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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Two female Members of Parliament, all members of the opposition Uganda People\u2019s Congress (UPC) party, have been arrested in Dokolo District over allegations of possessing \u201csuspicious money\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n

Ms Santa Alum Ogwang, the Oyam District Woman Member of Parliament and her Kwania counterpart Ms Kenny Auma, were arrested on March 21 as voters in Dokolo cast their votes to elect their District Woman Representative in Parliament.<\/p>\n

The North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson, SP Patrick Jimmy Okema, confirmed that Ms Alum was apprehended with two others from Adok Sub-county, while the Kwania Woman MP was arrested from Adeknino Sub-county.<\/p>\n

He said the suspects were being interrogated by the police after they were found in possession of the \u201csuspicious money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their arrests come amid voter bribery allegations in the hotly contested race to replace Ms Cecilia Atim Ogwal, who died on January 18.<\/p>\n

Mr Fred Ebil Ebil, the Secretary General of UPC, said Ms Alum was arrested while delivering money to facilitate lunch for UPC candidate\u2019s agents in Adok Sub-county \u2013 the late Ogwal\u2019s birth place.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was arrested over unfounded allegations because they know that we are going to win this by-election by all means,\u201d he said on the phone.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Uganda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Two female Members of Parliament, all members of the opposition Uganda People\u2019s Congress (UPC) party, have been arrested in Dokolo District over allegations of possessing \u201csuspicious money\u201d. 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