NUP councillors win KCCA Council Speaker and Deputy Speaker seats in City Hall vote

According to the Daily Monitor, NUP's John Mary Sebuwuufu was elected Speaker of the Kampala Capital City Authority Council by secret ballot, defeating NRM candidate Kalule Ali Ssalongo by 18 votes to 16, with one ballot declared invalid. NUP's Olive Namazzi then won the Deputy Speaker race against independent councillor Nicholas Kwarijja by 20 votes to 15. The vote at City Hall was presided over by Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa.