At the age of 19, NRM's Proscovia Alengot Oromait sets the record as Uganda's youngest legislator ever, after she was declared the winner in the Usuk County by-elections.
The final results that were announced just before midnight on Wednesday revealed that the youthful political newcomer had garnered 11,059 votes, beating eight other candidates to the vacant seat.
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