Just when the wind had settled and the country moved on from these court petitions, another MP gets mercilessly thrown out of the prestigious house.
Kaabong Woman Member of Parliament Christine Tubo Nakwang (NRM) has been thrown out of parliament over bribery.
This morning at Soroti High court, presiding judge Billy Kainamura ruled that Tubo erred in law when she slaughtered a ram for a feast and bought drinks for over 100 voter's eve of the February 18 parliamentary election. The judge said the act contradicted the Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005.
Section 68 (i) of the act stipulates that that a person who, gives or provides a gift or other consideration, either before or during an election, with intent to influence another person to vote or to refrain from voting for any candidate commits the offence of bribery .
Court heard that Tubo, distributed cash and other items to her opponent's supporters to persuade them to abandon their candidate and vote for her.
Tubo, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party polled 19460 votes against 19344 voted polled by her political rival Lily Akello, an independent candidate.
The ruling was read by Soroti High Court Deputy Registrar Ayebare Tumwebaze.
