By Weswa Ronnie
NAMISINDWA
Police in Namisindwa district have arrested a Presiding Officer who had gone into hiding for allegedly inflating votes for one of the candidates in the district councilor race for Tsekululu sub-county.
The suspect identified as Saulo Nanongo, the Lushu parish chief who worked as a presiding officer at Lushu center polling station in Tsekululu sub-county was arrested after he reported to Namisindwa CPS today, Tuesday, 27th January, 2026.
Saulo Nanongo, and David Bwayo, the Tsekululu sub-county supervisor are accused of inflating Wilson Walimbwa’s votes to 197 on Thursday last week, when he actually received 97 votes at Lushu center polling station, securing him a short-lived victory.
Bwayo was earlier arrested and released on Police bond on Saturday, 24th January, 2026.
How Events Unfolded
During the tallying process at Namisindwa tally center, Moses Waburoko, the incumbent and candidate for district councilor, raised a petition to Silyvia Chepegei Nagendo, the district registrar, for verification.
The verification discovered that the figures had been altered. Later that day, the registrar declared Waburoko as the duly elected councilor of Tsekululu sub-county on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party ticket.
The registrar immediately ordered the arrest of Bwayo for malpractice.
Waburoko told our reporter in an exclusive interview on Monday, 26th January, 2026 that he was shocked to hear different results, as the declaration form showed other figures, prompting him to petition.
Namisindwa district Registrar has confirmed the incident, saying she has handed over the matter to police for investigation.
Namisindwa district police commander, Addie Rich, says Saulo Nanongo, will be charged with election malpractice.
According to Namisindwa registrar, Waburoko of NRM won with 824 votes, while his rival, Wilson Walimbwa, an independent candidate, came second with 770 votes. Ivan Wabweni got 298 votes, and Mark Wekoye of FDC got 1 vote.
