Democratic Party (DP) leaders in Masaka District have suspended their district party chairperson, Fred Mukasa Mbidde.
Mbidde who was recently rushed to Nairobi in Kenya for treatment after being stoned at the party offices in Mengo, is accused of incompetence and failure to convene meetings.
During a meeting at Patel Shamij hall in Masaka Town on Saturday, party members including parish, sub county and constituency DP leaders accused Mr Mbidde of fueling chaos in the party and hobnobbing with members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
“Effective today February 22, 2020, Mr Fred Mukasa Mbidde is no longer the chairperson of Masaka District DP branch, district delegates who elected him have withdrawn the authority until further notice ,” Bukoto East MP Florence Namayanja said amid clapping and cheering from other party members.
Suspended party national organising secretary, Sulaiman Kidandala, told the meeting that he is still the substantive organising secretary.
Kidandala was suspended by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) on February 14 on grounds for defying the party directives and issuing parallel register books and replaced by his deputy Shafiq Ddembe.
But Kidandala says he is currently traversing the country to oversee the ongoing internal grass root party elections.
Others present included; DP legal advisor Samuel Muyizi, MPs Joseph Ssewungu (Kalungu West), Robinah Ssentongo (Woman Kyotera District), Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi (Butambala County) and DP bloc member Dr Abed Bwanika.
