Mbabazi chief guest at Tinkasiimire''s wedding

May 23, 2015

Former PM Amama Mbabazi was the chief guest at the wedding of Barnabas Tinkasimire in Kibaale district.


By Ismael Kasooha

KIBAALE - Former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi was the chief guest at Barnabas Tinkasimire’s wedding that took place at St. Joseph’s Catholic Parish Muhoro, in Kibaale district.

Tinkasiimire, the Buyaga West MP wedded  Sandra Tusiime Abwooli at a ceremony that was led by the apostolic administrator Hoima Catholic diocese, Bishop Lambert Bainomugisha on Saturday.

Tinkasimire was accompanied by Theodore Ssekikubo as his best man, and Wilfred Nuwagaba was the organizing committe chairperson at the function.
 


Barnabas TinkasIimire (left) and his best man Theodore Ssekikubo at Muhorro Catholic Church, May 23, 2015. (Credit: Ismael Kasooha)


Amama Mbabazi and his wife Jackline at Muhorro Catholic Church, Kibaale district. (Credit: Ismael Kasooha)

With the former prime minister as chief guest, the wedding assumed a political twist as the 2016 general elections draw nearer.

Mbabazi, talking to the jubilant crowd briefly soon after arrival, said that he would address them by hook or crook.

"I will talk to you even if they try to deny me the opportunity to the microphone," he quipped, drawing applause from the people.
 


Jubilant women and men welcome Amama Mbabazi with the Kikiga cultural dance. (Credit: Ismael Kasooha)

The people chanted;  "We want Amama Mbabazi, the man of all people in Rukiga!"

The groom, his best man and chairperson of the organising committee, make up three of four rebel MPs that were famously expelled from the NRM ruling party. The fourth is Kampala Central MP Mohamed Nsereko.

Mbabazi, then as NRM secretary general, presided over the proceedings to dismiss the MPs from the party.


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