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WORK AND PLEASURE: Wakiso Woman MP Rosemary
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By Apollo Mubiru and Mariam Nalunkuuma
PRESIDENT Yoweri
Museveni on Wednesday night hosted National Resistance Movement (NRM)
MPs to a dinner at State House Nakasero and assured them of jobs even if
they lost the 2006 elections.
My fathers house is big and there
are a number of places to stay in, says the bible. This is the same case
with the Movement government. There are a number of places to stay in.
You should not get worried. There are enough jobs for you even if you
lose elections, Museveni said, borrowing Jesus assuarances to his
followers about their places in heaven.
A source that attended the
dinner, which went up to 2:00am, also quoted Museveni saying, You must
be politically strong on the ground so that the society is able to
recognise your work. I will not simply tell people to vote for you when
your impact is not felt on the ground. What matters is the
legitimacy of members and the impact you have created to enable you
serve in different capacities as good Movement cadres.
MPs wanted
assurance from Museveni whether some of them would not be sidelined in
the primaries when the NRM sits to pick its candidates for the coming
elections. Anonymous lists of preferred government candidates have been
circulating.
Museveni thanked MPs for a job well done on the
constitutional amendment process. He said their support in solving major
historical contradictions and promoting democratic and constitutional
governance would be remembered.
In a statement yesterday, the State
House quoted Museveni saying: The unity of Movement MPs in turn
cemented further the unity of people of Uganda, who were divided by the
past political parties and bad leadership. The Movement MPs have taken
the right political road at the right time by forging unity.
Prime
Minister Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, who thanked Museveni for guiding both the
Movement and the country to a correct political path, yesterday told
journalists at Parliament: I slept at 2:00am because I attended a
dinner at State House.
Speaker Edward Ssekandi and deputy Rebecca
Kadaga also attended the dinner. Others were Movement vice-chairman
Moses Kigongo and National Political Commissar Crispus Kiyonga.
Museveni cautioned the media against maligning Parliament and the
Government and said whatever had been done followed democratic
principles stipulated in the Constitution.
Museveni told legislators
that he had written to development partners to remind them that much as
they extend aid to Africa, the donors should let developing countries
have the final decisions on democracy.
Museveni said the Movement
had handled numerous issues of democracy, solved the problem of scarcity
of essential goods, promoted constitutional rule and revamped education,
health and other sectors.
He cited the professionalisation of the
army, the progress on the E. African federation and the creation of new
districts to take services nearer to the people as the Movement
achievements.
Ends
Published on: Friday, 2nd September, 2005 |
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