Besigye Urges Ugandans to Pray
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New Vision (Kampala)
December 27, 2002
Posted to the web December 27, 2002
Alfred Wasike
Kampala
IN his end of 2002 message, exiled Reform Agenda boss Col. (rtd) Dr Kizza
Besigye has urged Ugandans to unite in prayer for peace, goodwill and reform
at all levels of government.
"The year 2002 is the first whole year that I have spent outside my country
in my entire life and the second time that I have been forced to stay in
foreign lands. The end of the year has served to remind me of the feeling of
indignity," Besigye, a former National Political Commissar who challenged
President Museveni's 2001 re-election bid, said in a statement entitled
"Festive Message."
He said, "Though I have been away from Uganda, I am keenly aware that the
situation of most Ugandans has not improved, and taken a turn for the worse.
Most Ugandans have continued to be grossly exploited, oppressed and repressed.
"The year has confirmed that our leaders have learnt nothing from our
history. The meagre resources available have been taken to buying more deadly
weapons and expanding the army, ostensibly to create or maintain peace in our
country," he said. Ends
