Odonga Otto wants Shs 300m from Minister Anite

Aruu County Member of Parliament Hon Odonga Otto has issued intention to sue notice to his Koboko Municipality counterpart Hon Evelyn Anite over defamation remarks.

Otto accuses Hon Anite, the State Minister for Finance in charge of Investment of calling him a drunkard and claiming he begged money from President Yoweri Museveni.

Through his own law firm of Odonga Otto and Company Advocates, Otto wants Anite to publicly apologize to him and also pay him Shs300 million in damages.

On Thursday last week, Minister Anite accused Otto of coming to parliament while drunk. She suggested the following day that members of parliament should be subjected to breathalyzer tests at the start of parliament business.

Anite in a televised interview also accused Otto of begging for money from Museveni to support the Age Limit Bill, and that when he failed to get it, he became bitter with her.

Anite’s claims came after Hon Otto moved a motion on the floor of parliament for her to be subjected to the parliamentary disciplinary committee for allegedly endangering the lives of her fellow MPs.

The Aruu legislator says Anite’s comments damaged his reputation at Parliament, amongst the public and his constituents back home.

He now wants the minister to apologize to him publicly and to pay him Shs300m “in damages for the pain, torment and anguish” that he is undergoing.

Anite was given 7 days to make good of these demands or a suit would be formally filed in courts of law.