[Ugnet] Amama Mbabazi vs The US Ambassodor Kolker? who is speaking the truth?

[Matek Opoko]

Fellow citizens: It does appear that Museveni's Minister  Amama Mbabazi wants  the people of Uganda to  some how believe that   when it comes to interpreting and communicating US policy on Uganda, the US Ambassador is wrong .....ONLY Mr. Amama Mbabazi is  CORRECT! Ambassador Jimmy Kolker, very eloquently pointed that he was at the meeting between President Bush and Museveni.......and that during that meeting,  Mr. Bush pointed out to Yoweri Museveni that the US is opposed to Museveni's "KISANGANI " effort to try and rule Uganda for ever. ..and now we hear Amama Mbabazi emerging and telling us that the US is actually NOT opposed to Museveni's " Kasanga project" !!! Who then should the people believe when it comes to Interpreting US policy, on Uganda? ..the US representative as in ambassador Jimmy Kolker or Mr Amama Mbabazi?   Matek What Bush said on kisanja - Amama

Monitor Reporter

KAMPALA President Goerge Bush asked President Yoweri Museveni about plans to amend the constitution to lift presidential term limits but did not enunciate a US policy about the matter, Defence Minister Amama Mbabazi has clarified. Responding to a Sunday Monitor report quoting the US ambassador to Uganda, Mr Jimmy Kolker, that President Bush advised President Museveni to retire from politics in 2006 Mbabazi disclosed that he attended the 2003 White House meeting between the two presidents, and that the American leader only enquired about the proposed constitution amendment and if the latter was preparing to retire at the end of his second term of office. “He stated that the two term limit had worked well for the US,” Mbabazi said yesterday in a statement. “He raised the matter by way of inquiry. President Museveni in his response said that the Ugandan leadership was studying the issue and would come up with a position when ready.” Constitution Amama says Bush never said that Uganda should not consider amending her constitution or that, if it is amended, President Museveni should not consider offering himself for re-election. “Indeed in the numerous interactions I have had with US Administration officials I have been told repeatedly that the US Administration has no problem with Uganda amending her constitution if it is done legally and transparently,” he added. The minister argued that even if the US government opposed the removal of term limits, the matter is for Ugandans to decide. “We can listen and even adopt foreign friendly advice, but clearly the decisions are for Ugandans to make.” Ambassador Kolker said in an interview with Daily Monitor’s Andrew Mwenda that Mr Bush had referred to his Ugandan counterpart as a fellow rancher, and expressed the wish to retire to his ranch at the end of his term of office and hoped that Mr Museveni would do the same. Bush rep ortedly explained to Museveni the benefits of peaceful transfer of power that is made possible by respecting the constitutional term limits. In his statement yesterday, Amama Mbabazi argued that term limits on their own do not just lead to the peaceful transition, and cited several countries that have no term limits but have enjoyed peace as power passes from one leader to the next.

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