Corridors of power

Nov 09, 2010

“THE place (Israel) is a desert but things like fruits, vegetables are flooding. We are surrounded by water bodies, but we cannot use even the natural rain. Even in the desert, there are roads and power lines compared to here where we have many people in the villages without even tadobas (kerosene

They said it:

“THE place (Israel) is a desert but things like fruits, vegetables are flooding. We are surrounded by water bodies, but we cannot use even the natural rain. Even in the desert, there are roads and power lines compared to here where we have many people in the villages without even tadobas (kerosene) lamps,” Bishop of West Ankole Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Yona Katoneene castigating leaders for failing to formulate policies to exploit the country’s natural resources.

“Follow me, the people of Arua. I am mother giraffe with God-given maternal instincts who will not eat or sleep unless all people in the home have eaten or slept,” Uganda Federal Alliance's Beti Kamya asking the people of Arua to vote for her as the country’s first female President.

“I will be President for only one term, just like Nelson Mandela of South Africa did. Museveni and Besigye are the same. Both of them came from the bush, unlike me who opted for sports at the time when politics was at a standstill,” PPP's Bidandi Ssali talking to voters in Rakai district.

“I have only read in the newspapers that Babu wants to stand. Maybe it is a rumour. He has not informed me,” NRM secretary general Amama Mbabazi denouncing the candidature of Francis Babu as the party’s flag-bearer for the city mayoral seat.
“I own land but whenever there are elections, these people come and say Museveni wants to grab your land. I have been here for 24 years. Can any body show one acre that I have grabbed. These are people who should not even be in politics. If a leader can tell such a lie, it would be a disaster for the country if he is elected president,” President Yoweri Museveni assuring the people in Lango sub-region of the safety of their land.

“We cannot get anything to eat from our gardens because they have been fenced off. Mugume has even fenced off the tomb of my wife. The only thing that he left unfenced is my toilet. We are going to stay here because we have no homes. If they get tired of us here, then they will take us to camps,” Sam Arinaitwe, a member of one of the13 families who stormed the Mbarara RDC's office after being evicted from their homes by Lt Gordon Mugume.



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