Mosinyi emerges as front-runner in by-election

The late Nyeku in a previous full council session
The late Nyeku in a previous full council session

FRANCISTOWN: Businessman Aupa Mosinyi has emerged as the front-runner in the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) primary elections race, to select who will represent the party at the looming Phillip Matante East by-election.

The by-election will seek to replace the late former UDC councillor, Shadreck Nyeku, who collapsed and died during a party meeting late last month.

Although the UDC has not officially invited expression of interest for those who want to contest the primaries in order to book a ticket to the by-election, it has emerged that Mosinyi has been strongly positioning himself for the primaries.

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