James Kakooza, the Kabula County Member of Parliament will live to remember the Katikiro of Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga for being the man that saved his sorry self from being lynched for supporting the scrapping of the presidential age limit.
According to our reporter, Kakooza had turned up for the burial of 76-year- old Vincent Nsamba, the father of Masaka Municipality MP, Mathias Mpuuga at Nakawanga village in Kisekka Sub County in Lwengo district.
But as soon as the age limit supporter arrived, the mourners jeered at him before demanding he leaves immediately. The angry mourners told Kakooza he wasn't welcome to the funeral, since he is one of the enemies of Uganda for supporting the proposed amendment of 102 (b) of the constitution, which caps the president's age to 75 years.
A section of mourners started charging at the MP and threatened to lynch him unless he leaves the funeral. However, the Masaka Municipality MP, Mathias Mpuuga moved Kakooza closer to his seat and assured him of his safety as mourners continued pointing at him fingers.
The Katikiro, Charles Peter Mayiga who was the chief mourner intervened at this point, and asked the mourners to exercise restraint and pardon Kakooza, saying he would speak to him. The mourners however, continued threatening Kakooza forcing the funeral organisers to keep him inside the house, before he was helped to leave the funeral by the Katikiro's guards.
The Katikiro in his speech applauded the legislators who stood their grounds to protect the constitution. Mayiga said he was very happy with MPs like Mpuuga who don't change their positions on key issues. It is not yet clear why the mourners targeted Kakooza since there were other National Resistance Movement-NRM party members like Christopher Kalemba, the Kakuuto MP and the Nsangi LC III Chairperson, Hajj Abdul Kiyimba among others.
Main celebrant Rev Father George William Lubega of Kitovu Cathedral, said Vincent Nsamba, a retired head teacher died a miserable man. He explained that Nsamba who was opposed to lifting of Age Limit died before enjoying his pension. He also disclosed that Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala issued a circular asking the clergy in catholic churches to use the pulpit to oppose the proposed scrapping of the presidential Age Limit.
According to Lubega, in his circular, Cardinal Wamala notes that those plotting for the removal of the age limit are committing treason.