The minister for Justice Gen Kahinda Otafiire yesterday threatened to rough up Francis Mwijukye, the MP for Buhweju after the FDC legislator claimed that Otafiire has a history of grabbing public land.
The hot exchange between Otafiire and Mwijukye occurred after Parliament tasked the minister to explain reports that he had grabbed land belonging to the government stock farm in Njeru, Buikwe.
Earlier, the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga had accused Otafiire and a one Muhangi of causing instability at the government’s stock farm in Njeru.
This prompted the Opposition Chief Whip Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda to ask Kadaga to allow the minister explain his involvement in the acquisition of the government’s land in Njeru.
Otafiire's response that the land belongs to him just angered legislators .
Then hell broke loose.
Mwijukye claimed that Otafiire had grabbed government when he served as minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development so the new allegations were not surprising.
Otafiire shot back: "I want honourable Mwijukye to repeat what he has said on the floor outside Parliament and he sees," Otafiire warned.
Mwijukye recoiled and sat.
But Nandala Mafabi the Budadiri West MP told the general to stop intimidating fellow MPs.
Mafabi repeated Mwijukye's allegations providing more details.
"You grabbed prime land opposite Kyambogo University when you served as minister of Lands," Mafabi said leading Otafiire to smile sheepishly.
Mafabi wondered whether Otafiire will also turn on him to which the general replied that he had no intentions of fighting anyone.
Outside of the chambers after the heated debate Otafiire and Mafabi were seen exchanging smiles calming the fears of many people who had expected the situation to turn bloody.
