{"id":44668,"date":"2021-01-22T15:07:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T12:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=44668"},"modified":"2021-01-22T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T12:07:42","slug":"radio-presenter-wins-jinja-city-mayoral-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/radio-presenter-wins-jinja-city-mayoral-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio presenter wins Jinja City mayoral race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nBy Abubaker Kirunda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Electoral Commission has announced the winner of the Jinja city Mayor seat after two days of vote tallying.<\/p>\n<p>The Jinja city Returning officer Jennifer Kyobutungi says the breakdown of\u00a0the computers at the tally centre is responsible for the delayed release of election results.<\/p>\n<p>Kyobutungi has this morning declared Peter\u00a0 Okocha Kasolo, the NUP Flag bearer as the winner of this race that attracted ten candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Kasolo polled 11, 899votes\u00a0to defeat the FDC\u2019s Frank Nabwiso\u00a0who got 10, 398votes.<\/p>\n<p>Kasolo is a Comedian in the popular Swengerere family who also doubles as a radio presenter at Baba FM in Jinja city.<\/p>\n<p>Three other Baba fm workers have jointly been elected with Kasolo\u00a0as councillors at\u00a0the Jinja city council.<\/p>\n<p>The trio include Silina Kyakuwaire the news editor, Damulira Twhilii the programme director and Shamim Khani a presenter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Abubaker Kirunda The Electoral Commission has announced the winner of the Jinja city Mayor seat after two days of vote tallying. 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