While addressing journalists on Sunday, Mugema says that he liaised with different taskforce members whom he notified of his intentions to donate food to the COVID-19 district task force, but was surprised that none of them showed up to receive his items at the district headquarters.
Iganga municipality member of parliament Peter
Mugema has faulted Eva Kwesiga, the area Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for intentionally rejecting
his relief food.
His statement comes after residents grabbed the relief food which he was
meant to deliver to the COVID-19 taskforce on Saturday evening. Mugema who had carried the truck drivers to avail
his donation of seven tonnes of maize flour to the taskforce members fled the scene
as residents fought to offload the goods.
While addressing journalists on Sunday, Mugema says that he
liaised with different taskforce members whom he notified of his intentions to
donate food to the COVID-19 district task force, but was surprised that none of them showed
up to receive his items at the district headquarters.
He says that people had already surrounded the district headquarters
to wait for the RDC Kwesiga to give them food, and it was not easy for Mugema to control the hungry
people from grabbing the food.
Mugema further accused Kwesiga of politicizing the taskforce
activities where she sidelines all leaders that disagree with her mode of
operation.
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However, Kwesiga claims that Mugema brought his food items
when all responsible officials were handling other field activities and he
failed to wait for them to return as earlier requested.
