Uganda: Mao, Nambooze Blow Up Over New Besigye Cabinet

21 February 2019

Parliament — Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze of the Democratic Party (DP) has fired back at DP President, Norbert Mao, likening him to a pumpkin.

Ms Nambooze's outburst comes just a day after Mr Mao called Ms Nambooze and other DP political leaders appointed recently by Forum for Democratic Change's Dr Kizza Besigye to serve under his "parallel cabinet" as watermelons. Dr Besigye last Thursday announced a cabinet of more than 40 people, which he said he will work with to defeat President Museveni's party in the 2021 elections.

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