Musumba in telephone conversation

In a series of losses to electoral petitions coined around inadequate academic papers, the High Court sitting in Jinja has nullified the election of National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s Hajat Rehema Watongola as a member of parliament for Kamuli municipality.

Kamuli Municipality was created as part of the 12 municipalities approved by parliament and became effective July 1, 2015 last year.

Watongole had been dragged to court by her rival Ms Salaamu Musumba the former LC5 Chairman of the district who had lost in the February 18 election prompting her to file a petition sighting fraudulency in the papers Watongola had presented during her nomination.

Electoral Commission results indicated that, Ms Watongola beat Ms Musumba to the seat, polling 8,175 votes against Ms Musumba’s 6,702 votes.

In the petition dated 29 March, Ms Musumba claimed that the documents from Busoga University, which Ms Watongola used to get nominated, were obtained fraudulently.

Hajat Rehema Watongola

She argued that what Ms Watongola presented a Uganda Certificate of Education from Town Hall in Jinja, diploma and degree certificates in Public Administration and Management from the university were not sufficient for nomination for her nomination.

For her nomination, Ms Watongola presented a Uganda Certificate of Education from Town Hall in Jinja, diploma and degree certificates in Public Administration and Management from the university.

However, Ms Musumba contested the validity of the qualifications. The former district chairperson also referred to minutes of a December 17, 2010, senate meeting of Busoga University, which resolved that a certificate used by Ms Watongola to gain admission to the institution was fake and subsequently recalled the qualifications it had awarded her.

Ms Musumba included the Electoral Commission, Busoga University and the National Council for Higher Education as the other respondents in the case.

Court conquered with Ms Musumba saying she had adduced substantial evidence on Wantongole lacking the requisite academic qualifications to contest for the MP seat and thus called for a by-election for the post.

Watongole becomes  the 4th member of parliament to be thrown out due to suspicious academic papers in less than a month.

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In Kamuli District, the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, has commissioned a school construction project  worth Shs 2 billion with a call for support and responsibility towards education so as to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.

Commissioning the project with a ground breaking at Bwiiza, Kisaikye, Kakanu and Kadungu primary schools in Namasagali sub-county Kamuli District, Kadaga challenged communities, leaders and parents to supplement government efforts and development initiatives as well as cautioning against shoddy work insisting on efficient, timely and quality works.

“We should focus on helping children achieve education for all but unfortunately I was even reported to the Inspector General of Government for asking for these funds to boost education of our children,” she said.

Kadaga urged the Basoga to prioritise and invest in the education of their children instead of abdicating their duties to government through its free universal education programme. She explained that promoting education and capacity building for teachers are important issues to her.

The Ministry of Education Construction Unit Officer, Eng. Paul Mubiru cautioned contractors against doing sub-standard work adding that given the magnitude of the project they would be monitored closely. He also disclosed that the project benefiting 28 schools in Kamuli was requested for by the Speaker of Parliament under her Busoga Education Enhancement Initiative and is the biggest project for a single district.

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The suspects have been identified as Angela, Kyakanga Robert, Kagambe Aggrey, and Mpangi hardson Rugoheirwe village in Bulamuti sub-county. They were arrested after a tip off by residents.

The residents told police that they heard a screaming from the suspect’s shrine. Kamuli police commander Musa Nabende say on Thursday police recovered a bottle f fresh blood from the suspects’ shrine.

The body was however nowhere to be seen. The district police commander says the matter is under investigation.
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