Gideon Tumwijukye, a news reporter at 90.6 Peak FM Kabale, has won the election for media representative at the Kabale Municipal Development Forum. He secured 31 votes, defeating Jimmy Emmanuel, a reporter from 89.5 Voice of Kigezi, who received 3 votes.
The election, held at the mayor’s gardens in Kabale Municipal Council, gathered media practitioners from various media houses in Kabale. Both candidates presented their manifestos, pledging to strengthen the connection between the media and the municipal council.
Gideon Tumwijukye expressed gratitude to the media practitioners for electing him, promising to represent all media outlets equally. “I’m not going there as Gideon of Peak FM, but as a representative of the entire media fraternity,” he stated.
Jimmy Emmanuel, represented by Abraham Orishaba from Voice of Kigezi, pledged to collaborate with the elected representative.
Media practitioners Sophan Niwamanya from Peak FM and Arineitwe Julius Emmanuel congratulated Gideon Tumwijukye on his victory.
Niwagaba Emmanuel, the Community Development Officer (CDO) for Kabale Municipality, declared Gideon Tumwijukye the winner after the vote count.
