Opposition leaders sneak into State House at night
By Norman Miwambo
20th June 2011:
Nandala: Accused fellow opposition leaders
The tough talking and no-nonsense new Leader of the Opposition in the 9th parliament Hon. Nandala Mafabi has launched an attack on some ‘opposition leaders’ who he said put on different cloths during the day and change into other clothes at night in order to sneak into State House to see President Museveni.
Hon. Nandala, who is also credited with making the Public Accounts Committee of the 8th Parliament effective, launched the attack during a Federalism [Federo] conference which took place at the University of East London – Docklands Compass on Saturday 11th June.
“…One of Uganda’s major problems is that some people, even in the opposition, put on different clothes during the day but sneak into State House in the night”, Mafabi said. Although Hon. Nandala Mafabi’s comments initially sent the audience into a loud silence, it later generated serious debate as people wondered who the opposition leader’s attack were directed at.
Uganda Federal Alliance [UFA] party President Beti Kamya who was also present protested Nandala’s comments but refrained from condemning the other opposition leaders like Conservative Party [CP] President Hon. Ken Lukyamuzi and the Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] Vice President Salaamu Musumba.
The London conference, which was organised and sponsored by Uganda Federal Confederate [UFC], Ngoma Radio, and an online newspaper, was supposed to be attended by all the leaders of the main political parties in Uganda, including President Museveni’s ruling National Resistance Movement party which was represented by Ex-Minister Kirunda Kiveijinja’s daughter.
Ken Lukyamuzi focuses on Bunyoro oil
At the same conference, Shadow Environment Minister Ken Lukyamuzi raised concerns about the government’s management of the oil fields in Bunyoro. “…The oil production in Bunyoro should not go on until the people of the Kingdom get a formula for sharing the resources from the oil. I don’t like to see people being bulldozed when they are the same people who are to suffer the calamity of oil exploitation”, Lukyamuzi said.
Traditional Leaders Law condemned
Most of the participants at the Federo conference were however unanimous in their condemnation of the spirit behind and the manner in which the Traditional Leaders Bill was passed by the 8th parliament. They said the true purpose behind the law was Museveni’s desire to curtail any form of opposition in the run up to the February 18th general election.
Many opposition leaders also alleged that that Museveni’s government bribed MPs with 20million Shillings [approximately £5,141] each to pass the controversial Bill. The government however insists that the money was meant to help MPs monitor the NAADs programme. END. Please login to www.ugandacorrespondent.com every Monday to read our top stories and anytime mid-week for our news updates.
