Treat Uganda as Zimbabwe, says FDC
Apr 24, 2006
THE Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has demanded that Uganda be subjected to some benchmarks like Zimbabwe to meet the Commonwealth standards.
By Mariam Nalunkuuma
THE Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has demanded that Uganda be subjected to some benchmarks like Zimbabwe to meet the Commonwealth standards.
FDC officials said the party was not against the visit of Queen Elizabeth II of England but was concerned that there was a lot of politicking and double standards in Uganda hosting the 2007 commonwealth Heads of government Meeting.
FDC spokesperson Wafula Oguttu said, “If the Queen was scared of going to Zimbabwe, why then Uganda yet both presidents are violating the rights of the people?â€
The party allegedly sent a team of top officials to lobby the UK government to stop the Queen from attending the summit as a way of denying President Yoweri Museveni legitimacy.
“We want to be clear though that we support the Commonwealth meeting. But the commonwealth has its own criteria and standards a country must meet.
“If a country has had an election that is not free and fair, why should it hold such an important meeting? We think the Commonwealth and the Queen should think twice before coming to Uganda,†Oguttu said.
THE Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has demanded that Uganda be subjected to some benchmarks like Zimbabwe to meet the Commonwealth standards.
FDC officials said the party was not against the visit of Queen Elizabeth II of England but was concerned that there was a lot of politicking and double standards in Uganda hosting the 2007 commonwealth Heads of government Meeting.
FDC spokesperson Wafula Oguttu said, “If the Queen was scared of going to Zimbabwe, why then Uganda yet both presidents are violating the rights of the people?â€
The party allegedly sent a team of top officials to lobby the UK government to stop the Queen from attending the summit as a way of denying President Yoweri Museveni legitimacy.
“We want to be clear though that we support the Commonwealth meeting. But the commonwealth has its own criteria and standards a country must meet.
“If a country has had an election that is not free and fair, why should it hold such an important meeting? We think the Commonwealth and the Queen should think twice before coming to Uganda,†Oguttu said.