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Gen David Sejusa, who is now perhaps the harshest critic of President Museveni in London, told the BBC in an interview yesterday that he would resist the Museveni presidency by all means necessary.
Sejusa, who sounded angry, said Article 3 of the Ugandan constitution says anyone who abrogates, subverts or in any way threatens the supreme law should be resisted by all means necessary.
Sejusa, formerly coordinator of the countrys Intelligence Services, fled to the United Kingdom in April after demanding a probe into an alleged plot to eliminate senior government leaders opposed to the so-called Brig Kainerugaba Muhoozi project or possible presidency.
But the Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, Ofwono Opondo, who joined the BBC show as soon as Sejusa departed, accused Sejusa of mischief.
The fact that he has run to London implies he has other mischief...If he chooses other means, perhaps unconstitutional (means), its at that point that the government will deal with Sejusa. Government has the capacity and the machinery, the will and the popular support of the people.
Sejusa told BCC that he and others are beginning to discuss other options, arguing that it does not matter whether Museveni clings to power himself or through his son.
Commenting about the future of Uganda, Sejusa said: We are beginning to have a new narrative in the country. We are beginning to discuss other options.
He asked rhetorically: who gave Museveni the right to rule over us forever? How many presidents have you heard of who are impeached in the middle of their terms?
Sejusa said if he can apply the constitutional provision to get rid of Musevenis government and his unconstitutional project, so be it.
Asked whether he harboured presidential ambitions, Sejusa responded: A four-star general without ambition is in a wrong place.
Earlier on, Sejusa said succession should not be personalised and should be taken away from Musevenis son, Brig Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Really the son is a tiny factor. The central issue is a political monarchy. Its a terribly common African story. There is nothing strange about it, said Sejusa.
He added that once a system is decadent and perverse, the people who have been in power for 30 years start playing God.
When the host of BCC Focus on Africa programme, Paul Bakibinga, asked Sejusa why he had served the decadent regime for decades, Sejusa responded, this is the point of saying enough is enough.
Sejusa further said that like many others, he could not speak out about the injustices because of the restrictions within the army.
Because in a system you are never allowed to live, you are virtually a captive . Assimilation without rejection, its a very dangerous process.
When asked by the host whether the UPDF institution is now professional, Sejusa said the president had undermined that process.
We are never released from the army. We are clogged up with old men. In Uganda we have what is called katebe (state of being without deployment for long). He is using it as a political weapon, he said.
Sejusa added that the president had subdued other state institutions, which should have checked the regimes excesses. He also said that Ugandas economy is in a tailspin with a superficial private sector and middle class.
But Ofwono Opondo described Sejusas accusations as empty.
[Gen Sejusa] has been a prolific high-handed officer holding many people to ransom, he said.
The publicist added that Gen Sejusa is free to return to the country if he is not a coward because he enjoys immunity as a Member of Parliament and he will be protected by the courts of law.
The Fixer
Tusome kwa Makini !
Gen David Sejusa, who is now perhaps the harshest critic of President Museveni in London, told the BBC in an interview yesterday that he would resist the Museveni presidency by all means necessary.
Sejusa, who sounded angry, said Article 3 of the Ugandan constitution says anyone who abrogates, subverts or in any way threatens the supreme law should be resisted by all means necessary.
Sejusa, formerly coordinator of the countrys Intelligence Services, fled to the United Kingdom in April after demanding a probe into an alleged plot to eliminate senior government leaders opposed to the so-called Brig Kainerugaba Muhoozi project or possible presidency.
But the Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, Ofwono Opondo, who joined the BBC show as soon as Sejusa departed, accused Sejusa of mischief.
The fact that he has run to London implies he has other mischief...If he chooses other means, perhaps unconstitutional (means), its at that point that the government will deal with Sejusa. Government has the capacity and the machinery, the will and the popular support of the people.
Sejusa told BCC that he and others are beginning to discuss other options, arguing that it does not matter whether Museveni clings to power himself or through his son.
Commenting about the future of Uganda, Sejusa said: We are beginning to have a new narrative in the country. We are beginning to discuss other options.
He asked rhetorically: who gave Museveni the right to rule over us forever? How many presidents have you heard of who are impeached in the middle of their terms?
Sejusa said if he can apply the constitutional provision to get rid of Musevenis government and his unconstitutional project, so be it.
Asked whether he harboured presidential ambitions, Sejusa responded: A four-star general without ambition is in a wrong place.
Earlier on, Sejusa said succession should not be personalised and should be taken away from Musevenis son, Brig Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Really the son is a tiny factor. The central issue is a political monarchy. Its a terribly common African story. There is nothing strange about it, said Sejusa.
He added that once a system is decadent and perverse, the people who have been in power for 30 years start playing God.
When the host of BCC Focus on Africa programme, Paul Bakibinga, asked Sejusa why he had served the decadent regime for decades, Sejusa responded, this is the point of saying enough is enough.
Sejusa further said that like many others, he could not speak out about the injustices because of the restrictions within the army.
Because in a system you are never allowed to live, you are virtually a captive . Assimilation without rejection, its a very dangerous process.
When asked by the host whether the UPDF institution is now professional, Sejusa said the president had undermined that process.
We are never released from the army. We are clogged up with old men. In Uganda we have what is called katebe (state of being without deployment for long). He is using it as a political weapon, he said.
Sejusa added that the president had subdued other state institutions, which should have checked the regimes excesses. He also said that Ugandas economy is in a tailspin with a superficial private sector and middle class.
But Ofwono Opondo described Sejusas accusations as empty.
[Gen Sejusa] has been a prolific high-handed officer holding many people to ransom, he said.
The publicist added that Gen Sejusa is free to return to the country if he is not a coward because he enjoys immunity as a Member of Parliament and he will be protected by the courts of law.
The Fixer