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NUP candidate Harriet Musumba withdraws from Bundibugyo Woman MP race

Election Related Single source Bundibugyo Date not reported · first reported 29 Nov 2020 Severity: 1/5

According to The Independent, Harriet Musumba, the National Unity Platform candidate for Bundibugyo district Woman MP, withdrew from the race in a letter to NUP secretary-general David Lewis Rubongoya, copied to the returning officer. The district registrar said he received a letter from the party's secretary-general confirming her intention to withdraw. Musumba cited unspecified challenges in her campaign and declined to comment; a NUP supporter alleged she may have been influenced by other parties.

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

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