Masaka UMSC polls flop

Dec 08, 2000

The Presidential Advisor on Moslem affairs, Hajati Anuna Umaru has intervened in the Masaka muslims polls and ordered for a repeat of the elections after the rival factions agreed to come to a consensus.

The Presidential Advisor on Moslem affairs, Hajati Anuna Umaru has intervened in the Masaka muslims polls and ordered for a repeat of the elections after the rival factions agreed to come to a consensus. reports, Eddie Ssejoba This followed suspension of the elections after a difference between the Muslim elders from the Old Kampala group, the youth of the Kibuli faction, and the election officials from the Uganda Muslim Supreme council (UMSC). One group accused the UMSC officials of being biased. The Masaka district Kadhi Sheikh Uzairu Kiruuta said he and a delegation of the factions met Hajati Anuna in Kampala who summoned them to try and solve the issue amicably. The meeting was attended by officials of the Supreme Council. Ends

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