The Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) has confirmed publishing the name of Kawempe North MP-elect Luyimbazi Nalukoola in the Uganda Gazette.
“The notice has been published in The Uganda Gazette, Vol. CXVIII No. 24, dated 24th March 2025. The same can be accessed on the UPPC service portal: portal.uppc.go.ug,” reads UPPC’s post on social media.
On Monday, Nalukoola and a group of leaders in NUP stormed the commission for an explanation as to why the gazettement had delayed.
In response, they were told that the name had already beeb submitted to UPPC and that it was to be published soonest.
Concerns were last week raised in Parliament over the delay by the Electoral Commission to gazette Nalukoola.
Nalukoola of the National Unity Platform (NUP) won the Kawempe North by-election, thereby preventing his swearing-in as a member of the parliament.
The concerns were raised during the plenary sitting chaired by Speaker Anita Among on Thursday, 20 March 2025.
Kira Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Ssemujju Nganda drew comparisons with the Igara East by-election, where he stated that Hon. Michael Mawanda was sworn in 24 hours after the declaration of his victory.
“May we know when Nalukoola, the Kawempe by-election winner, will be sworn in?” Ssemujju asked.
Speaker Among clarified that Parliament can not administer the oath of a new MP before the Electoral Commission does the gazettment.
“I am waiting for the gazette, and I need to hear from the Electoral Commission,” she said.
The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi criticised the Electoral Commission’s inaction.
“We are dismayed that the Electoral Commission has not gazetted the winner of the Kawempe North by-election. When we followed up, they informed us that they are still sorting out internal issues,” Ssenyonyi said.
He argued that past elections had seen immediate gazettement, adding that the EC had failed in its constitutional duty.
“After declaring a candidate as the winner, the Electoral Commission no longer has any administrative role over that election. The government supervises the commission, and we demand to know what is causing this undue delay,” Ssenyonyi added.