Leave 3rd term talk to those in suits - Sebunya

By Edris Kisambira
AGRICULTURE state minister Kibirige Sebunya has asked Ugandans to tend to their gardens and leave the issue of the third-term for the President, “to us who wear suits.”

Speaking in Luganda at Kakiri at the launch of a eu1.1m food security project, Ssebunya said, How does the third-term involve you, some of you are wearing slippers and are making noise about a third term, leave that to us who wear suits.”

Ssebunya advised the people to concentrate on their gardens, saying involving themselves in the third-term talk would only serve to prevent them from providing for their families.

“You people need to work hard in your gardens, get money and buy a shoe like mine, a shirt like mine, a coat like mine and then you can talk politics,” Ssebunya said amidst bouts of laughter from everybody present.

He attacked radio stations in the Buganda region for what he called wasting valuable air time on political talk, “instead of sensitising our people about market for agricultural produce, new farming methods and the opportunities available.”

Ssebunya joined the people in thanking President Yoweri Museveni for having selected Prof. Gilbert Bukenya to replace Dr. Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe.

He said, “Now surely the people of Busiro, what reason would you give not to love Museveni. Why would you abandon and hate Museveni? He has given you a Vice-President, a son of the soil.”

He hailed the Italian government for funding 60% of the Eu1.1m food security project through the International Volunteers’ Service Association.

Busiro North Development Foundation (BNDF), a co-operative society, is the beneficiary and Prof Bukenya is the chairman of the foundation.