The 2026 election is about two
and half years from now, but some people in Koboko district who wants
to contest in elective positions especially Koboko county are behaving
as if election is tomorrow and they are not leaving anything to chance,
they have started subtle campaigns in their bids to realize their quests
to represent Koboko county in 2026 election.
In that respect, soon or later the grass in Koboko
county will be suffering as two big political elephants (tomea lomoro)
will unfold their plans into a full open arena to do real battle for
2026 parliamentary election.
Right now many names of fringe politicians are said to
be eyeing for Koboko county seat, but without mincing their words about
where their tents can be pitched, voters seems to be having a binary
choice between Emmanuel Banya Natal the Muni University Secretary and
Hajjat Medina Naham the Director for Finance and Administration at NRM
Secretariat for Koboko county parliamentary candidate in 2026 election
as the current occupier Baba James reportedly indicated his readiness
not to contest any more.
In Koboko district the two personalities, Emmanuel Banya
Natal and Medina Nahan are considered as oracle of development as both
of them have done much developmental work in the district.
Words of some opinions about the two: "ngazi kilo a'ti
Koboko, temezi ti Koboko kilo aruko ki ko i lobure-lobure, Medina akita
NRM chairperson, Banya bila do akita aa town clerk", literally meaning
these are children of Koboko, elders have accepted them to go for the
election because Medina did some work as NRM chairperson and Banya also
worked when he was the town clerk.
Expressive, bold, Banya seems not intimidated with
Medina who is a political firment in the district who has a commanding
influence on the vast majority of the NRM officials in the district who
might facilitate victory for her as flag bearer of the party which might
be albatross if it happens in that way and this might be true as she
has resources to mobilise support and get logistics that will help her
actualise her ambition, coupled with the fact that she is the one
responsible for their allowences.
However, Banya who is highly relying on his connection
with the farmers to mobilise supporters and rally the masses to vote for
him in the election is not fidgeting over the fact that he is new to
the political turf as he hopes to beat seasoned campaigners in the
election.
He is banking on his contributions as private person
which he used to help people in the constituency than those who have
been in elective positions or appointed positions, who have failed the
people of Koboko greatly.
He has already started crisscrossing to electrify his
intentions, and racking up endorsements from key personalities and
groups in Koboko county, though his train is moving at 45 speed,
letting the people into his manifesto and showing what they stand to
benefit if he is elected as Member of Parliament for Koboko county in
2026 election because he is passionate about providing clean water and
other projects for the people.
While some supporters of Medina described her as a true
Kakwa girl and hope that she will carry out projects that will have an
impact on the lives of the people in Koboko if she gets elected, but
some of her friends denied that she is campaigning.
Words of Medina's friend: "Am Medina's friend and she
has not told me that she is contesting but what I know, she is
implementing some programmes of the NRM in the district".
Unlike Maracha where consultation is capital-intensive
endeavour, but the KK children are too clever so far at the moment with
their consultations, they are not throwing out their money anyhow.
Anyway time will tell if this money-saving technique will remain the
same when the election season draws nearer.
Aside from their solid footings in the district,
politics in Koboko district is complicated, unpredictable as it's based
on family background and this doesn't imply that the probability of a
dark horse will be zero. Unexpected is expected to happen as the former
LC5 chairman for Koboko district Hassan Ngina who is an indigene of
Kuluba a grassroot politician with tentacles spread in all the sub
counties is also contemplating to throw his hat in the contest.
But the interesting thing about the present politics in
Koboko is that, ' Lugbari kilo, Kakwa diki is nolonger applicable, as
it used to happen in the past elections,. it is now based on solving
simple equation which exactly Hassan might apply to fail his long time
friend Banya who is new in the murky waters of Koboko politics,
especially election contests and also his cousin sister.
Perennial Ronald Baiga is also not a pushover, his
footprints in the last election as kana awara can fetch him huge votes
as some feelers in the district disenchanted with the NRM are
surreptitiously working for him.
The race is promising to be fierce contest with alot of
intrigues and hoodlums expected to disrupt NRM party primary election
and it will be closely followed.
Source: Africa Today News.
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