Mpuuga main nightmare Muyizzi vetted for Nyendo Mukungwe

The race for Nyendo Mukungwe constituency in Masaka is gonna have an interesting turn with the race getting heated up after the maverick city lawyer Sam Muyizzi Mulindwa was Wednesday vetted by the NUP Election Management Committee.

Muyizzi, a top human rights lawyer famed for his multiples legal battles against rights violations appeared majestically before the Harriet Chemutai led Election Management Committee on Wednesday to evening.

From the onset, the public domain has been very encouraging towards Muyizzi’s legislative bid with many declaring him the right man for the job. Muyizzi’s demeanor, composure and legal exposure has been a key attribute that has made him more appealing to replace Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba who defected from NUP and started his own state sponsored Democratic Front party.

Prior to vetting, Muyizzi address scribes of pressmen who had flanked the NUP headquarters at Makerere Kavule. He spoke about his fiver year plan that largely tackled the restoration of the rule of law and the urge to return power back to the people.

”I stand for constitutional reforms, restoration of democracy and an end to military rule,” Muyizzi told journalists. “The people of Nyendo Mukungwe will speak and decide like they have always decided. I have come to this vetting today in order to tighten my chances of securing the NUP endorsement,” he added.

Muyizzi furthermore exclaimed that he is very confident that his own status in the legal profession would stand surety for him to be considered the rightful choice for NUP in Nyendo Mukungwe.

”We have been in the trenches. Our sacrifices for a better Uganda cannot be doubted or written off,” he remarked. “My candidacy is a statement of its own. A bold move that will rewrite history in Nyendo Mukungwe and give our legislature a new brand of leadership that shall be servant centered,” he added.

Muyizzi is battling with foot soldier Alice Nannungi, former Makerere University bursar Ssebina Lubowa Gyaviira who are all eyeing the NUP flag for Nyendo Mukungwe. A ground assessment indicates that Muyizzi comfortably leads the polls with a 60% followed by Alice Nannungi with 30% and Lubowa trails with 20%.