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Kyenjojo resident petitions Electoral Commission to disqualify Minister Tom Butime over academic papers

Election Related Single source Kyenjojo 19 Nov 2020 Severity: 1/5

According to ChimpReports, a resident of Rugombe Town Council in Kyenjojo district petitioned the Electoral Commission through his lawyers, alleging that Tourism Minister Dr Tom Butime was nominated for the Mwenge Central parliamentary seat without proof of the required A-Level qualification. The petitioner points to differences in the names on Butime's academic documents and asks the Commission to disqualify him.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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