The Mbale District council meeting on Friday degenerated into a scene of chaos as councillors exchanged fists following a disagreement on whether to relocate the district offices from Malukhu in Industrial Division.
A section of Mbale leaders wants the district offices relocated after Parliament on April 28 approved the creation of 15 new cities.
The Mbale district councilors who were invited to pass the budget for financial year 2020-2021 at Mbale Secondary school, asked the district council Speaker, Mr Muhammad Mafabi, to include the relocation of the district headquarters on the order paper.
Busiu town Councillor, Mr Alfred Namasa, ordered his colleagues to get out of the meeting accusing the speaker of bias.
The Mbale District Chief Administrative Officer, Mr Esau Ekachelan, said the budget was more important.