Bidandi cautions Museveni on walk-to-work demonstrations

The People’s Progressive Party leader, Mr Jaberi Bidandi Ssali, has written another another letter to President Museveni, warning that the manner government is handling the walk-to-work campaign leads to anarchy.

Mr Bidandi says in his letter that he does not believe in violence but recognises the situation that caused violence in the past years.

“I recognise the situations that breed violence in people like you and those of your ilk in the opposition. You all have no right to plunge this country into bloodletting again,” the letter reads in part.

It adds:“But more responsibility will be placed on your shoulders for having failed to protect the lives and property of Ugandans in your capacity as President. Posterity will judge you harshly.”

Mr Bidandi said he had earlier urged President Museveni to extend an olive branch to the leaders of the opposition so as to strike a negotiated consensus solution but Mr Museveni has not heeded the advise.

“In order to handle this crisis, please suspend some developmental projects…The purchase of Migs (jet fighters) in trillions can be postponed. The billions for the presidential swearing-in can be forfeited and arrange for the Chief Justice to swear you at Parliament like it was in 1986,” he added.

President’s mandate
Mr Bidandi said President Museveni has the power and constitutional mandate to save Uganda from falling into anarchy because he is under the constitutional obligation to protect lives of Ugandans and their property.