BESIGYE WRONGLY THINKS THAT IT IS ONLY NRM MEMBERS WHO ARE CORRUPT

Eying power is corrupting Besigye to the extent of making false utterances. While speaking to a crowd that gathered at Busoga square during the last campaign rally of the FDC candidate Paul Mwiru who contested in Jinja Municipality East constituency at Jinja he is quoted to have said, "Enough is enough; our country has been plundered by people of mediocre talents extracting every public resource for selfish interests, but time is now patriotic people joined us to fight such impunity" he said. Dr Besigye said that the only sure way of eliminating corruption out of the country is by voting out all NRM members out of authority because they coerced to plunder the nation." The utterances by Besigye are simply of a person who is ignorant about corruption in Uganda. To say that the only sure way of eliminating corruption is by voting NRM Members out of authority is simplistic and impossible, yet it cannot deliver. To be sure, even if Besigye got power a month now, the country is so messed up that even in 5 years, it is difficult to predict that a leader will have made substantial improvement in the way things are. In such circumstances, we the people of Uganda have to accept that we have a problem. The biggest problem being due to top leadership. We then need to think of civilised ways to handle the matter. So far, we have a problem. We thought that the 9th Parliament can be objective enough on what ever issue that comes their way, unfortunately, over the shs 103m for the cars, many say these cars have to be got. While an MP has a package of about shs 15m, it is a shame that our teachers have less than shs 200,00 take home package. Dr Besigye himself is corrupt. He stood for President from 2001, unfortunately, he has not been able to make it. Now, he is resolving to use of force. Many of us are aware of the cost force can do to the badly impoverished people of Uganda and a country badly in debt with insignificant import revenue yet with a lot of demand for foreign produced goods. If Besigye is not corrupt, why does he not give way to some other person to take on. It looks like whether he leaves the party Presidency, he will still push to see himself in office of President, to me that is corrupt.
The people of Uganda ought to understand what corruption has done to the country, then come up with institutional approach to the problem and finally the people will win in a democratic way. We have seen Parliament united to see Ministers whose acts are not befitting the offices they hold. These have been told to leave and so far so good. Can we see the institution of the Parliament together with civil society work together to see sanity in the country as opposed to force which will lead to similar circle of an eating click and corruption because they 'fought and sacrificed for our rights.
William Kituuka Kiwanuka
BESIGYE PROMISES CHANGE BEFORE 2012
Written by Sunrise Reporters Friday, 10 February 2012 10:52

Besigye addressing supporters of FDC candidate in Jinja
Written by Sunrise Reporters Friday, 10 February 2012 10:52
Besigye addressing supporters of FDC candidate in Jinja
The President for Forum for democratic change FDC retired Col Dr Kizza Besigye says efforts by the ruling government to frustrate the efforts by opposition activists to cause change peacefully will not dampen their spirits.
Dr Besigye says that even after quitting active party politics, he will not relent on pushing change in Uganda. Besigye said he was quitting the position of party president.
"As long as you increase the number of strong opposition activists who cannot be intimidated by the threats and oppression of the sitting NRM government, expect change this year even before 2016 polls" Besigye said.
The FDC president was speaking to a mammoth crowd that gathered at Busoga square during the last campaign rally of the FDC candidate Paul Mwiru who contested in Jinja municipality East constituency.
"Enough is enough; our country has been plundered by people of mediocre talents extracting every public resource for selfish interests, but time is now patriotic people joined us to fight such impunity" he said.
Dr Besigye said that the only sure way of eliminating corruption out of the country is by voting out all NRM members out of authority because they coerced to plunder the nation.
FDC 's Mwiru challenged the election of the NRM's Nathan Igeme Nabeta in courts of law over lack of minimum academic qualifications, and voter bribery prompting the February 9, 2012 bye elections.
Flanked by FDC's big fish including party vice president Salamu Musumba, party national chairman Sam Kalega Njuba, and leader of opposition in parliament Nathan Nandala Mafabi, Besigye sent revelers into a pool of laughter when he asked whether the people of Jinja again want guns to cause change.
Besigye perhaps got a different answer when the people responded in the affirmative and said; "Yes give, us guns."
The same day, NRM chairman, President Museveni also campaigned in Walukuba masese soliciting support for NRM's Igeme Nabeta where he asked voters to distinguish saboteurs from genuine leaders who will deliver services for development.
Museveni hailed Nabeta describing him as a development oriented person who brought the first innovation of a communication park in Uganda referring to Lake Victoria telecommunication centre LAVIT under construction at Kirinya in Jinja.
The president also laid a foundation stone to Jinja central market under construction by Vambeco contractors saying its completion will add value to the business atmosphere in Jinja and the surrounding areas.

By Andrew Bazibu in Jinja