We Are Going To Challenge The Soroti East By Election Results – FDC

Posted by: Suubi Anne in Uganda politics August 2, 2022

Forum for Democratic Change, FDC, has said they are going to challenge the Soroti East by-blection results. The party’s deputy spokesperson, John Kikonyogo, noted that they are gathering evidence of the unbecoming activities they say marred the by-election.

“The heightened election which we believe was won by FDC’s Moses Attan, was marred with grave irregularities which include massive ballot stuffing, voter bribery, intimidation, imprisonment by the state machinery of military RDC’s and NRM’s high ranking officials who personally engaged in the irregularities,” he said.

Kikonyogo said the EC chairperson, Simon Byabakama, is not innocent at all. He accused Simon and his commissioners of taking part in the irregularities that filled the elections.

During this exercise, Police arrested the FDC president along with others. Apparently, this was done under the directives of the vice president, Prime Minister, and the Speaker.

“This was under the command of the Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of Parliament. We call upon the Uganda Human Rights Commission and the Parliament to investigate the whole election process, specifically the irregularities and arrests of FDC’S personnel on vague criminal grounds,” he said.

Electoral Commission announced NRM’s Ariko as winner after he got 9,407 votes. His closest contender, Moses Attan of FDC got 8,771 votes.

Lord mayor’s remarks on the recent by-election

Meanwhile In similar news, Lord mayor Erias Lukwago said whatever happened in Soroti was thuggery and not an election. He said this after the Electoral Commission announced NRM’s Ariko as leader.

“Thuggery has happened today. There was no election today. The whole of Soroti was turned into a battlefield. It’s been horror, nothing else but horror, and it’s regrettable.”

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