Uganda, Oct. 16 -- The victory of Godfrey Aine Kaguta, aka Sodo, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) flagbearer for Mawogola North Constituency in Sembabule District, hangs in the balance after the matter was referred to the party's highest organ ,the Central Executive Committee, to decide .

This comes after Ms Shartis Musherure Kutesa, the daughter of Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa challenged Kaguta's victory before the party election tribunal, which concurred with her on a number of issues.

Mr Kaguta, the younger brother of President Museveni, defeated Kutesa in the hotly contested party primaries on September 30.

Mr Kaguta garnered 17,343 votes(46.3 per cent) while Ms Kutesa got 16,104 votes(42.1 per cent). Mr Salim Kis...