{UAH} LANGO REJECTS LAND BILL AS MP AKENA IS FORCED OFF THE PODIUM
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LANGO REJECTS LAND BILL AS MP AKENA IS FORCED OFF THE PODIUM
Leaders of Lango sitting at Uganda Technical College Lira have today unanimously rejected the Cons...titutional Amendment of Article 26 currently before Parliament.
The meeting convened by the Lango Parliamentary Group(LPG) led by Hon Okot Ogong Felix of Dokolo South witnessed speaker after speaker denounce the bill and call for an immediate withdrawal of it from Parliament. The current provisions of Art 26 was read and explained by Hon Obua Hamson (NRM Ajuri) who also explained the proposed amendments.
Hon Akena Jimmy of Lira Municipality and husband to Minister Amongi Betty, known to support the bill was booed off 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 loud chorus of 'yes' greeted his ears, and his microphone was grabbed away as he sat down.
The meeting was attended by over 5000 locals, old and young who walked from all over Lango. Bishop Tom Okello formally moved a motion to reject the bill and was seconded by Dam Okello of UPC, a crowd favourite in Lira. MPs Paul Amoru, Obua Hamson, Angiro Gutumoi, Santa Alum, Odur Jonathan, Alyek Judith, Ocen Peter, Amule Doreen, Okello Bonny and Acon Julius attended.
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.
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