MP Jimmy Akena booed off microphone over Land bill
MP for Lira Municipality Jimmy Akena also husband to Lands Minister Amongi Betty, has been booed of the microphone when he attempted to suggest that the Land constructional amendment bill before Parliament was good for the country.
Akena, who had hosted a group of MPs and leaders from Mango region for a meeting on the matter laboured to explain as participants protested in loud voices and stood up with serious boos.
Sensing hostility, Akena asked his audience if people didn’t want him to talk and a aloud chorus of yes greeted his ears, and his microphone was grabbed Hon Akena Jimmy of Lira Municipality and husband to Minister Amongi Betty, known to support the bill was booed of the microphone when he attempted to suggest the Land Acquisition Act of 1965 justifies the bill.
As Akena, also the area MP laboured to explain, the participants protested in loud voices and stood up with serious boos. Sensing hostility, Akena asked if people didn’t want him to talk and a aloud chorus of yes greeted his ears, and the microphone was grabbed away as he sat down.
The meeting was attended by over leaders, who trekked from all over Lango and it sat at Uganda Technical College Lira yesterday.
The meeting convened by the Lango Parliamentary Group(LPG) led by MP Okot Ogong Felix of Dokolo South . Speaker after speaker denounce the bill and called for an immediate withdrawal of it from Parliament. The current provisions of Art 26 was read and explained by MP Obua Hamson (NRM Ajuri) who also explained the proposed amendments.
MPs Paul Amoru, Obua Hamson, Angiro Gutumoi, Santa Alum, Odur Jonathan, Alyek Judith, Ocen Peter, Amule Doreen, Okello Bonny and Acon Julius attended that in unison rejected the bill.
The Minister Betty Amongi on Saturday while on local FM station lost her head and abused Erute South MP, Jonathan Odur also a fellow UPC on radio accusing Odur of influencing MP Gutumoi, Cecelia Ogwal and Okot Ogong to fight her.
Comments
Post a Comment