Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Hon. Francis Zaake was on Wednesday morning rushed to hospital after being involved in a physical altercation with fellow MP. Hon. Anthony Akol.
A viral clip on the internet shows Hon. Zaake taking a flurry of well calculated punches in the face and on his head after seemingly trying to displace Hon. Akol from his seat.
Hon. Akol, visibly irritated by Zaake’s taunting, stood up and rained punches on the Mityana Municipality MP before other MPs and security intervened.
Minutes later, Zaake was seen being wheeled out of the Parliament and into a waiting ambulance before being rushed to the hospital.
This is not the first time Hon. Francis Zaake has been physically harmed in the parliament. In 2017, Zaake was punched into his sickbed by General Katumba Wamala.
In 2020, Akol also punched then Aruu County MP Odonga Otto in the House
Back then, Mr Akol told journalists that he was provoked by Mr Otto, who, after expressing his grievances, started hurling insults at him.
“Even after explaining, he went ahead and started abusing me instead. He even kicked my knee. I had nothing else to do but to return a slap as a defense. Not even boxing him. I’m a heavyweight, and if I had boxed him, he would be down,” he said.
“When he kicked my left knee, I had to just defend myself. He picked a chair and wanted to hit me before members (MPs) came and stopped him. That was it. It was no big deal. I don’t think it was a serious issue. If he goes to court, I will have to defend myself.”
