I believe the demand by this former Uganda Army soldiers is genuine...... Museveni needs...rather MUST pay them!!! ..and pay them promptly.... After all they too as Uganda citizens must enjoy the fruits of the so called Yoweri Museveni Economic development.
Beside Museveni has pretty much paid everybody from Moses Ali... Adirise...to Ali Bamuza...e.t.c
Matek
Amin Soldiers Want Pay
New Vision (Kampala)August 21, 2003
Posted to the web August 21, 2003 Solomon Muyita
Kampala OVER 45,000 former soldiers in the late Idi Amin's Uganda Army (UA) have sued the Government seeking payment of their salaries and benefits.
It is now 24 years since the UA was disbanded but the ex-service men claim they have neither been deployed nor paid salaries and other benefits as national soldiers.The exact amount they are demanding is still being calculated, but it is estimated in billions.
They are seeking a declaration that they are entitled to payment of salary arrears, terminal benefits, gratuity, pension, allowances for food, clothing, travel, since 1979.Seven officers representing the group also want substantial damages, interest and costs.
Remy Kasule, John Matovu and Samuel Seguya, represent the soldiers while Dennis Bireije, the commissioner Civil Litigation, is for the State. Justice Yorokamu Bamwine of the High Court is hearing the case.
Maj. Vincent Yekoko, 59, formerly in charge of training and war planning at the Army headquarters, said soldiers cease to be active when they are paid all salary arrears and other benefits and given a discharge or retirement certificate.
"The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth becomes the greatest enemy of the state."
- Dr. Joseph M. Goebbels - Hitler's propaganda minister
