamba said.
Luyimbazi, while giving his acceptance speech, acknowledged the huge challenge that awaited him given the reputation of his predecessor, the late Mohammed Ssegirinya.
“This is a big test, and as I take on this challenge, I want to request all the people I have been contesting with in this race and all party members to work with me so that we can achieve more together,” Luyimbazi said.
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NUP party president Robert Kyagulanyi appreciated all the participants in the race exercising mature politics.
However, he asked all members to undividedly support Luyimbazi to secure a majority win in the forthcoming Kawempe North by-election.
“Now we have one candidate, and let us go and mobilize. Let’s embark on the Kawempe north campaigns and win by over 90 percent,” Kyagulanyi said.
Kyagulanyi mentioned that the Kawempe North by-election is a test for the 2026 elections and a time to regain their influence ahead of the 2026 general elections.
According to the NUP party secretary general, Lewis Rubongoya, the vetting process to get the party flag bearer was thorough, democratic, and fair for all.
“We had 10 candidates, and they all went through vetting by the Election Management Committee. They were interviewed by the EMC, where they were graded out of 40%, participated in the debate to account for 10%, and then the team went on the ground, and they were awarded 50%,” Rubongoya said.
NUP’s Nalukoola joins the race with FDC’s Mukiibi Sadat aka Khalifa Aganaga, NRM’s Faridah Nambi, independent candidate Hajjat Hanifah Karadi, and other parties that are yet to front their intended candidates.
