STAFF REPORTER
Police in Kisoro District are actively searching for Bufumbira North MP, John Kamara Nizeyimana, who is accused of ballot stuffing at the Busanani polling station during the Kisoro District Woman Member of Parliament by-election.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, reported that Honorable Kamara allegedly seized ballot books from presiding officers at the Busanani polling station and inserted pre-ticked ballots into the ballot box. Maate stated that police are pursuing Kamara and intend to arrest him to aid in the investigation.
Maate also mentioned that seven suspects have been arrested for their involvement in isolated incidents of violence, which were allegedly instigated by intoxicated supporters of certain candidates.
Honorable Kamara, however, denied the ballot-stuffing accusations and demanded an apology from Maate, accusing him of disseminating false information.
Additionally, independent candidate Grace Ngabirano Akifeza accused Honorable Kamara of confiscating her polling agents’ phones and stuffing pre-ticked ballots into the ballot boxes.
The Kisoro Woman MP by-election is being contested by six candidates seeking to fill the seat left vacant by the late Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, who passed away in September. The candidates include NRM’s Rose Kabagyeni, independent candidate Grace Ngabirano Akifeza, Salim Sultana (NUP), Aisha Cyimpaye (PPP), Juliet Musanase (FDC), and Mable Ingabire (UPC).
