President directs on safety belts
May 23, 2004
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the enactment of a traffic law to enforce use of seat belts in vehicles.
By Jimmy Adriko and Ahmed Angulibo
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the enactment of a traffic law to enforce use of seat belts in vehicles.
Museveni said this while presiding over the state burial of the late Attorney General, Francis Ayume, at Amadunga Church in Koboko, Arua district.
Ayume died on May 16 at Kyankonwa, Nakasongola district in a car accident.
“Ugandans, make sure you move in a car with seat belts. Make it a law,†Museveni said.
He said he heard that Ayume was thrown out of the vehicle in the course of the accident but did not know whether he was wearing a seat belt.
He also said he had heard that former MP for Madi Okolo county Anthony Butele, who survived the accident, had put on a seat belt.
Museveni, who arrived towards the end of the Church ceremony, promised to ensure that projects initiated by Ayume are completed.
The projects included establishing Koboko district, creating a secondary school for girls in one of the sub-counties, starting a rice scheme, which have to be followed up by Mrs. Elizabeth Ayume, district and Movement leaders.
Mourners shed tears during the burial as various speakers recounted the good things Ayume did. Thousands of mourners came from southern Sudan, eastern DRC and districts neighbouring Arua.
Museveni described Ayume as an honest, cautious and hardworking leader. He said Ayume had left Ugandans a Movement government.
“Ayume has left you with a strong tribe called Movement. It is all over Uganda and has families everywhere, therefore they will be with you.â€
Museveni said during the Constituent Assembly, Ayume was one of those proposed as chairman.
He said at the time, the Movement delegates were misled to believe Ayume was a multipartyist, so they voted for the late James Wapakhabulo.
He said after two years, he discovered they were misled and he appointed Ayume a minister.
The burial, marked by a three-gun salute, was attended by the attorney general of Kenya, Samuel Wako, and that of Tanzania, Andrew Chenge.
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President Yoweri Museveni has directed the enactment of a traffic law to enforce use of seat belts in vehicles.
Museveni said this while presiding over the state burial of the late Attorney General, Francis Ayume, at Amadunga Church in Koboko, Arua district.
Ayume died on May 16 at Kyankonwa, Nakasongola district in a car accident.
“Ugandans, make sure you move in a car with seat belts. Make it a law,†Museveni said.
He said he heard that Ayume was thrown out of the vehicle in the course of the accident but did not know whether he was wearing a seat belt.
He also said he had heard that former MP for Madi Okolo county Anthony Butele, who survived the accident, had put on a seat belt.
Museveni, who arrived towards the end of the Church ceremony, promised to ensure that projects initiated by Ayume are completed.
The projects included establishing Koboko district, creating a secondary school for girls in one of the sub-counties, starting a rice scheme, which have to be followed up by Mrs. Elizabeth Ayume, district and Movement leaders.
Mourners shed tears during the burial as various speakers recounted the good things Ayume did. Thousands of mourners came from southern Sudan, eastern DRC and districts neighbouring Arua.
Museveni described Ayume as an honest, cautious and hardworking leader. He said Ayume had left Ugandans a Movement government.
“Ayume has left you with a strong tribe called Movement. It is all over Uganda and has families everywhere, therefore they will be with you.â€
Museveni said during the Constituent Assembly, Ayume was one of those proposed as chairman.
He said at the time, the Movement delegates were misled to believe Ayume was a multipartyist, so they voted for the late James Wapakhabulo.
He said after two years, he discovered they were misled and he appointed Ayume a minister.
The burial, marked by a three-gun salute, was attended by the attorney general of Kenya, Samuel Wako, and that of Tanzania, Andrew Chenge.
Ends