NRM party Secretary General, Justine Kasule Lumumba has urged the people of Kasese District not to sign petition forms, aimed at dragging President Museveni to the International Criminal Court.
Lumumba made the remarks while meeting NRM leaders in Kasese district.
Lumumba noted that the move, initiated by opposition members, led by Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, is simply a diversionary tactic, meant to cover up for the opposition’s failure to drum up enough political support ahead of the 2021 polls.
Last month the petitioners led by Dr. Kizza Besigye and Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago accused president Museveni of crime against humanity, torture, extrajudicial killings of Ugandans among others.
She scoffed at opposition noting that it is only resorting to the petition because it has failed to gather support from the people ahead of 2021.
She noted that the ruling party is still enjoying massive support from various parts of the country including Kasese district.
“That is idle talk, that is idle work. Let them go and mobilize for 2021and leave such kind of drama,” she said.
She was quick to point out that government has not laid 2017 unrest in Kasese district saying that the investigations are still ongoing into the matter before a full report is released.
“I want to thank the people of Kasese, epically NRM fraternity for coming together to say we were misled by lies flying around but here we have agreed to work together,” she said.
She said government is looking into proposed split of Kasese into three administrative Units as proposed by area NRM leaders as a way of reducing on the cultural and political tension within the area.
“We don’t want anybody to be marginalized, we don’t want to undermine anybody, we don’t want government actions to undermined by any team or any individual in Kasese,” she said.
She further encouraged people also intending to contest on the NRM ticket at all levels in Kasese district to avoid running as independent event after they lose party primaries.