General elections are due to be held in Uganda on 14 January 2021 to elect the President and the Parliament. There are six seats being contested in Agago and fierce campaigning is underway as we draw closer to election day. A wide range of candidates are vying for these political offices and they are as follows:
Member of Parliament Seat – Agago North County
Name | Party Alignment | Remark |
Hon. Prof. Morris Ogenga Latigo | Independent | Incumbent MP |
Hon. Okot John Amos | National Resistance Movement (NRM) | Former MP 8th Parliament |
Dr. Ojera Jackson Abucu | Independent | |
Mr. Oketta Walter Ogwang | Independent | |
Mr. Opoka Kenneth Geoffrey | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) | |
Mr. Opio Kenneth Oyo | Independent |
Woman Member of Parliament Seat – Agago County
Name | Party Alignment | Remark |
Mrs. Winnie Okidi | Independent | |
Ms. Akello Beatrice Akori | National Resistance Movement (NRM) | |
Ms. Abalo Lillian | Independent | |
Ms. Acan Janet | Independent | |
Hon. Akello Judith Franca | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) | Incumbent Woman MP |
Ms. Atim Lilly Goretti | Independent |
Chairperson Seat – Agago District
Name | Party Alignment | Remark |
Mr. Opio Leonard Ojok | National Resistance Movement (NRM) | Incumbent Chairperson |
Mr. Ateng John Wilfred | Independent |
Councilor Local Council V (Male) Representing Kalongo Town Council to Agago District Local Government Council
Name | Party Alignment | Remark |
Anywar Kennedy | Independent | Incumbent MP |
Okeny Caeser | National Resistance Movement (NRM) | |
Omara Benjamin | Independent | |
Otema Robert Amollo | Independent |
Councilor Local Council V (Female) Representing Kalongo Town Council to Agago District Local Government Council
Name | Party Alignment | Remark |
Ms. Florence Ayoo | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) | |
Ms. Akumu Rosemary | National Resistance Movement (NRM) | Incumbent rep. |
Ms. Alum Sunday Odye | Independent |
Urban Council III Chairperson Seat – Kalongo Town Council
Name | Party Alignment | Remark |
Mr. Olaa Elijah | National Resistance Movement (NRM) | Incumbent Chairperson |
Mr. Oyet Bosco | Independent | |
Mr. Komakech Johnson | Independent | |
Odong Richard | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) |

Obonyo Alex is The Kalongo Times, Bureau Chief, Kalongo Town Council. He currently serves on the Board of Governors at St. Charles Lwanga’s College Kalongo and on the Pader Abim Community Multipurpose Electric Co-operative Society Limited (PACMECS); a cooperative dealing with the distribution of electricity in the northern service territory. He is a member of the Board of Directors chairing its Finance and Human Resource Committee. Between 2016 to July 2018 he also served on the Board of Governors at St. Kizito Hospital Matany in Karamoja. Alex worked at Dr Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital for 28 years (1990 to 2018), and for 14 of those years, he was the Hospital Administrator. He has a Masters of Science in Health Services Management and a bachelor’s degree in Administrative Studies. Obonyo Alex is also a local Kalongo businessman.