Asaba Ruyonga

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Asaba Edson Ruyonga is a Ugandan politician who served for three terms as mayor of Fort Portal City from 2001 to 2016. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Ruyonga hails from the Tooro Kingdom, one of the ancient traditional monarchies of Uganda.

Career.

He was elected on the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket in 2006 before later crossing over to NRM. [8] He once served three term as the major of the then Fort Portal Municipality (2001-2016). He then lost his seat in 2016 elections but staged a successful come back five years later. He was elected as the mayor of Fort Portal Tourism city in January 2021 as a candidate for NRM, defeating Rev. Willy Kintu Muhanga with 15,312 votes. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Asaba Ruyonga Gets Third Term in Office". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ↑ Kajubu, Emmanuel. "How Mayor Asaba Ruyonga Lost In Fort Portal". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Ruyonga is the man!". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  4. ↑ "Ruyonga Raps Council". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  5. ↑ "NRM To Punish Fort Portal Mayor for Campaigning for FDC". ChimpReports. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  6. ↑ krc. "Leaders on spot as Anti-corruption caravan reaches Fort Portal | KRC" . Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  7. ↑ "Fort Portal earmarked for Tourism City". www.ugandawildlife.org. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  8. ↑ "How Mayor Asaba Ruyonga Lost In Fort Portal". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  9. ↑ Reporter, Independent (2021-01-21). "Asaba Ruyonga bounces back as Fort Portal city mayor". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2025-12-18.


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