The NRM Secretary General, Justine Kasule Lumumba has refuted allegations that she embezzled billions of shillings of party funds meant for campaign facilitation.
Lumumba has appealed to NRM supporters not to pay attention to the accusations, which she says are the work of disgruntled NRM supporters and some party leaders.
On issue of the allegations to do with the embezzlement of funds involving the Secretary General and her team, Lumumba said those are meant to derail the NRM supporters.
‘’If you observe the issue of money being sent to the district is changing from what has been the usual way of carrying resources in hands. We have dealt with it through using bank accounts whether to the flag bearers or to the district structures. The allowance we have been giving those who carry funds is now used as bank charges,” she said.
“What used to be the facilitation for those who carried funds is now used to facilitate the district, sub-county and village teams. It hurts because people had already set with budgets but please bear with us in this situation. We must manage under this situation because we are under big attack of the COVID pandemic,’’ She said.
She said the allegations going on are meant to de-motivate the people who are campaigning for the flag bearers and the people who are mobilising for the party.
“Please don’t be derailed. There is nobody who has taken anybody’s money. There is a procedure that is followed even if money is taken to the bank there is a procedure that must be followed. And supporting documents are available for those who wish to audit. We know that the new normal has hurt very many people but let us bear we must manage.’’ Lumumba asserts.
On the issue of the presidential campaign trail, the Secretary General said the candidate is making a good progress.
‘’Our presidential candidate Museveni has been able to cover the whole of Northern, Eastern, and he is now in Western Uganda. He has concluded with Ankole and now is in Kigezi and after that he is joining Rwenzori sub-region,’’ Lumumba said.
During his campaigns, the president has also been able to commission infrastructure projects in different areas of which she said are meant to facilitate trade and income generation to the ordinary person in those particular areas.
She also said that the candidate took off two days when she hosted the thanksgiving prayers and she also thanked the religious leaders who accorded time to this country and joined the president to play for this country.