Lands state minister, Aidah Nantaba says she has quit NRM\u00a0party over what she termed as massive vote rigging entrenched in the party.<\/p>\n
She has declared that she will contest as an independent candidate for the Kayunga district woman MP seat in 2016.<\/p>\n
Nantaba\u2019s declaration\u00a0at her home in Ndeeba near Kayunga town followed protests by hundreds of her supporters, who have stormed the Kayunga district NRM office tearing party cards before handing them over to the district NRM administrator, Olver Matama.<\/p>\n
Other\u00a0torn NRM cards were strewn along the main street. The protestors claimed that Kalangwa\u2019s victory as Kayunga district NRM chairman was marred by massive rigging and intimidation of\u00a0their candidate, Nantaba by gun wielding campaign agents, claims Kalangwa denies.<\/p>\n
Anti- riot police battled the angry mob, which barricaded the Kayunga\u2013Kampala road, burning old tyres and bringing business in the town to a halt.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Kayunga LC 5 chairman Steven Dagada, too threatened to quit NRM accusing the party of failing to organize credible elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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