Buwekula South Braces for Heated NRM Primaries as Dedan Mubangizi is nominated

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1 week ago

June 18, 2025

The Buwekula South parliamentary race under the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) is headed for a highly contested showdown following the official nomination of the long time caretaker of the Area Dedan Mubangizi to compete in the party primaries.

Dedan was on Wednesday afternoon formally nominated by the NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi, at the party headquarters in Kampala.

Odoi congratulated him upon fulfilling the requirements to participate in the internal electoral process.

Speaking shortly after his nomination, Mubangizi said his decision to contest was driven by a desire to be actively involved in national decision-making and to address longstanding service delivery gaps in his constituency.

“Our health centres and hospitals lack essential medicine. The roads are in a poor state—though some work is being done, they remain murram roads instead of tarmac. I believe I am the right person to push for real improvement.”

Dedan’s entry sets the stage for a dramatic face-off with incumbent MP Museveni Williams Ndoori, who defeated Fred Mwesigye in the court of Appeal after a heated contest to secure the Buwekula South seat in the 2021 general elections.

Mubende Post hasn’t learn yet about Ndoori Neither Mwesigye’s nominations to contest again but is yet to be formally nominated.

The rivalry between Ndoori and Fred is well-known in Buwekula South

With nominations underway and both aspirants rallying supporters, the Buwekula South constituency is preparing for one of the most charged primary races in the region

Police fire teargas and water cannon at protesters in Kenya as thousands take to the streets

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2 days ago

June 25, 2025

Nkwanga Xavia

Police dispersed peaceful protesters in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi on Wednesday. Festo Lang/CNNNairobi, KenyaCNN —

Kenyan police have fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters as thousands took to the streets to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government demonstrations that left dozens dead.

The government regulator, the Communications Authority of Kenya, has ordered all television and radio stations in the country to stop broadcasting live coverage of protests of the youth-led march, which began Wednesday.

The government agency falsely claimed that live coverage of the demonstrations violated Kenyan laws, while threatening regulatory action for non-compliance with the directive. Many of the stations did not immediately cease broadcasting, including CNN affiliate Citizen TV.

Thousands of people took to Kenya’s streets in protest on June 25, such as in the capital city.

Thousands of people demonstrated in the capital, Nairobi, the coastal city of Mombasa, and other towns to mark the protest anniversary.

In Nairobi, roads leading to the Kenyan Parliament building and the president’s office were barricaded ahead of the demonstrations.

Last June, many were killed by security forces outside Parliament, drawing nationwide outrage.

A protester reacts in front of a burning barricade in downtown Nairobi on Wednesday. Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images

People protested on the one-year anniversary of deadly anti-tax demonstrations. Brian Inganga/AP

Security officers gather near a razor wire fence erected to block access to the Parliament buildings. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

The demonstrations in 2024 forced the withdrawal of a controversial finance bill that raised taxes

However, many of Kenya’s youth are still enraged over several cases of alleged police brutality, including the death of a teacher in police custody and the shooting of an unarmed street vendor.

CNN witnessed police shooting live rounds in Nairobi to disperse peaceful protesters on Wednesday. Several of the demonstrators showed spent cartridges.

Demonstrators were also repelled with teargas and water cannon trucks in the capital – reminiscent of last year’s dramatic scenes.

Police officers during demonstrations in Kenya’s capital on June 25. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Citizen TV posted a video on X showing injured individuals being wheeled into a Nairobi hospital.

In Mombasa, some protesters were arrested and hauled into police trucks, another video showed.

One person is reported to have been killed during demonstrations in eastern Kenya’s Machakos County on Wednesday morning, according to Citizen TV.

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Buwekula South Braces for Heated NRM Primaries as Dedan Mubangizi is nominated

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