Kipoi Tonny Nsubuga

Kipoi Tonny Nsubuga
26 June 1978
Born
Bunefule–Bugobero sub county

(1978-06-26) June 26, 1978 (age 46)
Other namesTony Kipoi
Political partyNational Resistance Movement

Kipoi Tonny Nsubuga (born 26 June 1978), also known as Tony Kipoi, was a member of the ninth Parliament of Uganda from 2011 until 2014, representing Bubulo West Constituency in Manafwa District.[1] A member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), he was elected with 72% of the vote[citation needed]. As of April 2018, he is facing a court martial for treason, among other charges.[2]

Career

Kipoi was inaugurated as the Member of Parliament of Bubulo West on 17 May 2011,[citation needed] after defeating incumbent Fred Bukeni, former minister Wanzusi Wasieba and others in the NRM primaries.[3] He survived an immediate challenge to his election brought by 800 petitioners, with the Court of Appeal setting aside an order for a by-election made by the High Court.[4][5] At the time of his election, Kipoi was the youngest directly-elected member of parliament at the age of 32.[citation needed]

Kipoi served on the Committee of Defense and Internal Affairs and Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE).

Kipoi was arrested in December 2012[6] and charged with treason on the grounds that he was recruiting personnel from Uganda as well as Congolese rebels as the basis for a potential coup.[7] In June 2013, he was arrested separately on charges of car theft, before apparently fleeing to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while on bail.[8] The treason charges were withdrawn in February 2014, with proceedings transferred to a court martial.[9] He was reported to have been arrested in the DRC in November 2013, but accorded "guest-of-the-state" status.[10] He was then rearrested in February 2014 following an extradition request from Uganda, but as of November 2014 had not been transferred to Ugandan custody.[10] In February 2018, Kipoi was arrested in Botswana, charged with four counts of obtaining money by false pretences[11] and extradited to Uganda in early March.[12]

In February 2014, Kipoi was expelled from Parliament for missing 15 sittings without a convincing explanation.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Parliament of Uganda". Parliament.go.ug. 26 June 1978. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ URN (3 March 2018). "Botswana deports former Ugandan MP Kipoi". The Observer. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Wanjusi Wasieba loses Bubulo MRM poll". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Bubulo West MP retains seat". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Case - HON KIPOI TONNY NSUBUGA VS RONNY WALUKU WATAKA & 802 OTHERS - COA-00-CV-EPP-0007-2011". Uganda Law Library. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. ^ "MP Kipoi arrested". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. ^ "MP Kipoi sent back to luzira". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Ex-Bubulo West MP Kipoi to be extradited for trial". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Former MP Kipoi's treason case transferred to military court". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  10. ^ a b Kaaya, Sadab Kitatta. "DR Congo refuses to hand over ex-MP Kipoi". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  11. ^ "How Ugandan politician ended up in Botswana jail". New Vision. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Ex-Bubulo West MP Kipoi extradited". New Vision. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Parliament kicks out absent Tony Kipoi". New Vision. Retrieved 23 September 2017.