Museveni Responds To Bobi Wine
Museveni Responds To Bobi Wine
Museveni Responds To Bobi Wine
Kyagulanyi, Bobi
Wine, for his recent elections in Kyaddondo East. I also notice
that he is quite active in sending out messages about what he
thinks should be done in our country, Uganda.
In his latest statement, the Hon. Bobi Wine, referring to the NRM
Caucus position on the issue of Age Limit, he shamelessly wrote:
They did this at a time when our Nation has been bleeding for
the past 31 years. Our countrys former glory is all gone.
The Hon. Bobi Wine, you are either uninformed or you are a liar,
a characteristic you so liberally apply to me. Where was the
former glory of our country when people had no salt, no sugar,
no paraffin, no security of life or property?
It is true that there has been a spate of murders and other crimes
some of whose perpetrators have not been brought to
book. However, crime is not the same as war and terrorism
both being the big problems the UPDF has defeated. Secondly,
some of the murderers of the young women have been arrested
and charged in Court.
Examples are:
How can you undermine the base of the industries and service
companies that helps you to create jobs and then you claim to
talk about jobs?
Opposing the Land Amendment Bill also means that the
opposition, to which Bobi Wine belongs, is in cahoots with the
corrupt Government officials or the greedy private citizens who
use land compensation to Kwaaya (loot) the Government.
Then Bobi Wine talks of the Public Debt that has made us
slaves. False, Mr. Bobi Wine. True, some of the debts are
contracted carelessly by Civil Servants. However, two
things. First, much of the debt has helped us to build roads
that is why Bobi Wine is able to zoom around the country in his
vehicle with ease. Secondly, we are careful with the level of
borrowing. When you include the borrowing for the Standard
Gauge Railway and all the other projects, the debt level will not
exceed 41.7% nominal debt to GDP. The danger level is 50% of
GDP and we are far away from that. Commented [EL6]: T or F
Then Bobi Wine goes on to talk about the Sale of Public Assets
probably referring to privatization. Hon. Bobi Wine, this was
good for the economy. It injected a lot of efficiency in the
economy. Look at transport, for instance. There were two
Government Transport Companies: UTC and Peoples Bus. They
were dissolved. What has happened in the Transport Sector? A
lot of private Bus companies have come up, alot of taxis, boda
boda etc. Privatization created economic space for the private
sector in the transport sector. The same for the hotels, education
(allowing private schools), health (allowing private hospitals).
What is amazing is that Bobi Wine does not refer to East Africa,
does not refer to the Great Lakes, does not refer to Africa. He
seems not to be aware of the vital crucialness of regional
integration. We cannot sustainably create jobs if we do not
create more market space for our entrepreneurs. To see young
people who are oblivious of this issue but in positions of
leadership is not good for the country. We had a Pan-Africanist
stand when we were in our early twenties. That is how we were
able to push Uganda so far and for so long.
The Age Limit Debate is starting. I will give my views at the right
time. What is not acceptable, however, is intimidation and
violence. Those are fascist methods. Let everybody speak his
mind freely and without threats. We shall confront and defeat
anybody who intimidates or threatens our peace.
Omugurusi/Jajja/Kwaro/Abi/Papa Kus