Resist third term, Sabiiti tells students By Elias Biryabarema June 12, 2004
KAMPALA â The MP for Rukiga County, Mr Jack Sabiti, has asked the Bakiga students to resist attempts to manipulate the Constitution to give President Yoweri Museveni a third term. He said immense sacrifices were made in the 1980-86 liberation war for causes, which appear lost. Sabiti was addressing students at the swearing in of a new executive of the Bakiga Students Association at Makerere University on Monday. He said many people who participated in the liberation war, thinking they had finally brought constitutionalism to Uganda. He said they would not stomach seeing Museveni "suddenly get consumed by political excitement" which he argued was inspiring his ambition to cling to power. "What makes him think that if he manipulates the constitution, we who sacrificed a lot in 1980 wont say you will not sit in that office? What makes him think that the youth wont say enough is enough?" he asked. Sabiti, also a member of Pafo, a pressure group opposed to Museveni's third term, declared the Movement Government as the most corrupt regime Uganda has ever had. He argued that in the last few years the Auditor General who had the authority to sanction every spending by the government, had reported to parliament over Sh108 billion drawn from the consolidated fund without his knowledge. He is the vice chairman of the Public Accounts committee. He said the Sebutinde commission, which investigated the scandal, recommended that culprits be prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act in 1970. Cabinet subsequently wrote a white paper endorsing the findings but nothing had been done. Â 2004 The Monitor Publications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
