Besigye advises on transition
By Peter NyanziOct 9, 2004 - Monitor
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KAMPALA - Ugandans should not miss again the opportunity to put the country on the path to peace and stability, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) chief, Dr. Kizza Besigye has said.
�For 42 years, no leader has ever handed over power peacefully to another elected leader. The silver lining is that presently, there is another opportunity to place our country onto a path of democracy, stability and socio-economic progress,� he said in the independence day message sent from South Africa.
�If we fail to seize it, history will judge our generation harshly and the country will pay dearly,� he warned.
Besigye said the historical challenge facing our country today remains the way it was in 1962, that of making a transition to a democratic dispensation that would foster social-economic progress for the benefit of all Ugandans.
�The clouds of wars, poverty, disease, hunger, abuse of human rights and freedom
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unprecedented corruption, election violence, and violation of the Constititution continue to intensify over our country,� the statement said.
He called upon Ugandans to rededicate themselves to ensuring a successful democratic transition.
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