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NUP candidate Zaituni Yahaya Bakikola withdraws from Sembabule Woman MP race, leaving NRM's Mary Begumisa unopposed

Election Related Verified Ssembabule 2 Nov 2020 Severity: 1/5

According to ChimpReports, the National Unity Platform candidate for the Sembabule District Woman MP seat wrote to the district Electoral Commission returning officer asking to be removed from the list of candidates, without stating her reasons. The article says her withdrawal leaves NRM candidate Mary Begumisa unopposed, bringing the number of unopposed NRM parliamentary candidates to eight.

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