Govt to Probe IDP Feeding
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New Vision (Kampala)
June 25, 2005
Posted to the web June 27, 2005
Henry Mukasa and Milton Olupot
Kampala
"It's outrageous for anybody to say displaced persons will not eat if they do not have NRM cards. It's not a government policy," Premier Prof. Apolo Nsibambi told Parliament on Wednesday.
The government is to investigate reports that displaced persons without NRM registration cards are denied food.
Nsibambi said the IDP policy demands not only protection of war-displaced people but also feeding them.
"We shall not hesitate to punish harshly those involved," he said.
Prof. Latigo Ogenga (Agago) on Wednesday said IDPs in his constituency were denied food because they had not registered with the NRM.
James Mwandha (PWDs) called for an explanation, prompting Nsibambi to respond. The Speaker, Edward Ssekandi, had poured cold water on the matter, saying NRM's enemies could be using it as a marketing gimmick.
On Thursday, Reagan Okumu (Aswa) stunned the House when he said voter register verification and update was also being tagged to NRM registration cards. He said the Forum for Democratic Change office had received complaints from Busia, Kitgum, Kabale and Arua over the matter.
Attorney General Khiddu Makubuya protested and Ssekandi ruled that without evidence, Okumu should withdraw the allegations.
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