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Electoral Commission disqualifies NUP candidate Mathias Walukagga from Busiro East race

Election Related Verified Wakiso 9 Dec 2025 Severity: 2/5

According to Nile Post, the Electoral Commission disqualified singer Mathias Walukagga, the National Unity Platform flag-bearer, from the Busiro East parliamentary race for lacking the minimum formal academic qualification. Walukagga had beaten incumbent MP Medard Sseggona in the NUP primaries, after which Sseggona chose to run as an independent.

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