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Electoral Commission is Museveni’s walking stick – Besigye says as he is nominated

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
November 4, 2015
in 2016 Elections, News
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Besigye’s supporters line the roads as he heads to Namboole for nomination.

Rtd. Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye has been nominated as the fourth candidate in the 2016 presidential elections this Wednesday morning.

However, the Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) flag bearer who is contesting against the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni for the fourth time says he has no confidence in the Electoral Commission, which he says serves President Museveni’s interests.

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Besigye was protected by a cop who is his namesake at Namboole.


“EC is serving as a walking stick of Mr Museveni and his regime,” Besigye said.

“I was supposed to be nominated yesterday at 10am. I wrote to EC first and I was later informed that I sent my letter to the Secretary General and that Museveni letter sent his letter to the chairman and the chairman supersedes so we were pushed to today,” Besigye said while addressing journalists shortly after being nominated at Namboole stadium.

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The Electoral Commission. Besigye says the institution serves President Museveni’s interests.


“Secondly, the nomination date was pushed by a month to serve the interests of Museveni. You all know he became legible to be a candidate two days ago. He is not supposed to be contesting, but the electoral law was changed in Parliament overnight, signed into law at dawn and EC extended the nomination date at lunch time, because NRM didn’t have a candidate then,” he said.

Besigye stated that he has no problem with individuals in EC but his bone of contention is with the institution. “I have nothing against the gentlemen occupying offices of EC but we have a problem with the Institution, We want an Independent Electoral Commission, not just in name, but in every aspect,” Besigye said.

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Kampala Woman MP Nabilah Naggayi and FDC flag bearer Kiiza Besigye. Yesterday it was rumoured that Nabila was with Team Amama.


Besigye’s promises

The FDC flag bearer promised a three pronged approach to taking Uganda back on track.

“First, we have to liberate our country from the dictatorship. Second, will be restructuring of the state so that institutions work for people, not just individuals who wield power. For example people should be running to police for protection, but they are currently running away from police,” Besigye said.

“Third will be transformation of our country so that citizens live in a country where they are proud to be, So that wealth and opportunities can be shared fairly among all the people, not a few individuals that control power. We want broad based growth, not just growth by a handful of people,” he said.

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