RUKUNGIRI | EYE MEDIA — A Government Gombolola Internal Security Officer (GISO) who also served as an NRM Registrar in Rukungiri has been arrested and is facing criminal charges for allegedly forging official NRM election results during the party’s just-concluded primaries.
According to a police report released by Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson, ASP Maate Elly, the suspect, Wright Mwongyera, 36, was arrested following a complaint by one of the contestants, Hon. Alex Rugonde, who accused him of altering the official Declaration of Results Form for the Rubabo County MP flagbearer race.
Forgery in the Dead of Night
The incident reportedly occurred on the night of 19th July 2025 at the District Main Hall in Rukungiri, where Mwongyera was overseeing the tallying of results.
“With intent to defraud and deceive, the suspect knowingly forged and manipulated the final declaration form for the NRM parliamentary elections in Rubabo,” police said.
Mwongyera, a resident of Rushoroza “A” Cell, Rwerere Subcounty, is said to have signed off manipulated results, effectively altering the outcome of the hotly contested primary for the Rubabo seat.
Complainant Speaks Out
The complainant, Hon. Alex Rugonde, 40, a businessman and resident of Nyakiju Cell, Bugyera Parish, Buyanja Subcounty, filed the report after detecting major discrepancies between the actual vote counts and what was later declared by the registrar.
Sources close to the matter told Eye Media that Rugonde had captured his own tallies and confronted Mwongyera on the night of the alleged forgery but was ignored.
Legal Action Underway
Police have since confirmed that a criminal case file was opened and forwarded to the Resident State Attorney (RSA) for legal guidance. The case was sanctioned, and the suspect is expected to appear in court to answer charges related to forgery and electoral fraud.
“The law will take its course. Electoral integrity must be preserved,” said ASP Maate Elly in the official police communication.
This arrest comes amid a growing wave of electoral malpractice cases against NRM registrars across the country. Just days ago, two top NRM officials in Kamuli were suspended after similar allegations emerged, with one already remanded by court.
As the party gears up for the 2026 general elections, NRM’s internal credibility is on the line, with rising demands from supporters and aspirants for a full cleanup of the party’s electoral system.
