Buikwe- The NRM chairperson for Buikwe District was arrested last Thursday on accusations of messing up the party’s registration exercise and failing to account for Shs13 million.
Ms Harriet Nankabirwa was also accused of hiding registration materials and party T-shirts and caps which she reportedly received illegally. The items were supposed to be received by the party district registrar.
Ms Nankabirwa was arrested on the orders of the party’s electoral commission chairperson, Dr Tanga Odoi, and released on police bond last Friday. She presented Gospel artiste, Ms Judith Babirye, as one of her sureties.
However, Ms Nankabirwa told Daily Monitor she could not discuss the matter until the party chairman, Mr Museveni, has responded to a protest note she sent him at the weekend over the unfair treatment and humiliation she faced.
Ms Nankabirwa’s arrest followed a meeting in Buikwe Town after party district registrar James Wasswa led a section of the members to petition the party’s EC to intervene claiming she was meddling with the process in order to influence the outcome.
During the meeting, the party supporters accused Ms Nankabirwa, who was present, of distributing money, registration materials and party paraphernalia to her supporters and friends who favour her political allies.
Strong warning
“I will not allow any anomalies in the NRM party like it was the case before. I am opening a case against her. She cannot mess up the party when I am the chairperson. We are tired of people who act with impunity,” Dr Odoi said before she was led out of the meeting.
He said Ms Nankabirwa, said to be eyeing the district LC5 seat, had earlier in the day taken party officials around in circles when they tried to recover the materials.
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