NRM\nparty Secretary General, Justine Kasule Lumumba has urged the people of Kasese\nDistrict not to sign petition forms, aimed at dragging President Museveni to\nthe International Criminal Court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lumumba\nmade the remarks while meeting NRM leaders in Kasese district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lumumba\nnoted that the move, initiated by opposition members, led by Kampala Lord Mayor\nErias Lukwago, is simply a diversionary tactic, meant to cover up for the\nopposition\u2019s failure to drum up enough political support ahead of the 2021\npolls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last\nmonth the petitioners led by Dr. Kizza Besigye and Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago\naccused president Museveni of crime against humanity, torture, extrajudicial\nkillings of Ugandans among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\nscoffed at opposition noting that it is only resorting to the petition because it\nhas failed to gather support from the people ahead of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\nnoted that the ruling party is still enjoying massive support from various\nparts of the country including Kasese district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\nis idle talk, that is idle work. Let them go and mobilize for 2021and leave\nsuch kind of drama,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\nwas quick to point out that government has not laid 2017 unrest in Kasese\ndistrict saying that the investigations\nare still ongoing into the matter before a full report is released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\nwant to thank the people of Kasese, epically NRM fraternity for coming together\nto say we were misled by lies flying around but here we have agreed to work\ntogether,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\nsaid government is looking into proposed split of Kasese into three\nadministrative Units as proposed by area NRM leaders as a way of reducing on\nthe cultural and political tension within the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\ndon\u2019t want anybody to be marginalized, we don\u2019t want to undermine anybody, we\ndon\u2019t want government actions to undermined by any team or any individual in\nKasese,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\nfurther encouraged people also intending to contest on the NRM ticket at all\nlevels in Kasese district to avoid running as independent event after they lose\nparty primaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2270,"featured_media":12530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-12529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"yoast_head":"\n