By Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has lashed back at President Museveni for his justification of the 100 million cash bonanza that recently surfaced at parliament which the opposition says is a misguided priority for personal loyalties over national needs.
His comments come in response to Museveni’s earlier statement released on 11th April that confirmed that members of parliament received 100 million each through a classified funding
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In a sharply worded response addressed directly to the President, through his X (formerly tiwitter) handle, Kivumbi condemned the justification Museveni offered that the funds were a reward to comrades who fought alongside him during the 17-year FRONASA-NRA liberation war calling it a shameless misuse of state resources at the expense of ordinary Ugandans.
“Dear Gen. Museveni, don’t you have some shame left in you?” Kivumbi wrote. “The country’s priorities are being ignored in favor of appeasing just a handful of individuals who back your self-centered agenda.”
The Butambala County legislator also accused Museveni of ignoring the socio-economic plight of the country’s youth whom he referred to as the Bazzukulu while diverting significant funds to a select few under the guise of rewarding loyalty.
“The Bazzukulu you exclude from your priorities and render economically worthless are in pain when they see you diverting money to a small group of individuals. They want your regime out of power as early as yesterday so that they can rebuild a stable and prosperous country for all,” Kivumbi stated.
In his earlier statement, the President cited remarks made by U.S. Congressman Andy Barr, who revealed that USAID had provided over $6 million to support LGBTQ-related advocacy and economic empowerment in Uganda following the passing of the anti-homosexuality law. Museveni used this example to emphasize what he perceives as Western interference in Uganda’s domestic affairs.
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However, in response Kivumbi also took a jab at the President’s pan-Africanist posture, questioning why he (Museveni) appeared hurt by the United States’ recent decision to impose sanctions and suspend Uganda’s participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), following the passing of the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act.
“I thought you would not cry about our exclusion from AGOA if it’s the price tag to defend our ‘morality’ as a nation,” Kivumbi challenged. “I thought you would be proud that aid was suspended for what you termed a ‘moral cause.’”
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