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Dozens battle for nine LC5 seats in Lango Sub-region Wednesday January 20 2021 Dozens of LC5 candidates are eying nine slots in Lango Sub-region as the country elects district leaders today.    In Apac, Asante Odongo of Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC), the current LC5 vice chairperson, is battling for the seat with three others after the incumbent, Bob Okae, was elected Member of Parliament for Kwania North constituency.   Others in the race are Walter Obang of Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC), Billy Okunyo of National Resistance Movement (NRM), and Mr Anthony Olobo Odur, who is standin...

Daily Monitor Monday January 18 2021 Summary Daily Monitor has learnt that many factors played out in the background, leading to failure of the incumbents from retaining their seats. Advertisement At least 10 incumbent Members of Parliament from Lango Sub-region lost their seats in last Thursday’s General Election. Of these, four were National Resistance Movement (NRM) members, who were trounced during the party primaries and opted to run as independents; two were NRM official flag bearers, one belonged to the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party while one represented Uganda Peoples Cong...