Security in Kayunga District has been heightened in all major trading centres ahead of today’s court hearing of an application filed by National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s Jackline Birungi, in which she is seeking a recount of ballots from all 105 polling stations after she lost the Kayunga District Woman MP race.
Ms Harriet Nakwedde of the National Unity Platform (NUP) was declared the winner of the race with 20,753 votes, while Ms Ida Nantaba (Independent) got 16,138 votes as Ms Birungi came third with 15,790 votes, following the January 15, 2026, General Election.
However, the returning officer, Ms Doglous Twine, declared Ms Nakwedde the winner without tallying results from all the polling stations, something Ms Birungi says denied her victory.
Following the protests that followed the declaration, Mr Twine was transferred and replaced with Ms Elizabeth Namirembe, who was the Ntungamo district returning officer.
Today, Mr John Francis Kaggwa, the Kayunga Chief Magistrate, is hearing the application in which he is to give a ruling on whether to tally the 105 polling stations or not.
Hundreds of NUP supporters who wanted to witness court proceedings were blocked from accessing the premises of the court at the district headquarters in Ntenjeru.