Youth MP In Bar Brawl With Disabled

Jan 22, 2001

MR Obedmoth Ofungi, the youth MP for northern Uganda, was on Saturday evening involved in a bar brawl.

By Vision Reporter MR Obedmoth Ofungi, the youth MP for northern Uganda, was on Saturday evening involved in a bar brawl. The incident happened after Ofungi allegedly harrased a disabled man, Fred Mugerwa, who wanted to access the bar counter. Mugerwa who was enraged by the MP's act, attacked him with abuses which drew the attention of several youthful patrons of the bar. The incident happened at Ntinda's popular Yakobo's joint where Obedmoth was in the company of two colleagues and a lady. According to Mugerwa, Ofungi attacked him for trying to access the bar counter where Ofungi was seated. "He did not say sorry after pushing me, yet I am on the support of clutches," Mugerwa said. nted to buy mineral water. I am a normal human being like any other person," Mugerwa said. The MP said he had been abused by Mugerwa who asked him (Ofungi) to serve him with beer. Ends

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