Evidence on corruption cases will come in court – Museveni
The NRM does not victimize anybody without proof.
President Yoweri Museveni. (New Vision Archive)
NewVision Reporter
@NewVision
________________
President Yoweri Museveni has said that evidence on corruption-related cases will be adduced in court.
The President who on Monday, June 24, 2024, posted on his social media handle X formerly Twitter said, “Since some of the cases are in court, the law does not allow us to comment on them. The evidence will come in court. However, I can assure the Ugandans, that these vices will be stamped out.”
Museveni’s post
Greetings. Although busy celebrating Maama’s 76th birthday, I am also fully in the war against obwiibi (theft) of government money, obutagambirwa (not listening to guidance) and okweragyiira, okwetuminkiriza (doing things that are not agreed upon).
Since some of the cases are in court, the law does not allow us to comment on them. The evidence will come in court. However, I can assure the Ugandans, that these vices will be stamped out. The NRM does not victimize anybody without proof. That is why some People think that the NRM is soft on corruption. We insist on proof, and proofs are abundant but the responsible People have not been looking for them.
Who are the responsible officers for money? It is the Permanent Secretary in a Ministry, A Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in a district, a town clerk in a city or Municipality, a Gombolola Chief in a sub-county, and a managing Director in a Parastatal. In the constitution, it is these who are responsible for government money, personnel affairs, procurement, etc.
There are also some indications that there is massive tax evasion. Uganda’s GDP of US $55bn, should be giving us 20% in taxes. This would be US$11bn or http://Ug.Sh.48 trillion. Our real budget without debt payments is shillings 56 trillion.
Therefore, the thieves are parasites that must be stamped out, and the indisciplined are saboteurs of our fast development and must also be stopped.
This year, our economy grew by 6%. It will grow in double digits if we stamp out thieves and the indisciplined.
Signed: Yoweri K. Museveni Ssaabalwanyi