Kampala Lord Mayor election held amid low turnout; preliminary results show Balimwezo ahead of Lukwago

Voting for the Kampala Lord Mayor took place on Thursday, with the Daily Monitor reporting noticeably low turnout at several polling stations compared with the earlier presidential and parliamentary elections. According to the paper's tally of preliminary polling-station results, NUP candidate Ronald Balimwezo led incumbent Erias Lukwago (PFF) in most stations reported, while NRM candidate Moses Nsubuga led at some stations. Official results had not been declared by press time.