President Museveni has said that the NRM government does not support police brutality.
This was said during a week long cabinet, permanent secretaries and NRM Central Executive Committee retreat in Kyankwanzi, Uganda Media Centre reports
On several occasions, Ugandan police brutality against civilians and government opponents has been criticized by human rights activists, religious leaders and several notable public figures worldwide .
Recently, the inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura was reportedly summoned to appear in court to answer to the charges laid against him and seven other senior officers in connection with the beating of Kizza Besigye’s supporters.
Addressing this key note issue, the President said: “We do not support police brutality, but we also don’t support indiscipline of political actors like Dr Besigye. There are other opposition leaders who are not indisciplined. Besigye doesn’t respect the law.”
The theme of the retreat was socio-economic transformation, and the President urged that in order to achieve it, Uganda must modernize.
As Uganda Media Centre additionally reports, President Museveni pointed out that the media has a role to play in the socio-economic transformation of Uganda
“The press must do what they ought to; inform, entertain and educate truthfully. There’s no provision for lies. I appeal to the media to report responsibly about Uganda. When you tell a lie about Uganda, you scare many potential visitors away, mostly those who don’t know Uganda well. Therefore you are an enemy of progress,” he stated.
The President pointed out that NRM’s principles are four: patriotism, pan-Africanism, socio-economic transformation and democracy.
“Now that Uganda has the basics like peace, electricity, roads, education it is ready to take off to middle income status,”
He warned government officials against delaying projects because these delays frustrate potential investors and deny Ugandans employment opportunities.
“When you receive a directive today, you must implement it the next day. Government officials should stop delaying decision-making where the economy is concerned,”
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