Jennifer Kyobutungi the Kampala District Acting Returning Officer was scared and threatened by the reaction of the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Kawempe North Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Umar Magala.
Armed with his Declaration Forms from each and every polling station in his area, Magala was shocked by the results Kyomutungi was reading. He immediately jumped out of his chair and stormed Kyobutungi’s desk shouting on top of his voice asking her where she was getting the results she was reading.
“You woman, I’m warning you. You will be personally responsible for the crime you’re committing here using that public office. Never again play with a person who spent years in Luzira Upper Prison. Have you ever been in prison? I’m assuring you that if you are not careful you will soon be on that prisons bus,” Magala threatened.
Kyobutungi pleaded with Magala to calm down so that she compares his results and those on EC record which she was given. Upon reaching a common ground, Magala was declared the winner.
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