Ugandans dont want me to leave - Museveni
By IVAN OKUDA
Posted Sunday, December 7 2014 at 02:00
In Summary
President says if Ugandans didnt want him anymore, he would be happy to
retire
Kampala.
President Museveni has blamed his failure to retire on Ugandans who keep
re-electing him after every five years when his term expires.
He said each time he seeks to go home, Ugandans keep voting him back thus
denying him the opportunity to retire.
The President made the remarks while appearing on Capital FMs Capital Gang
talk show on Saturday. He was responding to a question by Kyadondo East MP
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda who challenged him to give Ugandans a Christmas gift
by announcing the date when he will retire, just like Speaker of Parliament
Rebecca Kadaga promised Ugandans she will ensure passing of the
anti-homosexuality Bill before Christmas.
Well, I dont think Ugandans are as obsessed with my retirement as Ssemujju
seems to be because when I go to ask them at the elections, five million say
dont go, you stay, he said.
You have heard them, singing tajakugenda tajakugenda (he wont go). So if
Ugandans really were like Ssemujju, I would be happy to retire because I am
not lacking where to retire. I am a member of my party and I do what my
party wants, the President added.
After the President narrated the history of the NRMs ideology, Bugweri
County MP Abdul Katuntu challenged him to explain whether the current rift
in the ruling party pitting the secretary general against him as the
chairman was not caused by a power contest rather than ideological
differences. Mr Museveni said he has been in power for 28 years and claimed
he is not interested in power.
Museveni replied in a stammering voice attracting giggles from Mr Katuntu
and Ssemujju who teased him on his honesty. I dont need power as a person.
Power for what? he asked.
The President, who was in a jovial mood and patiently listened to the
panellists, steered clear of discussing the sacking of former prime minister
Amama Mbabazi which political commentators have attributed to his perceived
presidential ambition in 2016.
Ssemujju said: The Namboole delegates conference is a meeting to ratify a
coup by you Mr President on your party. It is to crucify Mbabazi. In this
democracy which you are talking about is where Amama is being hounded from
his own party.
The President shot back, Well I dont know your love for Mbabazi. I have
known Mbabazi for as long as you have lived, so leave issues of Mbabazi to
us who know him.
After listing his partys achievements, the President was asked to comment
on how sustainable these are, citing the scenarios in Libya and Egypt which
led to the collapse of the respective regimes.
Museveni reasoned that whereas Libya did not have competitive politics,
Egypts failure was caused by foreign interference.
Even 50 years from now Uganda will not collapse. We have got a powerful
cadreship. Why should it collapse? Forget about that and do other things.
You dont know the sort of people you are talking about, Museveni
reassured.
Museveni defended his familys involvement in state affairs. He said his
wife, the minister for Karamoja and son, Brig Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the
commander of the Special Forces Command were justifiably appointed.
She has done a very good job. I had more important battles to fight than
fight my wife who was supported by her area. I didnt want her [Janet] to be
involved in controversy but people in her area and herself demanded. She got
the biggest winning margin in the whole country. People didnt want to go to
Karamoja, she is the one who suggested that I take her there, Museveni
defended his wifes appointment to Cabinet.
Commenting on the embattled East African Legislative Assembly speaker
Margaret Zziwa, the President blamed her woes on the childish, infertile
and petty nature of Ugandas representatives.
He said they will have to answer for it and proposed that maturity be
factored before a Ugandan is sent to the regional assembly. He also revealed
that an engineering monitoring unit had been set up at State House to check
corruption in the roads sector following the Katosi road scam in which
government was fleeced billions of shillings.
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in
anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni
katika machafuko"
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