NANCY KALEMBE NOMINATED ONLY FEMALE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, MAO SAYS DP WILL SET UP A STOLEN ASSETS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL WHEN ELECTED PRESIDENT; GEN MUHOOZI SAYS SECURITY FORCES ARE RAEDY TO KEEP PEACE AS KYAGULANYI IS ARRESTED AFTER NOMINATION

Ms. Nancy Linda Kalembe has been nominated the only female Presidential candidate to contest the 2021 general elections.

She becomes the only fourth woman presidential candidate in Uganda following Maureen Kyalya,in 2016, Maria Obote 2006  and Beti Kamya  in 2011. Running as an independent and on the theme Mission 56,the former journalist promised to set up an all inclusive government which will be run on the principle of integrity when elected president early next year .

DP’s Presidential  candidate Norbert Mao promised an equal distribution of government resources to benefit all Ugandans when elected president. Speaking to journalists  shortly after being declared  by the Electoral Commission Chairman  Justice Simon Byabakama -a nominated presidential candidate, Mao called for unity and peace during the political season .

Mao said that once elected president , he will set up what her called the “Stolen Assets Recovery Tribunal”, to reclaim the public and private property that has been taken over illegally .He said DP believes in constitutionalism and rule of law  .

He took a  swipe at his opponents whom he accused of not holding delegates conferences to democratically elect their parties’  flag bearers .“We delayed because  we are not a jua-kali party. We had to follow our party constitution as the oldest party having been founded 66 years ago. We are not like other parties that went for sole candidates . For us we had to hold a delegates conference to elect a presidential party flag bearer ,” he explained in his usual eloquent manner .

He called for unity among Ugandans. “DP doesn’t have blood on its hands . I don’t want to jump over bodies when going to be sworn in as your next president . Our message is reclaiming our future from those who have stolen it. DP has presented the best  quality of  candidates  at all levels ,” Mao stated .

Kyagulanyi violently arrested  

Earlier in the day Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu ,was violently arrested when he defied security directives on a set route he had to use to exit the Kyambogo nominations venue .

Shortly after Kyagulanyi’s arrest , Presidential advisor on special operations, as well as First Son Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainrugaba, said  that the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential contender will be defeated should he seek non-peaceful means in his search for presidency.

Muhoozi, who was the head of the Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB) now the elite Special Forces Command (SFC), made the statements on his Twitter handle.

“I told you, my young brother, that you can NEVER intimidate us. We are much stronger than you can ever imagine being. If you want to fight we will simply defeat you. We want peace! But if you attempt to fight us then Bring it on!”

FDC’S Amuriat nominated without shoes

The FDC flag bearer, Patrick Amuriat Oboi, aka POA was transported  by police  to the nomination venue without his shoes after he had vowed to lead a procession from the FDC offices to Kyambogo sports grounds .

FDC spokesperson Ibrahim Semujju Nganda  had announced that their party would  not respect the Electoral Commission guidelines of moving with only nine people, saying that the party has a lot of structures and that they will move with at least twenty officials.

At the close of the presidential nominations, 10 candidates have been declared fit to run for the highest office in the land after they met all the legal requirements set by the Electoral Commission (EC) Chaired by justice Simon Byabakama, according to the Commission’s Spokesman , Mr. Paul Bukenya.

The Nominated presidential candidates are : Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ,Mugisha Muntu , Henry Tumukunde, Norbert Mao, Patrick Oboi Amuriat, Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, Nancy linda Kalembe, Joseph Kabuleta , John Katumba , Willy Mayambala and