Chebrot, Seiko Clash Over Guns
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The Monitor (Kampala)
December 15, 2002
Posted to the web December 16, 2002
Chris Obore
Kampala
An aide to Lt. Gen. Salim Saleh has alleged that Tigeny MP Steven Chebrot has
accused him of transporting illegal guns to Kapchorwa.
"That man (Chebrot) has reported me to government that I took guns to
Kapchorwa during presidential elections to help President Museveni. Chebrot
is spoiling my name," Juma Seiko said Saturday.
He said that Chebrot told the minister of Internal Affairs Eriya Kategaya
that the guns are now in illegal hands.
Seiko alleges that Chebrot told the minister he (Seiko) carried the guns from
Summit View in Kampala.
He said that during a meeting on Nov. 1 in the ministry's boardroom, Chebrot
said that Seiko is fuelling insecurity in Kapchorwa.
"But I didn't take any guns. I am not a thug, I am not a terrorist," Seiko
said.
Seiko says the minister of state for Security Muruli Mukasa and other
security personnel attended the meeting that was chaired by Kategaya.
Kategaya is leading efforts to reconcile Kapchorwa leadership that has
wallowed in wrangles for a long time.
Seiko says that Chebrot reported him as having had a hand in the murder of
Kapchorwa CAO, James Onyait.
The CAO was waylaid in October and more than 10 bullets were pumped into his
body.
"I am not the one who killed Onyait. In fact, I was not happy about the
killing," Seiko said.
Chebrot, however, says that he has evidence that Seiko took guns from Kampala
to Kapchorwa during the elections.
"That matter is under investigations. We had a meeting with Kategaya and we
said all guns recovered from thugs were linked to Seiko," Chebrot said
yesterday. "He cannot deny that he has guns. We have evidence, and thugs who
killed the CAO are linked to him."
He further alleged that security organs in Kapchorwa say that all thugs
arrested with guns confess that they work in collaboration with Seiko.
Chebrot said that since several people have been murdered in Kapchorwa, he
would not stop talking about Seiko and the illegal guns.
As a condition for political reconciliation spearheaded by Kategaya, Chebrot
says that they have demanded as a minimum requirement that all guns taken to
Kapchorwa during elections be recovered and returned.
Seiko, however, says that instead of educating people on how to 'kill'
poverty, Chebrot spends most of his time talking ill of him.
"One day my head will go off and I will walk to Parliament and tackle
Chebrot," an angry Seiko said.
