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Rwanyarare denies MP Malingas defection By Nasser Kayanja Wednesday, 02 March 2005 The Uganda People's Congress (UPC) says its Parliamentary Caucus Chairman Steven Malinga has not defected to the Movement.
The New Vision Newspaper on Wednesday carried a story that the Butebo County MP defected when President Museveni visited his constituency in Pallisa district. The paper also carried a front page photograph showing Malinga in a Movement T- shirt and adorned with dry banana leaves. However addressing Journalist at a weekly news conference, UPC's Presidential Policy Commission chairman Dr. James Rwanyarare says the MP has denied the reported defection. Rwanyarare also dismissed ongoing rumors that he is also planning to leave the Party to join one of the newly created opposition groups. Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > First Kamuntu and now Malinga.Gook are you next? > > > UPC caucus boss joins Movement > > MOVEMENT BRIDE: Museveni (left) welcomes Malinga (in yellow T-shirt) to > the Movement at Budaka sub-county headquarters > > By Nathan Etengu > in Pallisa > BUTEBO county MP Dr. Stephen Malinga on Monday crossed from the UPC > party to the Movement. > > Malinga, the chairman of the UPC parliamentary caucus, crossed to the > movement at a rally addressed by President Yoweri Museveni at Budaka > sub-county headquarters. > The crowed cheered when Malinga accepted to have the movement T-shirt > and cap put on him, over his striped suit. He was also bedecked with dry > banana leaves (essanja) before he was received by Museveni. > > The move to initiate Malinga into the movement was hatched by Bulangira > sub-county woman councillor, Anna Mungono, who invited him to dance to a > local tune played to entertain Museveni. > > Mungono, a younger sister to Kibuku MP Rainer Kafiire, then whispered > into Malinga’s ears before signalling another lady to bedeck him with > essanja, the symbol of support for a third presidential term for > Museveni. > > No sooner had Malinga been bedecked in essanja than did people seated > nearby jump up with more leaves to decorate him. > > Malinga was then helped to put on the T-shirt as women sang movement > songs. > The Minister for the Presidency, Dr. Beatrice Wabudeya and state > ministers Christine Aporu and Jennifer Namuyangu, along with MPs Louis > Opange, Kirya Gole and Rainer Kafiire, witnessed Malinga’s defection. > > > Drama then ensued as women and other movement fans surrounded Malinga > amid cheers from the crowd. Museveni, who had just completed addressing > the rally, left his seat to welcome Malinga. He asked Malinga to sit > next to him in the tent. > > Malinga appealed to the Government to grant Pallisa another district: > “I will become a full member of the movement if my people are granted > a district,” Malinga said shortly after the events. > > “The people of this area have worked with you in the past. They want > you to continue working with them in future. However, they feel that > when the left hand washes the right hand, then the right hand should > also wash the left hand,” Malinga said at a rally at Kibale primary > school. > > Museveni said creating a new district was okay but needed time and > discussions to reach a consensus. > Ends > > > Published on: Wednesday, 2nd March, 2005 > > . > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ugandanet mailing list > Ugandanet@kym.net > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet > % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > \\\\\\\"Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of someone else.\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Njoki Paul University of Pretoria _______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/