Government Asks Amin's Son to Lure Exiles
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The Monitor (Kampala)
November 3, 2003
Posted to the web November 3, 2003
Robert Mwanje
Kampala
A presidential assistant in charge of Muslim Affairs, Hajati Anuna Omari, has asked former President Idi Amin's son, Taban, to mobilise Ugandan exiles to return.
She said this during Juma prayers at Old Kampala Mosque on Friday. Taban, whose father died in Saudi Arabian exile in July, returned to the country last week.
"It's a fundamental right for every Ugandan to live in Uganda; we request him to seduce his fellows whom he was with in exile to come back here," she said.
Amin said he will stay in Uganda for the rest of his life and asked Muslims to contribute toward development and freedom in their country.
"I will die here; Muslims should fear no one apart from Allah," he said. The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Mubajje, praised the late Amin for being "a man of action" and for his contribution toward Islam.
"After his regime no development has been realised from the government," he said. "From 1979 to 2000, nothing has been put up."
