Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Dr Kizza Besigye has appealed to the Karimojong to gang with the opposition parties through the Inter-party coalition (IPC) in order to protect the votes come the 2011 general elections.
The FDC leader was speaking during the FDC party conference held at Regina Mundi catholic parish hall in Moroto district on Friday. Mr. Besigye told party leaders from different parts of the region to keep a strict eye on the ballot box saying it is the only way the dictatorial leadership of president Museveni can be done away with.
“Make sure you protect the votes by keeping a strict watch at the ballot boxes in the coming elections. You should not allow our votes to be stolen like it has happened before” Mr. Besigye said.
On the state of Karamoja, Mr. Besigye said the region has seen no green light for change ever since the colonialists left Uganda.
“Ever since the colonialists left, nothing good has happened in this part of the country because the leadership does not care for the people who live here. And there is no hope unless you vote for change which can come through the IPC” he said.
Besigye was flanked by other top FDC officials like Rt. Gen. Mugisha Muntu the national secretary for mobilization and organization, party spokesman Mr. Wafula Ogutu and Ngora county MP Mr. Francis Epitait among others.
Mr. Muntu said Ugandans should consider president Museveni and the NRM as a political history. He said a lot of money is budgeted for the development of Karamoja but it ends up in the pockets of the NRM leaders.
“President Museveni still thinks he is up, but in actual sense he is down. He is a president physically but ideologically he is dead” Mr. Muntu said.
He added that “the objectives we fought for in the bush are so high for him to follow that is why he has abused all of them. We are going to form the 10th government in this country but the 9th one is no where to be seen.”
Mr. Epitait said the performance of Karamoja MPs in parliament is wanting arguing that they are passive and do not argue out the problems of their people because they are muzzled by the dictatorial NRM top leadership.
“We want you to vote leaders who can help us to talk, people who can help the opposition spell out the problems of the people” Mr. Epatite said.
He added that president Museveni is panicking after realizing that people are tired of the lies he has been telling for over 20 years.
“President Museveni is right to panic because he has exhausted all his lies and he is now revising the old lies which people have already known” he said.
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