By People’s Front for Freedom’s PFF party Chairman Ambassador Wasswa Birigwa, has welcomed President Yoweri Museveni’s recent apology to the Baganda community but says it lacks the specificity needed for true healing and accountability.
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Speaking during a press address at PFF Katong road offices, Birigwa said the apology should be clarified to reflect exactly what the President seeks forgiveness for, noting that each Ugandan community has suffered uniquely under government excesses.
“Each individual carries pain,” Birigwa said. “What we need is to know whether the person who caused that pain understands it. Forgiveness must be rooted in acknowledgement, not generalities.”
Birigwa emphasized that Museveni’s gesture must be expanded to include other affected communities such as Kasese, northern Uganda, and Teso, calling for a national truth and reconciliation process modeled after South Africa’s post-apartheid framework.
He said a formal process where perpetrators confess and seek forgiveness before the public would provide the “catharsis” the country needs.
He also urged the government to back its apology with action by releasing political prisoners, beginning with veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, who has been in detention for over six months without trial.
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“If we are truly entering a season of forgiveness, why not start with releasing Besigye and others? That would show the nation that the apology is genuine,” he said.
Birigwa’s comments have stirred renewed debate over the scope and sincerity of national reconciliation efforts, particularly as Uganda approaches the 2026 general elections.
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