divide the party’s support.
“A divided house cannot stand. We urge the people of Adjumani to be harmonious, work together, and get an acceptable candidate before the date of going to contest against other candidates who may come up,” Kinobe said.
Following the closure of the NRM nomination exercise tomorrow, the aspirants will embark on joint campaigns from August 20 to September 1, 2026.
Kinobe said the candidates will sit with the district leadership to harmonize their campaign programme, including the areas they will visit, before moving together across the constituency.
He explained that the joint campaign arrangement is intended to promote unity among the aspirants and supporters while giving voters an opportunity to interact with all the candidates.
The NRM primary is scheduled for September 3, 2026, when the party will select its flag bearer if consensus is not reached.
Kinobe also noted that the National Electoral Commission will use part of the period between August 20 and August 31 to update the voters’ register in the affected electoral area.
The successful NRM candidate will subsequently face other candidates during the national by-election process. The National Electoral Commission is scheduled to nominate candidates for the parliamentary by-election on September 7 and 8, 2026.
Kinobe said the entire process is being undertaken within the legal timeframe requiring a by-election to be held within 60 days following the death of a Member of Parliament.
He appealed to the people of Adjumani West and all NRM supporters to maintain peace and unity throughout the process.
He said the ideal outcome would be for the aspirants to agree on one acceptable candidate so that the party does not have to conduct a divisive primary.
“It would be good if the people of Adjumani, all of them, agree to have just one nominated candidate, and we don’t go for elections to split the people,” Kinobe said.
He assured the media and the public that the NRM Electoral Commission would continue providing updates as the nomination, joint campaigns, and primary election processes progress.
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