It has always been the policy of Uganda Peoples Congress to pursue mature non-violence politics in our country. On the contrary eversince 1980, it has been the stated policy of the Museveni's NRM to engage in Violence in a bid to gain power. Many of our fellow citizens in Luwero and now Northern Uganda have lost their lives in useless wars as a consequency of this NRM policies. It may be the Wish of the UPC as a party to continue with the none violence approach to politics in our country, but then how can it be the wish of ordinary fellow citizens all throughout the country to continue to remand silence, when Museveni and his Movement continues to engage in the politics of violence against our people. Individual have a right granted by the Ugnada constitutions to fight oppression by any means neccessary. and if people choose to execise that right, then there is no offense in doing so.
Matek
Leaders Condemn Campaign Violence
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The Monitor (Kampala)
March 21, 2005
Posted to the web March 21, 2005
John Muto-Ono P'lajur
Gulu
Leaders of different political forces have condemned political violence during consultations and campaigns and have requested for a roundtable dialogue.
The call follows the alleged threat on the life of the LC3 Chairman, Bungatira sub-county, Mr Tonny Kitara, by unknown gunmen and the arrest of Mr David Penytho and Mr Stephen Olanya, the LC5 Councillor for Lamogi and LCI Chairman of Green Valley Bardege respectively.
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Penytho and Olanya are members of the opposition the Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) were recently transferred from police cells to Gulu barracks. All the three were once members of UYD and were at one time charged with treason.
Kitara has since defected to NRM-O after applying for amnesty.
Addressing mourners during the burial of the district DP Vice-Chairman, Alfonse Ocan, on March 13, the LC3 Chairman of Bar-dege, Mr Christopher Acire, said it seemed the NRM government did not want to see people of Lamogi in leadership positions.
The DP district chairman, Mr Uma Kerobino, said the government had an agenda to intimidate members of the opposition.
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The LC5 Chairman, Col. Walter Ochora Odoch, said he would call for dialogue with the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) to ensure that the two parties run smooth campaigns.
"The campaign I had in 1996 was not as violent as that of 2001. The two parties (NRM and UPC) need to work together," he said.
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