Why Ugandans Keep Electing Lawmakers’ Relatives
When Patrick Okabe, a member of Parliament for Serere County, died in a car accident in 2022, his son, Emmanuel Omoding, ran in the by-election and won. When the speaker and member of Parliament for Omoro County, Jacob Oulanyah, died in 2022, his son, Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, replaced him.
… some of these successors are campaigning to keep their seats …