MP MUSASIZI’S BODY GUARD ASSAULTS SUPPORTERS OF HIS OPPONENT FOR REFUSING TO JOIN RALLY

By Grant Ahumuza

www.mknewslink.com

In Rubanda

Two people are currently hospitalized at Kabale regional referral hospital after they were beaten up and critically injured by the body guard of the Rubanda East Member of Parliament Henry Musasizi for allegedly failing to join the legislator’s rally.

The accused body guard has been identified as Joseph Awol attached to Counter Terrorism Police while the victims are Ignatius Twinamasiko a resident of Hakadongo village and Bright Agaba a resident of Nyarushanje cell, both villages in Mpungu parish Hamurwa Sub County Rubanda district.

According to the victims, the incident happened on Sunday afternoon as MP Musasizi held a political rally in Hakadongo village.

According to Twinamasiko, as Hon Musasizi addressed a big political rally near Hakadongo Trading Centre in Hakadongo village, he remained attending to his customers at his shop located in the same trading centre.

Twinamasiko adds that Awol later approached him questioning why he had not joined the rest of the locals for a rally to which he answered him that he supports a different candidate and also never wanted to join rallies which were banned by the government as a way to curb the spread of COVID 19.

Twinamasiko said that Awol immediately grabbed him, started boxing and kicking him around the ribs and the chest and as he tried to run away, Awol cocked the gun threatening to shoot at him for not supporting Hon Musasizi and in the process, he fell into a trench and broke his left leg getting a compound fracture.

Another victim Agaba, said that as he tried to explain to Awol that Twinamasiko has a right to support a candidate of his choice, he was also kicked and boxed several times on the head, around the chest and ribs by Awol who only left him after he fell unconscious on ground due to breathing complications and intense bleeding from the mouth and nose.

The Rubanda district Chairperson Jogo Kenneth Biryabarema who is also hopeful for the Rubanda East MP seat who rushed to the scene and transported the victims to the hospital for treatment told www.mknewslink.com that security agencies in the district must not sit and watch people being harassed, assaulted and deprived of their right.

He added that they must take action or else locals shall resort to local solutions to defend themselves against their oppressors.

Both the Rubanda District Police Commander Tai Ramadhan and the Rubanda Resident District Commissioner Peter Kibondo Rwakifari said they had not yet been briefed about the matter but promised to follow it up for action.

When our reporter contacted Hon Musasizi about the matter, he said he had no comment.

Our reporter has learnt that on 16^th August 2020 while at Mumwiga cell in Nyamiringa Rubanda East Constituency, the same body guard Joseph Awol seriously beat and injured Dr Barnabas Tiwangye, the Rubanda District Health Inspector after the Doctor advised Hon Musasizi against holding big gatherings which is against the Presidential Covid 19 directives. A case of assault was then registered and court is yet to hear and rule against the case.

On 9th August 2020, Deus Bonane alias Buni the local council I Chairperson of Hamurara village Nyamiyaga parish Bubaare Sub County Rubanda district hacked Moses Tumusiime, his village secretary for defense, for allegedly not supporting Hon Henry Musasizi. Bonane was later charged and granted bail by the Kabale chief magistrate’s court and the case was adjourned till 3rd September 2020 when it will come up for mention.

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