This is very interesting. When I arrived in Uganda I saw multitudes
of slum areas right from Entebbe all the way down to Wobulenzi. As we drove
down towards the north and into war zones -IDP camps. I was fortunate enough
to fly in a helicopter in the northern and eastern Uganda and believe me IDP
camps. If you are fortunate enough to fly to Uganda in the day time you will
see a landscape of IDP camps. What I told my friends and colleges was that
the "new" so called developed Uganda was built of IDP camps not only in the
north, east but every corner of the country. The majority of Ugandas live in
poverty, the rich leave on aid money. Kibirige should applaud himself of his
very "stupid suggestion." The so called poor people in Buganda are partly
forced out of their native homes by other tribes, asians etc. Amongst these
poor people are many displaced people from other parts of the country.
Kibirige should applaud himself for making me understand why the kabaka of
Buganda is demanding federo to protect his poor people.
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- Arrest all the poor, minister Kibirige says
- By William Rwebembera
- THEY are poor. They are hard to lead. They should be arrested. This is the the way to develop, according to agriculture minister Kibirige Ssebunya.
- He advised local leaders to arrest poor people in their areas of jurisdiction.
- Ssebunya was on Monday officiating at the Rice Day celebrations in Nyarweyo sub-county, Kibaale district.
- �All the poor should be arrested because they hinder us from performing our development duties. It is hard to lead the poor, and the poor cannot lead the rich. They should be eliminated,� he said.
- He said the poor encouraged the country to keep begging, adding that he would table his idea in Parliament and lobby for it to become a law.
- �Arresting the poor will be the only way to implement the Poverty Eradication Action Plan,� he said.
- He said many people have land but are not utilising it profitably.
- Published on: Wednesday, 15th December, 2004
NB: I hope you will find time to read and sign a petition to stop the Northern Uganda carnage at: http://www.petitiononline.com/savacoli/petition.html
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