Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago (L) with his deputy Mr Suleiman Kidandala (C)
and Makindye Division councillor Allan Ssewanyana at a press conference
in Kampala on Tuesday. Mr Lukwago said he will not apologise to
President Museveni. PHOTO BY JOSEPH KIGGUNDU.
By FREDERIC MUSISI
Posted Thursday, October 10 2013 at 01:00
Posted Thursday, October 10 2013 at 01:00
In Summary
The Lord mayor’s comments come after President Museveni said he is ready to work with him only if he confesses his sins.
KAMPALA
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has said
apologising to President Museveni is tantamount to betraying his
electorate and the worst mistake any “determined” politician can do in
the ongoing struggle for rule of law.
Mr Lukwago, in an interview with this newspaper,
said there is absolutely no reason for him to “say sorry” to Mr Museveni
as he demanded early this week after all the injustices he has done to
him and the people of Kampala.
“Apologise for what? If that is what it takes to
stop the impeachment which Museveni is steering underground, then I am
ready for a by-election,” he said. “Even if he is looking to have a
dialogue with me, I am not ready to work with him after all he has
done.” The President, while commissioning the new Wandegeya Market
early this week, said he is “ready to work with Lukwago and former FDC
leader, Kizza Besigye only if they first confess their sins and repent.”
Mr Lukwago, who has experienced a tumultuous stint
as mayor for two years now since the appointment of an executive
director at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), said, “Museveni
is now tinkering with the tribunal report; but I remain unclenched.”
The KCCA tribunal was set up mid this year to
investigate the conduct of the Lord Mayor. The President, who emphasised
his title as “Ssabalwanyi” [lead fighter] while commissioning the New
Taxi Park, maintained that management and decision making in the city
now lies in the hands of the executive director, Ms Jennifer Musisi, and
“the Mayor shall remain only ceremonial to attend gallas and call
council meetings only”.
Mr Museveni also blamed the city dwellers for
their own problems such as congestion, poor sanitation and bad roads “as
stemming from the decision to vote opposition politicians like [his
son] Lukwago who who do not deliver anything developmental, but focus
only on politicking”.
musisif@ug.nationmedia.com
SOURCE: DAILY NATIONAL
SOURCE: DAILY NATIONAL
