Uganda�s stability not reversible � Rugunda
By Vision Reporter
Uganda has reached a point of no return in its
quest for political stability, internal affairs minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has
said.
He said the legacy of the Movement in the history of Uganda will
be the entrusting of the country�s destiny into the hands of its people.
Rugunda, who was chief guest at a dinner hosted in honour of a British
scholar, Dr. Gardner Thompson, said the NRM has over the last 17 years created a
legacy of ensuring that the army and the Police are for all Ugandans.
Thompson, whose book, �Governing Uganda: British Colonial Rule and its
Legacy� had just been launched, gave a public lecture at Makerere University in
which he lamented the failure of the British colonialists to leave behind a
stable and united Uganda.
He, however, refuted theories from other
academics that the British used excessive force to administer Uganda and had
exploited it.
Thompson said Uganda�s balance of trade was in its favour
during the British rule.
The British High Commissioner, Adam Wood, who
attended the lecture and the dinner, hailed Uganda and Britain�s historical
ties.
He said everybody was watching to see how the country manages its
political succession in the next three years.
One of the reviewers of
the book, Prof. A. Kasozi, said the book presents a new approach in looking at
Uganda�s colonial history under the British.
He said the Movement
government had done a lot to empower the population through elections and
decentralisation.
The
Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in
anarchy"
Groupe de communication Mulindwas
"avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans
l'anarchie"
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