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Vote for change, Besigye tells Ugandans
Aspiring Hoima East Member of Parliament, Mr Miles Rwamiti and former FDC president Dr Kizza Besigye wave at Hoima residents on November 26, 2020. PHOTO/ MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI
What you need to know:
- Regarding plan A, the four-time presidential challenger, said it is for Ugandans interested in change to vote for the Opposition while in plan B, he wants to rally Ugandans to embrace other alternatives to achieve change.
The former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Dr Kizza Besigye, has joined the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Patrick Oboi Amuriat, on his campaign trail in Bunyoro Sub-region, and rallied Ugandans to vote for change in next year’s elections.
Speaking at the FDC manifesto launch in Hoima District yesterday, Dr Besigye said many Ugandans delayed to understand that President Museveni, whom they supported in the Bush War and in government, changed a long time ago and stopped working towards democracy.
“I am happy that Bunyoro, and indeed many parts of Uganda, have changed and embraced the fight for democratic change,” he said.
The retired colonel said military rule has concentrated power in a small group of people which has suppressed majority of Ugandans.
Dr Besigye warned the voters in Bunyoro that if they do not vote for change, the road infrastructure being built may only facilitate the current government to exploit oil and leave the people in the region without significant improvement in their lives.
“Colonialists built a railway from Mombasa to Kasese. Do you think they built it for the people in Rwenzori to travel in it? They built it to help them transport copper. The roads being built may help the government to take away your oil and leave you the way you are,” the retired colonel said.
Uganda confirmed commercial oil reserves in the Albertine basin, and commercial production is expected soon.
Besigye alleged that State House received billions of shillings from money the country borrowed to fight Covid-19 but has since been received as classified instead of using it to uplift lives of Ugandans impacted by the pandemic.
Regarding plan A, the four-time presidential challenger, said it is for Ugandans interested in change to vote for the Opposition while in plan B, he wants to rally Ugandans to embrace other alternatives to achieve change.
He, however, didn’t delve into the details of his Plan B agenda and promised to elaborate it to Ugandans secretly.
