Asaba Ruyonga
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 Tooro Kingdom, one of the ancient traditional monarchies of Uganda.
Career
[edit]He was elected on the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket in 2006 before later crossing over to NRM.[8] He once served three terms as the mayor of then Fort Portal Municipality (2001-2016). He later lost his seat in the 2016 general elections and staged a successful comeback 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[9] with 15,312 votes.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Asaba Ruyonga Gets Third Term in Office". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ Kajubu, Emmanuel. "How Mayor Asaba Ruyonga Lost In Fort Portal". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "Ruyonga is the man!". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "Ruyonga Raps Council". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "NRM To Punish Fort Portal Mayor for Campaigning for FDC". ChimpReports. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ krc. "Leaders on spot as Anti-corruption caravan reaches Fort Portal | KRC". Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "Fort Portal earmarked for Tourism City". www.ugandawildlife.org. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "How Mayor Asaba Ruyonga Lost In Fort Portal". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ "Reverand[sic] once detained over presidential pledges seeks closer ties with Museveni to boost tourism". Monitor. 2026-05-16. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ 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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