No more Uganda General Elections. NRM MPs seek to replace
popular vote with Indirect Vote
In a press briefing by a group of National Resistance Movement
(NRM) members of Parliament informed the public that countrywide consultations
on amendment of the constitution for the president to be elected by MPs and not
by universal suffrage (the previous popular vote by the citizens of Uganda)
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| Felix Adupa Ongwech leader of NRM Transformer Cadre Associaciation |
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The move which seeks to create senate in Parliament, a move
that will scrap popular vote in presidential election. The senators in
Parliament will be nominated by their respective political parties into the
senate which will be a new amendment in the constitution.
The activist MPs in NRM also in their briefing also pushed
for new biometric system of voting as they sought to reduces issues of ballot
stuffing which is a main challenge in Uganda.
The MPs explained that Ugandans powers would not be taken
away from the citizens but rather entrusted by the voters to vote for the right
Member of Parliament who will then have the power and follow voters’ interest
to vote for the president of Uganda.
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This was explained by the leader and President of the
Transformer Cadres Association who was leading the briefing as NRM activists.
This means that the more the members of Parliament of a
particular party the higher their chances for voting for their party
presidency. The popularity of the party means that it will have more voters for
presidency.
He also continue by explaining that money wasted on the
presidential election was to be rather used for public interest.
The press briefing however raised questions of the group
under TCA being a Muhoozi project which the members strongly denied mentioning
that Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba was a contented military officer serving his
country who was in no line for the presidential office.
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