Incumbent Bob Trubish will not seek re-election as the Pool association of Uganda chairman during the upcoming elective assembly. Trubish, who was re-elected in the position in 2020 confirmed the move in a statement.
“I have served diligently and passionately for eight years now as PAU share and I have given the pool leadership role my 100% as best as I could. There have been challenges and lessons learnt but above all I am glad that I have served for this period and made a contribution along with the various exco teams I have been working with towards the betterment and sustainability and the continued existence of pool,” partly read the stamen.
The under fire Trubish took office in 2017 but his tenure has not been short of controversy since. He was impeached in 2019 before returning in 2020 as the chairman.
When he sought re-election in 2024, his eligibility was questioned with a section of members urging that he had served his constitutional two terms. However, there was a consensus that his earlier tenure was affected by the 2019 impeachment.
“I would like to communicate that I will not be contesting as chairman for the upcoming elections. I will continue to serve until the new executive is elected to office. In the meantime, my main focus will be to see that PAU is registered with NCS and we conclude the pending items of audit and elections,” wrote Trubish, who attributed his exit from the race to focusing on his family, work career and other commitments.
He called upon pool members and fraternity to be united during the registration process and to end the in-fighting and personal agendas that have been existing.
“I hope that the members will elect the right leadership team top proceed with leading the pool into the future and that members will vote for leaders who have genuine and best intentions for the pool, not leaders who may have personal agendas to achieve or who may undertake unethical and wrong practices while in leadership.”
Whereas Trubish has not sought what critics had referred to as a fourth term, he leaves the association troubled especially with conformity to the new sports act that requires presence in at least 50% of the districts.
There are also allegations of financial mismanagement and misappropriation of the association funds.
