MP Mujungu escapes arrest by court bailiffs

29 August 2023, 8:24 pm

By Kyamanduma Patrick,

It was yet another platform of drama like scenario as Lt. Joe Walunsimbi, the Kasese Resident District Commissioner intervened to save Hon. Gideon Thembo Mujungu, the Member of Parliament for Busongora County South from being arrested by High Court Bailiffs.

Several meetings are said to have been convened to save the NRM backed Legislator from over two hundred million shillings as in court costs to Hon. Jackson Mbaju Kathika, the High court petitioner in an election case who is also a former Member of Parliament for Busongora South.

To Lt. Walunsimbi, the Court Bailiffs from Bamwenda and Auctioneers Co. ltd had no legal and moral mandate to follow up Hon. Mujungu into his house where he had sneaked into on realizing that the visitors he had warmly welcomed, were court officials and police intending to arrest him. Lt. Walunsimbi and Bailiffs…

Mr. Jonani Bamwenda who blamed and threatened to sue to courts of law; the Kasese RDC for blocking Lawful High Court Orders to Hon. Mujungu, was disappointed that Lt. Walunsimbi was politicizing legal matters.

Mr. Joneni and RDC….

The same verbal exchanges and drama rolled to the legislators’ neighbors with Ms Gorret Mbayihana and others disagreeing on whether the bailiffs were right to follow Hon. Mujungu into his house to demand for payments.

Ms. Mbayihana on arrest…

Hon. Mujungu’s mother said she was not happy with the manner in which the bailiffs forced themselves into her son’s house located in Saluti B cell in Kasese Municipality at a time the debtor had got in to prepare himself.

MPs Mother speaking…

Hon. Kathika who threatened to take on the RDC for disrupting lawful orders of court, said the renewed orders followed the unfulfilled agreement with Hon. Mujungu before the Rt. Hon. Anita Among, the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda.

Hon. Kathika speaking…

He also asked the Legislator to walk by his talk by clearing as asked. END