The opposition backed mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago declared on Wednesday afternoon that he will take up arms if President Yoweri Museveni who marks 31 years in power today does not hand over power soon.
He said that “Anyway, understand that we know how to pull the trigger but shall not be pushed towards that direction, which is disastrous.”
“I know it would be foolhardy for one to imagine that he would be moved even an inch, but that wouldn’t be reason enough to deter me from passing on a message to Gen. Museveni, as he commemorates the 31st anniversary of the “NRA/NRM Revolution”, that being obsessed with power and ruling a nation for over 3 decades is a crime against humanity, not in the strict sense of the Rome Statute – that establishes the ICC Court – but according to universally accepted values in any given democratic society.”
“And to the peace loving Ugandans; kindly desist from pressing us for violent options, for our beloved country has witnessed more than enough blood shed. We should all abhor and condemn the gun culture.”
“You should simply examine yourself whether you have done what a reasonable person would do under the circumstances, and within the purview of Art. 3 of our Constitution. It’s a clarion call and Constitutional command.”
Lukwago, a man who at one point had the power to help write the laws of the capital, Kampala City, has a history of making violent threats against his political enemies. In January 2012, for example, Lukwago called for revenge on then director of physical planning Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is Late George Agaba, accused of shooting and killing one person and injuring five others during a KCCA eviction exercise in Luzira, a city suburb.
For the record, Lukwago’s apparent plan to form a band of individuals to take up arms against the lawfully elected leader of the Republic of Uganda most likely meets the legal definition of treason. Under federal law, “whoever, owing allegiance to Uganda, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within Uganda or elsewhere, is guilty of treason.”
READ: Kampala Mayor Lukwago moves on acrimonious past, mourns Agaba’s death
NRM/A Liberation Day
Museveni, the longest serving president in Uganda, is the chief guest at Masindi Sports Grounds in Masindi district where the national event is taking place. The theme for the day is: “Uganda’s Success Story Under NRM Leadership is a shared victory.”
The celebrations are in remembrance of the five-y ear bush war that brought the then National Resistance Army (NRA) rebels, under the command of 41-year-old Yoweri Museveni, captured power in Kampala on January 26, 1986.
Presidency minister Esther Mbayo Mbulakubuza says the NRM government has managed to revive the country’s economy by building infrastructure, health and education sectors while ensuring security.As the function in Masindi gets underway, many Ugandans are unbothered about the 31st anniversary of the NRM government.
