SHEEMA MUNICIPALITY ELECTIONS: FDC SUPPORTERS ATTACKED, BEATEN

Posted On 19 Jul 2018

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Thursday 19^th July 2018

By Ambrose Katooto

www.mknewslink.com

In Sheema

Supporters of FDC flag bearer in Sheema Municipality Parliamentary race, Ms. Virginia Plan Mugyenyi were on Wednesday evening attacked and brutalized by suspected supporters of the NRM flag bearer Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye.

According to Virginia Plan Mugyenyi, her head of Task force in Kasozi
division, Wilson Bamwesigye and Charles Byaruhanga are among the
people who were severely injured.
The incident took place at Katwe trading centre when suspected NRM
supporters aboard a pickup truck attacked them and beat them up before
allegedly robbing them a yet know amount of money and mobile phones.
Other people who include the driver of senior citizen Makaaru were beaten.
Virginia said that Emmanuel Tusasirwe who attempted to record the
events that took place lost his phone and he was also injured.
The injured were rushed to Mbarara referral hospital.
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Mugyenyi allege that her supporters were beaten by a group of Dr.
Elioda’s supporters led by Ashraph Rweyeshera, Obed Masiko and Kinyindo Kamukama whom she says had guns.
She also said that orders to have her supporters beaten came from
Minister Bright Rwamirama the Isingiro North Mp, Minister
Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu who is also Sheema South Mp and Minister Dr.
Elioda Tumwesigye who is the NRM flag bearer candidate also Sheema
North Mp.
By press time we were unable to contact the accused persons for a comment.