Director for Information and Publicity at the National Resistance Movement (NRM) secretariat, Emmanuel Dombo, has said the party is ready and aware of the need to help its flag bearers in the forth coming campaigns.
Dombo said that the party will among other interventions buy media space for all its flag bearers for different positions in the coming 2021 general elections campaigns.
While speaking to journalists at the Uganda Journalist Association (UJA) offices in Kawempe, Kampala, Dombo said the party is cognizant of the challenges that its flag bearers will face in light of the Electoral Commission guidelines.
All along the electoral commission has maintained its clear stand by advocating for scientific campaigns so as to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (covid-19) in the country.
Justice Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission Chairman said that all campaigns will be held using the media and other means that do not involve gathering many people.
Dombo said this is reason enough as to why the party will be buying airtime to promote not only their presidential candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni but also other flag bearers at different levels.
“Since the Electoral Commission has all along kept on informing the country that during the 2021 general elections, candidates will not be allowed to hold open air mass campaigns, there is a genuine need for the party to help its card bearers during these campaigns,” he said.
Dombo also disputed claims by some of the candidates who participated in the recently concluded elections for members of the Central Executive Committee, the second top most organ of the party after the national conference and lost.
Among those accusing the party of facilitating their loss is, Persis Namuganza who stood for Second National Vice Chairperson of the party, Matayo Kyaligonza who was defeated by Dr. Chris Baryomunsi as the Vice Chairperson western region and Sanjay Tana who was defeated by Capt. Mike Mukula for the Vice Chairperson eastern region.
However, while referring to this matter Combo said that losers world over will always look for scapegoats. He added however that the onus is on those who claim that they were cheated to provide evidence to facilitate the party carryout investigations.
“We shall listen to them and investigate to find out whether there is credibility because people are human beings. It’s is possible that we might be there and somebody does his own things. But we need evidence to audit the process to find out what really happened,” he added.
Nevertheless, Dombo made it clear that NRM is happy with the way elections this time round were organized.
