Mukono — Mukono District Movement supporters have dismissed as untrue reports that Prof Gilbert Bukenya secretly financed the DP candidate in Buikwe South by-elections.

The District Movement speaker, Mr Moses Kasujja Kagodo, told Daily Monitor on Wednesday that it's very disturbing to hear some people within the party claiming that the vice president sponsored Dr Bayiga who won the just concluded by-elections.

Mr Kagodo said those peddling the rumours need to be taken to hospital. He said Prof. Bukenya is one of the few party members who tirelessly campaigned for the NRM candidate, Mr Anthony Mukasa.

"Prof. Bukenya spent almost one week in the constituency and held several consultative meetings to ensure that the party candidate goes through," Mr Kasujja said. "And instead of appreciating his efforts, some elements are going around blackmailing him."

According to him the Movement lost in Buikwe because of internal wrangles in the party leadership at the district.

He said, "We are totally divided and even the President knows it." "This division saw some of our colleagues boycott the campaigns right from day one and the few who went in instead worked for Dr Bayiga. This is a clear indication of what is happening".

He blamed district party woes on its vice chairman who is also the local LC5 chairperson Francis Mukome Lukoya.

Mr Kasujja asked the Movement leadership in the country to move and settle the district problems and stop behaving like grasshoppers in a container.

He warned that unless this is done the party will continue to lose.

Efforts to get a comment from Mr Lukoya were futile as he could not be reached.