SHEEMA CONFLICTS RESUME: MP JACKLET, PREDECESSOR NYAKIKONGORO FIGHT OVER UN FINISHED BUILDING

Posted On 04 Sep 2018

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September, 4th 2018
By Micheal Atwakiire Bitunga
www.mknewslink.com
In Sheema—-
Sheema district political conflicts between former woman MP Sheema district Rosemary Nyakikongoro and her successor Jacklet Atuhaire that have been paused for a while have resumed.
This follows after Jacklet started fundraising for the completion of a resource center building which was started by her predecessor (Nyakikongoro) which angered the latter.
On 30th and 31st August 2018, Jacklet met chairpersons LC 1, 2, 3 and women councilors at Sheema hall and Bugongi town council respectively and asked each village contribute at least 2 hens and every LC 3 chairman a goat towards the completion of the resource center building at the district.
The building which is at wall plate stage was set up by Sheema women’s development forum (SWODEF), a women’s association that was initiated by Rosemary Nyakikongoro.
During her speech at Sheema hall on 30th August 2018, Jacklet told the audience that they need 300 million shillings to complete the building.
She also set the fundraising day on 28th September this year where the speaker of parliament Rt. Hon. Rabecca Kadaga will be the chief guest.
However, Nyakikongoro on Monday September 3, held a meeting at the district with the SWODEF leaders who initiated the block but wondered how Jacklet started to fundraise for what she didn’t start.
The former legislator also noted that she received many calls complaining on why she asked them goats and chicken
“I was shocked when I received more than twenty phone calls from chairpersons and women councilors why I demand hens from them….I was ashamed,” Nyakikongoro wondered.
She added that Prof Elijah Mushemeza who is the chairperson fundraising committee told her that the building is for the whole district and that they also contributed from the start.
Nyakikongoro thus refuted all rumors that the block is under government and also that she has failed to complete it.
“This block isn’t for the government; we just requested government to give us land.
Those who say that I have failed to finish it are on their stories, even we had brought here timber for roofing but we decided to give them to Moslems who were here suffering,” She noted.
She noted that “today at 6pm I have a meeting with donors from abroad who have given us all money required to finish our block.”
She added that she has already appealed to courts of Law accusing those who want to take people’s property illegally and forcefully.