The attack came shortly after the disappearance of the keys to the district administration block, which left hundreds of officers stranded for several hours on Wednesday morning.
Unknown people have
pepper sprayed the Ntungamo District Speaker and Council clerk at the district
headquarters.
The
attack came shortly after the disappearance of the keys to the district
administration block, which left hundreds of officers stranded for several hours
on Wednesday morning.
Ntungamo
District Speaker, Elijah Atuhaire, says that no sooner had he entered his office than he
was attacked by four youths who sprayed him with unknown chemical.
//Cue in: “Kunanahika omu office…
Cue
out: …Chemical yagishuka omumaisho.”//
Atuhaire
was preparing for a council meeting that was scheduled to start at 11am when he
was attacked.
He blames the attack in his intention to challenge his former
ally and District LC V Chairperson, Dennis Singahache in 2021 general elections.
Denis
Muhumuza Savimbi, the Itojo Sub County LC V Councilor also blamed the attack on
the LC V chairperson.
//Cue
in: “Singahache yatushobera bareeta…
Cue
Out: …akagwe niturebesa amaisho.”//
Naboth Mpirirwe, the Ntungamo Sub County LC V councilor blamed the attack on
internal disputes in the council.
//Cue
in: “Ekirimu nikibireeta abantu…
Cue
out:…nobu bakuba abediini,”//
The spraying of the Speaker and disappearance
of the keys to the administration block delayed the start of the council
meeting to 12:30pm.
Denis Singahache, the Ntungamo district LC V chairperson, who was in rush to
attend the council meeting, condemned the incident and act of hooliganism.
Damian Katwesiime, the Ntungamo District Police Commander, said the people
behind the attack are known and investigations have started.
He referred our
reporters to the Regional police spokesperson for details.
