“I neither accepted the election results, nor I congratulated Nalukoola,” said Nambi as she reaffirmed her stand to seek court intervention.
Even after the swearing-in of Kawempe North By-election winner, Elias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, the runner up, NRM’s Faridah Nambi has categorically denied that she ever conceded to being defeated by the latter.
“I neither accepted the election results, nor I congratulated Nalukoola,” said Nambi as she reaffirmed her stand to seek court intervention.
This comes amid jubilations by Nalukoola’s supporters after his historical swearing in yesterday in the chambers of parliamentary speaker Annet Anita Among, and the technical withdrawal of a petition by Nambi’s lawyers Atwijukire Dennis Advocates seeking a vote recount.
The lawyers explained in a 25 March document, that it is meaningless to proceed with the petition seeking a recount after the electoral commission released the official March 13th election results and gazetted Nalukoola as the winner.
Meanwhile MP Nalukoola, after being sworn in, walked out of the speaker’s office with his head high after a directive by the speaker to the Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige to let him (Nalukoola) access sh200m for purchase of a car and all prerequisites enjoyed by legislators.
Nalukoola said his priorities will include handling the issue of unemployed youths, to help those in employment get professionalism and the professionals to get encouragement to work hard.
He also promised to lobby for another health facility for Kawempe North because he argues, the constituency has only one located at Komamboga although land for construction of another one is available, and to battle acts of barbarism which he says are the order of the day. The MP also promised to fight for justice for all political detainees.
Nalukoola was welcomed at parliament by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP) Joel Ssenyonyi who led him to the Speaker’s chambers where he administered his oath.
Ssenyonyi was flanked by opposition MPs including;Godfrey Kayemba Solo (Bukomansimbi South), Allan Mayanja (Nakaseke Central), Muwanga Kivumbi (Butambala), Flavia Nabagabe (Kassanda Woman), and Betty Ethel Naluyima (Wakiso Woman).
Ssenyonyi said they are still pushing for justice over barbaric acts during the election period, arguing that battered journalists have not yet been compensated and their tormentors have not been brought to book.