A councilor in Najjanankubi, Rubaga Division in Kampala, who gave in his Ugx 12 million to get a party ticket for Division Councilor, has fainted as party awarded ticket to his fiercest opponent.
The leader whose name has been kept anonymous by this website has been taken to Malcom, a clinic around Kibuye in Kampala after a list of the appointed councilors for Kampala City was released this afternoon.
According to eyewitnesses, the contestant was overheard crying as his money was all swept without any help.
It is alleged, the leader first surrendered Ugx 10 million about a month ago and was later asked for another Ugx 2 million.
“They even called him last week and was asked to deliver another one million for the foot soldiers which he deliberated immediately,” the source told this website.
The said contestant is said to have missed the party ticket even in 2021 and this time, was invited by a number of senior leaders within the party with a promise that he will be awarded the ticket this time round.
Several other leaders, especially those from Makerere University were denied the ticket save for Allan Saava Nyende, Shamim Nambassa and Abasi Kizito.
In Kalangala, Ronald Lwanga, the party’s Registrar and Richard Katumba the District speaker were also denied tickets.
Several other candidates are said to have deliberated collosal sums of money to get tickets. However, the party denied them the opportunity.
While speaking to the party leaders recently, NUP party president Robert Kyagulanyi said, tickets will only be given to dependable, reliable and able candidates only.
