President Yoweri Museveni has warned that he will not tolerate anybody engaged in criminal acts of murder, rape, destruction of State and people’s property or those who soil the name of Uganda.
The President who is on a four day working visit to Rwenzori region was today speaking at a meeting he held with political and opinion leaders from Bundibugyo district at Fort Portal State Lodge in Fort Portal Municipality.
He says his government would handle anybody engaging in criminal acts decisively and without compromise.
President Museveni says that government will not engage in discussion with anybody engaged in criminal acts of murder and rape against the people of Uganda.
He adds that those who destroy the properties of the state and ordinary citizens and tarnish the country’s image internationally would not be spared.
The President’s remarks come shortly after he made a security assessment tour of Bundibugyo district right from Lamia at the border with the DR Congo, meeting and interacting with citizens. The President also made a stopover at one of the most popular tourist sites in the district to ensure business was going on normally.
Museveni says that matters of criminality are not for political discussion and compromise and that they must be dealt with in accordance with the law.
He says no one has a right to kill or rape a Ugandan not even to abuse a Ugandan. Nobody has a right to damage someone’s property not even someone’s chicken. No one should tarnish the name of Uganda and scare away business people and tourists. We shall not have any discussion or compromise on the above,” he said.
The meeting was also attended by the State minister for Primary Education and outgoing Bwamba County MP, Hon. Dr. Kamanda Bataringaya.
President Museveni further advised the people of Rwenzori region to stop dragging cultural leaders into partisan politics and public administration noting that those should be a reserve of the political class who are elected and can be held accountable and voted out of leadership in case they perform poorly.