Poverty will be Museveni’s legacy, says Besigye

No doubt! according to this Daily Monitor article by Fred Muzaale

The Inter-party Cooperation presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye, has said poverty will be President Museveni’s legacy.

Dr Besigye, who was addressing campaign rallies in Nkonkonjeru, Kayanja, Ssenyi, Kasubi, Buikwe, Nyenga and Lugazi towns on Thursday, said: “The NRM government is responsible for these upheavals we are in because it has been in power long enough than all other past governments combined together.”

He added: “Twenty five years is long enough for one to effect changes so what President Museveni has not done in the 25 years he will not do it in only five years.”

The IPC leader also accused some Baganda leaders of betraying Buganda and the Kabaka by crafting and supporting laws that suppress the Kabaka and his kingdom.

“The Cabinet meeting that discussed and approved controversial traditional leaders Bill that intends to abolish kingdoms and to demean the Kabaka was preside over the Vice President. Even the Land Amendment bill was passed by some Baganda leaders,” Dr Besigye said.

He warned residents against electing leaders basing on tribal grounds.

Dr Besigye said his government will ensure free movement of the Kabaka in his kingdom and also revive food stores to stabilise food prices and stop middlemen from cheating of farmers.

"Museveni responsible for Busoga’s woes" - Besigye

In this article from today's Daily Monitor written by Dalton Wanyera, Isaac Imaka and Gerald Bareebe, Dr. Kizza Besigye promises the people of Busoga a better life than the suffering and poverty they have had to endure under president Museveni. 

Dr Kizza Besigye’s message to the Basoga in the campaigns has remained one: “You are the poorest region in the country and it is President Museveni who has caused it.”

The Inter-Party Cooperation flag bearer while addressing a rally in Iganga yesterday maintained that in spite of the support the region has given the NRM government for 25 years, all it has got it underdevelopment.

“That is the best price he (Museveni) has found to appreciate you. It is now your turn to tell us whether you are comfortable with the system or not, it is high time you joined us,” he said. He added: “I come to ask whether you are ready to say no to poor health facilities, poor roads, poor education system and the extreme levels of corruption.”

Dr Besigye hinted on a money laundering by a political clique, which he said was living lavishly with piles of money stolen from the public coffers.

“The current NRM system has been exploitative to the Basoga and many other Ugandans. It works in such a way that money is absorbed from the poor and goes to a privileged class surrounding the President and this includes his relatives, friends, in-laws and his power-brokers.

But Dr Besigye’s claims were dismissed by the President’s Press Secretary Tamale Mirundi as baseless.

In another development, Dr Besigye reportedly halted his campaigns and spent six hours in Jinja Town carrying out a series of meetings. But by last evening, details of his meetings were scanty although it is said that he met Busoga cultural and religious leaders as well as FDC financiers who had travelled from Kampala. Dr Besigye’s campaign spokesperson Margaret Wokuri confirmed that the IPC presidential candidate recorded a campaign advert but she was tight lipped on its details.

“Yes our candidate moved to Jinja to attend to some private issues he did some recordings but let’s not talk about this until when the recording comes out,” she said.

She refuted allegations that Besigye had recorded a song to counteract President Museveni’s “You want another rap” song.

"Dr Besigye can never go to a studio to rap a song,” she said before denying knowledge of the meeting with Busoga chiefs.