Speaking during a special council sitting held at the district headquarters on Thursday, Richard Mbazira, the male councillor representing Walukuba-Masese division says that, Sakwa refers to local leaders as illiterates who cannot do much for their people.
Councillors in Jinja district have faulted the Resident District
Commissioner, Eric Sakwa for insulting them during radio talk shows and public
gatherings.
The councillors say that Sakwa’s statements are making them
unpopular and derailing their political careers.
Speaking during a special council sitting held at the district headquarters on
Thursday, Richard Mbazira, the male councillor representing Walukuba-Masese
division says that, Sakwa refers to local leaders as illiterates who cannot do
much for their people.
Mbazira says that they have spoken to Sakwa to stop humiliating them in vain.
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Mbazira further proposed that Sakwa should be barred from attending council
proceedings as one of the disciplinary measures against him.
However, the District Speaker, Michael Nyende refused to heed to
the councillor’s demands.
Nyende further referred the matter to district executive committee for further
scrutiny.
“We should handle some of these issues amicably before writing off
Sakwa completely, and I have chosen to refer this matter to the district
executive committee for further scrutiny,” he said.
The Jinja LC5 Chairperson Titus Kisambira says that Sakwa should address the
leaders’ shortcomings to responsible authorities rather than, using the press
to insult politicians.
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However, Sakwa says that he will not stop naming and shaming political leaders
despite efforts by some politicians to taint his image.
“I was to do supervisory work of government agencies on behalf of
the president, and I won’t stop reigning hard on corrupt leaders despite their
tireless efforts to taint me in the public eye,” he said.
