They Said It

Jul 24, 2001

I was amused when I heard that President Museveni was trying to identify a Catholic who will succeed him and people were lining up to be identified.

I was amused when I heard that President Museveni was trying to identify a Catholic who will succeed him and people were lining up to be identified. That is ridiculous. If you want to be President, work for it, Winnie Byanyima, Mbarara Municipality MP, speaking at a party hosted for the Catholic MPs by Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala. * * * The reason for this is extreme family pressure to which I have had to succumb, specifically because of my ailing father's critical medical condition, Jay Tanna, announcing his surprise resignation as Youth MP, amidst accusations that he forged 'A' Level results to stand for elections. * * * By planting these charges against me, they are keeping me out of the kingdom forever and they want to kill me through this court, John Katuramu, Toro Kingdom Premier, arguing in his defence that murder charges against him were framed by people who wanted to take over the kingdom. * * * President Museveni never assigned me the duty of cracking down on Multipartyists or any other category of people; and neither did I take any initiative in that line, whether in policy formulation, decision making or conduct...I gave no instruction, specific or general, for harassment of anyone, Paul Ssemogerere, refuting accusation that as minister of internal affairs, he cracked down on Multipartyists * * * All along the respondent (Ngoma Ngime) appears to have been sleeping on his rights. The process left him enjoying his deep slumber. It appears he woke up on the 6th night to file the application... Justice Musoke Kibuuka, nullifying the order for a recount of ballots in Mbarara Municipality. Ends

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