The NRM Electoral Commission has suspended party primary elections for Mawogola North constituency after the escalation of violence between supporters of Shartsi Kutesa and Godfrey Aine Kaguta.
Shartsi Musherure, the daughter to the Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa is vying for the NRM flag bearer seat against Godfrey Aine Kaguta, a younger brother to President Museveni.
NRM Chief Tanga Odoi has confirmed on Friday morning that the party had suspended the contest after the exercise turned violent.
Ssembabule NRM primaries have been a hotbed of violence with the Lwemiyaga poll pitting Minister Joy Kabatsi against Theodore Ssekikubo causing tensions.
The tensions forced the deputy Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Sabiiti Muzeeyi to rush and camp in the area.
The camps of Shartsi Musherure and Godfrey Kaguta, fought last Saturday at Lugusuulu Subcounty headquarters in Sembabule district.
The warring camps accuse each other of trying to fix new names into the NRM party registers to cheat the election outcome.
In a meeting held at the sub-county hall, Musherule raised a complaint against Mr Godfrey Aine Kaguta and his supporters whom she accused of trying to find ways of rigging the NRM primary election using the registers.
The situation worsened when Mr Godfrey Aine stormed the meeting and accused the registrar of failing to officially invite him at the meeting.
The clash left several supporters injured as police were rendered powerless since Special Forces soldiers interfered in the ongoing fracas.
Ssembabule District NRM chairperson Sam Kutesa the father to Shartsi Muserure blamed Godfrey Aine Kaguta for the chaos.
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