Several fans have concluded that the NUP Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya is misleading while offering unjustified counsel to former Busiro East MP Aspirant Mathias Walukaga who has just been denominated by the electoral commission.
Led by the institution Chairperson Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission denominated Walukaga on grounds that he had submitted expired mature entry documents before the electoral commission which wouldn’t warrant his further contesting as the Busiro East MP aspirant.
The Byabakama team said, Walukaga who was nominated on October 23rd submitted mature entry documents that had expired on June 12th 2025 and thus were not requisites for contesting for the slot.
However, in a rebuttal by the NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, the party contends that Walukaga’s documents are valid since he is now pursuing a degree at St Lawrence University.
“Walukaga used the certificate to enroll for further studies. Otherwise the certificate remains valid. Anybody who know English can clearly see, they are very very clear. The University where he enrolled says the documents are valid,” Rubongoya tried to explain.
However, fans and followers of NUP disregarded Rubongoya’s counsel as fake and instead asked Walukaga to continue pursuing his degree since that was the intent for his acquisition of mature entry exams and certificate.
One of the follwers said, ” Rubongoya is ignorant. Being a University student does mean you have the S.6 equivalent. Walukaga only holds an interview certificate.”
Another follower asked, “So when they advertise jobs when they want a qualification of a degree, even those on admission of a degree can apply for the job advertised?”
Other people asked why NUP chose someone without documents when a person with clear documentation was available and pinned the Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya on misleading Walukaga.
“Why did you abandon someone who went to school and chose someone who is gambling with Education. It is that ‘Lubongoya’ misleading the party and Walukaga,” the followers said.
It is yet to be clear whether NUP will appeal the judgement of the electoral commission.
