Matembe Forgives Museveni, Muhoozi After Detention, Says President Is ‘Not the Keeper of His Sister’

[Da Dona]

Former Ethics and Integrity Minister Miria Matembe has said she has forgiven President Yoweri Museveni and Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, despite accusing them of humiliating and mistreating her following her recent detention and prosecution.

Speaking in an emotional statement, Matembe said she was hurt by Museveni's remarks during his national address, where he questioned her apparent frailty in court and suggested she had been "creating scenes."
"As I listened to my brother Museveni's national state address, in which he made mockery of me, and he even laughed after his son had captured me, disrespected me and mistreated me," Matembe said.

Reflecting on the biblical story of Cain and Abel, she said:
"I imagined my brother Museveni was revealing to the state that he is not the keeper of his sister."
She nevertheless added:
"Otherwise, I am praying for him. I forgive him and his son, because they do not know what they are doing."

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Why was Matembe detained?
Matembe's arrest followed several days of uncertainty after security operatives raided her home in Luzira. Her family reported that she had gone missing before Gen. Muhoozi later confirmed she was in security custody.

She was subsequently charged with promoting sectarianism. Prosecutors allege that remarks she made during a television interview were likely to promote hostility or ill will against members of the Banyankole ethnic group. She denied the charge.

After spending time on remand, Matembe was granted bail on grounds of her advanced age, ill health and the constitutional presumption of innocence.

The controversy intensified after Museveni, in a televised address on Saturday, claimed he saw Matembe limping into court but not when she left, suggesting she had exaggerated her condition remarks that prompted her public response of forgiveness.

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