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Dr. Sylvia Tumuhairwe
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The battle lines have been drawn in the Rukiga District race for Woman MP, with the Deputy Managing Director of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Dr. Sylvia Tumuhairwe, joining the contest.
Dr. Tumuhairwe stated that her motivation for seeking elective office is to promote development in her home area.
Her campaign slogan focuses on unity and development. Mobilization efforts have begun, with her supporters gearing up for what they describe as a battle of money and politics.
The incumbent Rukiga District Woman MP, Caroline Kamusiime, has declared her readiness for the challenge.
District Woman MP, Caroline Kamusiime
Kamusiime and Tumuhairwe will also face off in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries.
In the 2021 general elections, Kamusiime secured 17,507 votes (70.56%), while her rival, Shillah Arituha of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), garnered 7,305 votes (29.44%).
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