Security officials were on Thursday morning forced to intervene after the Secretary General of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Mr. Nathan Nandala Mafabi, punched Dodoth East MP Samson Lokeris during the Kaabong district Woman parliamentary by-election.
Trouble started when Mr Lokeris reportedly urged voters to ask Nandala for money, since he was in the area to distribute money.
In the response, Nandala accused Lokeris and other Karamoja MPs for concentrating on eating food in the parliamentary canteen forgetting to address the issues affecting the people of Karamoja.
Mr. Nandala told the people of Kaabong that Karamoja MPs are the first to rush to the canteen of parliament and fill plates with food while other MPs are busy deliberating with the national issues affecting their constituencies.
“Let me tell you the people of Kaabong and Karamoja at large your MPs of Karamoja do not mind about you, go and do research and see how many times have Karamoja MPs spoken on the floor of parliament you will see they are not there but when it comes food they are the first to eat even when the debate is going on the floor of parliament,” he said.
This angered Lokeris who is also the chairperson of Karamoja parliamentary group to order Nandala Mafabi to leave Amudat or else he will taste the wrath of the people of Karamoja.
Immediately Nandala punched Lokeris at the stomach but they were separated by the security officials.
Mr Mafabi is in Kaboong to observe the voting exercise on behalf of the party candidate, Adyaka Judith Nalibe, who is taking on NRM’s Christine Tubo Nakwang.
The Kaabong seat fell vacant after Ms. Lily Akello, who was representing the district resigned her position to represent the women in the newly created Karenga district, which became effective in July 1, 2019.
