- Monitor -
Uganda
People's Congress (UPC) candidate Issa Otto is the new
Member of Parliament for Oyam South after winning a by-election
organised to fill the vacancy resulting from former MP
Okullo Epak's death.
Otto polled 8,842 votes to beat closest challenger and
independent candidate Nelson Adea. Adea polled 6,541 votes.
National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Richard Ogwang
was further back in third with 5,352 votes. The other
independent candidate in the race, Ruth Adupa Atala only
managed 1,111 votes.
Otto takes the seat that was occupied by Dr Okullo Epak
until two months ago when the latter succumbed to cancer
in a South African hospital.
- Monitor, June 22, 2007 - |
