Kabale District Leaders Seek Public Apology After Viral Bar Fight

Kabale District | THE BLACK EXAMINER | Kabale district leaders and residents are demanding a public apology from District LC 5 Chairperson Nelson Nshangabasheijja and Kabale Municipality Mayor Emmanuel Byamugisha Sentaro. This request comes after a widely circulated CCTV footage captured a bar fight involving the two officials, raising questions about their conduct.

The CCTV footage shows Nshangabasheijja knocking Mayor Sentaro to the ground during a dispute over a lady at a bar in Mbarara. This altercation occurred during a budget conference held at Igongo Cultural Centre in Mbarara, which involved leaders from the Western region.

Kabale residents, including Kakukuru Robert, expressed their disappointment in the leaders’ behavior, considering it entirely inappropriate given the context of the budget conference. They emphasized that, as prominent leaders, Nshangabasheijja and Sentaro should have been aware of the leadership code of conduct and that their actions failed to uphold any leadership values.

The incident has brought shame to Kabale, and residents like Kakukuru are urging the two leaders to come forward and apologize to the public.

Sam Arinaitwe, Chairman of the Central Division in Kabale, condemned the actions of the leaders and expressed concerns about the public perception of leaders engaging in such behavior. He also noted that the ability of the two leaders to collaborate closely for service delivery could be compromised.

The police spokesperson for the Rwizi region, Samson Kasasira, confirmed that a case had been reported at Biharwe police station related to the incident at Igongo hotel during the budget conference workshop. The case was initially sent to the resident state attorney for prosecution but was later recalled, as both parties expressed their intention to settle the matter outside the court and police.

Efforts to obtain comments from both the LC 5 Chairperson and the Municipality Mayor were unsuccessful. This incident is not the first public dispute involving Kabale’s LCV 5 Chairperson and Municipality Mayor, leading residents and leaders to call for a change in their behavior and a restoration of public confidence.