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Joint campaigns for candidates vying for elective positions on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket have flopped on day one following the party secretariat’s failure to release harmonized campaign guidelines.
The joint campaigns, which officially began today for positions including Members of Parliament, Mayors, and Councilors, are expected to run for two weeks, with voting by lining up set for July 15th.
On Sunday, NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi directed all duly nominated candidates to conduct joint campaigns, warning that only those with written and approved exemptions would be allowed to campaign individually.
However, across many parts of the country, candidates opted for individual rallies, citing a lack of harmonized schedules and official guidance from the NRM secretariat.
In Arua District, several parliamentary aspirants conducted individual rallies after failing to receive a joint campaign program.
According to the NRM EC roadmap, contestants vying for the same seat must attend joint rallies to promote discipline and control spending.
In the Acholi sub-region, some aspirants were tight-lipped due to a lack of joint campaign schedules.
Several NRM district registrars confirmed they are still waiting for formal guidelines from the secretariat before enforcing the joint campaign directive.
