Musimenta Mbagaya: Civil Aviation Authority Boss Who Could Lose Job For Destroying Museveni’s Campaign Posters

Posted by: lukwago J in Uganda news January 5, 2021

The director of Human Resource and Administration at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Efrance Musimenta Mbagaya could soon become jobless after the authority advertised her job.

Mbagaya is accused of destroying campaign posters of Museveni that were pinned at the CAA offices. She is battling charges of destroying the posters that had been pinned by unknown people in November 2020.

The CAA has however advertised her position in national newspapers as she waits to re-appear in court on January 25, 2021.

Authorities arrested Mbagaya for her actions. In a statement she made, she said she had ordered for the removal of Museveni’s posters from the walls of CAA because the authority is a public institution which is supposed to be non-partisan.

The Constitution bars public officers from participating in partisan politics. Their offices too are accordingly barred from being used as campaign platforms

After the arrest, The CAA sent Musimenta Mbagaya on forced leave and subsequently charged in court.

Her arrest attracted public outcry as some people argued that she had done the right thing as a public officer. On several occasions, random people have destroyed posters of opposition candidates under the watch of security. However, the culprits have always walked away freely.

Defacing of campaign posters is an electoral offence but in Uganda’s case analysts argue that the law has always been applied selectively.

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