Independent candidate Akifeza Grace Ngabirano is the winner of the District Woman Member of Parliament seat for Kisoro District.
Akifeza was declared the winner on Thursday night by Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) Returning Officer Dan Nayebare.
She won the by-election after polling 50,459 votes. She was followed by NRM’s Kabagyeni Rose who gathered 44,982 votes. NUP’s Zubedi Sultana Salim came in third place with 903 votes.
Ingabire Mable [UPC] got 362 votes, Musanase Juliet [FDC] got 193 votes while Cyimpaye Aisha [PPP] came last with 157 votes.
The by-election followed the death of Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, the former MP and State Minister for Defense and Veteran Affairs, on September 7, 2024.
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