Makerere University VC Nawangwe ‘Slapped’ By NUP MP Zaake!! See What Happened In Parliament – Throwback

Francis Zaake Butebi, the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament was in 2019 captured in video trying to beat up the Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe who was invited to appear before the parliamentary committee on education to explain more about the recent 15% tuition increment at Makerere.

In a video captured by one of Daily Monitor reporters, Zaake is seen warning Nawangwe with bitter statements like “you should watch out” before mentioning his name multiple times. “Nawangwe watch out, you should behave.” Zaake shouted.Just like any professor, Nawangwe was seen smiling his way out of the meeting room after playing cool in the whole situation.

Following his ruthless treatment to Nawangwe, Zaake has been sent to the Parliamentary Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Discipline.Rebecca Kadaga, the then Speaker of Parliament was shocked to see the bitter side of the Independent legislator, which she believes should be highly avoided by other MPs.

“I am disappointed that yesterday [Wednesday] there was a big display of a breach of Rule 83 and 84 and I hope that members will desist from that conduct. When members were allowed to put questions to the Makerere delegation, Hon Zaake demanded that his questions must be answered first. He kept on interjecting and attacking personality and ignoring the Chairperson and other members of the committee” Kadaga said.

The Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe later pinned Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake for threatening to beat him up in order to stir more chaos at Makerere University.Nawangwe told the Rules committee today that Zaake disturbed him all through the committee and interrupted other Makerere University officials behaving in a very un-parliamentary manner, and reminding them that he will use his networks among the students to ensure that the strike continues.

Nawangwe added that he was particularly disturbed by a threat to be beaten if he doesn’t change his attitude. According to Nawangwe, Zaake’s aim was to intimidate him through making false allegations about girlfriends and how they were spying on his behalf.Nawangwe said the conduct of the MP was shocking adding that he needs assurance that such an incident will not happen again if he is summoned to parliament.