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Daily Monitor
Kampala- An impasse looms today at the National Resistance Movement (NRM)
headquarters on Kyadondo Road in Kampala as former prime minister Amama
Mbabazi is expected to pick his nomination forms for the party's
presidential flag bearer and chairman slots.
However, the former NRM secretary general insists that the fees the party's
Electoral Commission is charging before aspirants can obtain the forms are
illegal.
The ruling party's electoral commission chairman, Dr Tanga Odoi, yesterday
told Daily Monitor Mr Mbabazi will have failed the first step and will not
be given the forms if he does not clear the Shs20m for the chairman and
presidential flag bearer slot.
Mr Mbabazi's lead lawyer, Mr Fred Muwema, yesterday told Daily Monitor: "I
can confirm that our client will pick his forms on Thursday morning."
Asked if Mr Mbabazi had paid the fees before picking his nomination forms
as per new NRM regulations, Mr Muwema said: "The issue of the fees will be
addressed when we obtain the official rules and requirements but there is
no requirement for one to pay the fees in the rules as we know."
Yesterday, NRM members who had not paid fees were turned away as one of the
requirement for accessing the nomination forms' table and later have their
senior four and senior six qualifications verified by the Uganda National
Examinations Board.
Mr Mbabazi's communications director, Ms Josephine Mayanja Nkangi said:
"Just relax. Does Daily Monitor want to pay for him the fees? If not then
relax, everything will be okay."
Mr Muwema, in an interview with this newspaper yesterday, avoided going
into the bone and marrow details of Mr Mbabazi's objection to the fees,
saying: "Tomorrow is not far. Let's wait and see what happens."
The development comes after President Museveni, who had until this week
given no official indication he would contest for the country's number one
job, arguing it was a matter for the NRM, paid the Shs20m.
At NRM offices at Kyadondo Road, yesterday was a flurry of activity with
the NRM EC insisting on rules being observed. Third deputy prime minister
Moses Ali's personal assistant was, for instance, turned away when he
sought to pick the forms on his behalf.
Gen Ali would later turn up to pick the forms himself alongside the State
minister for Defence, Gen Jeje Odongo, who revealed he was contesting for
the Orungo County parliamentary seat in Amuria District.
Vice President Edward Ssekandi and a host of other ministers too picked
forms personally.
Dr Tanga yesterday said: "We expect everyone to play by the rules. The NRM
constitution is a skeleton which doesn't give details of how the NRM EC
works so these rules fill that gap."
Mr Mbabazi, this newspaper understands from credible sources in his task
force, is set to challenge the electoral process, with a view to demand
that the new EC rules be overhauled and replaced with rules that conform to
the party constitution, national constitution and presidential elections
act.
By press time, Mr Mbabazi's legal team was holed up in a series of meetings
as he tasked them to do a thorough scrutiny of the new party rules of
engagement.
Mr Mbabazi legal team believes the rules "target Mbabazi" and is "only
restrictive on presidential candidates".
Mr Mbabazi recently told the press he was losing confidence in the ability
of the party organs to organise a free and fair election.
Arguing that he was still trying to find his way in NRM, he said: "If some
people choose the undemocratic path, they are free to go that way. Some of
us shall remain on the democratic path."
The rule
The new regulations require, "a presidential aspirant to first introduce
himself in person to the NRM EC for verification and agreement on the code
of conduct".
They also bar the aspirant from distributing campaign materials and
manifesto and subjects them to a fine of Shs10 million, in contravention of
the presidential elections act which does not provide for them.
The rules also bar NRM members who lose election for the flag bearer from
contesting as independents.
editorial@ug.nationmedia.com
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Daily Monitor
Kampala- An impasse looms today at the National Resistance Movement (NRM)
headquarters on Kyadondo Road in Kampala as former prime minister Amama
Mbabazi is expected to pick his nomination forms for the party's
presidential flag bearer and chairman slots.
However, the former NRM secretary general insists that the fees the party's
Electoral Commission is charging before aspirants can obtain the forms are
illegal.
The ruling party's electoral commission chairman, Dr Tanga Odoi, yesterday
told Daily Monitor Mr Mbabazi will have failed the first step and will not
be given the forms if he does not clear the Shs20m for the chairman and
presidential flag bearer slot.
Mr Mbabazi's lead lawyer, Mr Fred Muwema, yesterday told Daily Monitor: "I
can confirm that our client will pick his forms on Thursday morning."
Asked if Mr Mbabazi had paid the fees before picking his nomination forms
as per new NRM regulations, Mr Muwema said: "The issue of the fees will be
addressed when we obtain the official rules and requirements but there is
no requirement for one to pay the fees in the rules as we know."
Yesterday, NRM members who had not paid fees were turned away as one of the
requirement for accessing the nomination forms' table and later have their
senior four and senior six qualifications verified by the Uganda National
Examinations Board.
Mr Mbabazi's communications director, Ms Josephine Mayanja Nkangi said:
"Just relax. Does Daily Monitor want to pay for him the fees? If not then
relax, everything will be okay."
Mr Muwema, in an interview with this newspaper yesterday, avoided going
into the bone and marrow details of Mr Mbabazi's objection to the fees,
saying: "Tomorrow is not far. Let's wait and see what happens."
The development comes after President Museveni, who had until this week
given no official indication he would contest for the country's number one
job, arguing it was a matter for the NRM, paid the Shs20m.
At NRM offices at Kyadondo Road, yesterday was a flurry of activity with
the NRM EC insisting on rules being observed. Third deputy prime minister
Moses Ali's personal assistant was, for instance, turned away when he
sought to pick the forms on his behalf.
Gen Ali would later turn up to pick the forms himself alongside the State
minister for Defence, Gen Jeje Odongo, who revealed he was contesting for
the Orungo County parliamentary seat in Amuria District.
Vice President Edward Ssekandi and a host of other ministers too picked
forms personally.
Dr Tanga yesterday said: "We expect everyone to play by the rules. The NRM
constitution is a skeleton which doesn't give details of how the NRM EC
works so these rules fill that gap."
Mr Mbabazi, this newspaper understands from credible sources in his task
force, is set to challenge the electoral process, with a view to demand
that the new EC rules be overhauled and replaced with rules that conform to
the party constitution, national constitution and presidential elections
act.
By press time, Mr Mbabazi's legal team was holed up in a series of meetings
as he tasked them to do a thorough scrutiny of the new party rules of
engagement.
Mr Mbabazi legal team believes the rules "target Mbabazi" and is "only
restrictive on presidential candidates".
Mr Mbabazi recently told the press he was losing confidence in the ability
of the party organs to organise a free and fair election.
Arguing that he was still trying to find his way in NRM, he said: "If some
people choose the undemocratic path, they are free to go that way. Some of
us shall remain on the democratic path."
The rule
The new regulations require, "a presidential aspirant to first introduce
himself in person to the NRM EC for verification and agreement on the code
of conduct".
They also bar the aspirant from distributing campaign materials and
manifesto and subjects them to a fine of Shs10 million, in contravention of
the presidential elections act which does not provide for them.
The rules also bar NRM members who lose election for the flag bearer from
contesting as independents.
editorial@ug.nationmedia.com
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