KAMPALA
Outspoken Catholic Priest Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda has issued a stinging criticism of President Museveni and Premier Amama Mbabazi, depicting them as dishonest leaders who lack the willingness to fight corruption.
In his November 16 letter, Fr. Gaetano blames the two for shielding Mr Pius Bigirimana, the permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, whom he says should take responsibility for the mess in which officials have been accused of siphoning funds.
Mr President and Rt. Hon Amama Mbabazi. Why cant Bigirimana be interdicted? How about the former PS of Health Ms Mary Nannono? PS of Local Government Kashaka and PS Ministry of Public Service Lwamafa. Are these less Ugandan and less PS? By the way what happened to PS Kagoda of the IDs? Is he protecting and shielding some people? he added.
Fr. Gaetano, for long a close ally of Mr Museveni, also dismissed Mr Musevenis suggestion that Mr Bigirimana was a whistle-blower who should be protected as a State witness.
President Musevenis spokesperson Tamale Mirundi said, unless Fr Gaetanos opinions are subjected to a national referendum, they remain his own.
Mr Mirundi asked Fr Gaetano to understand the difficulties of governing a democracy.In 1980 we did not have the institution of the IGG and PAC. Today, these institutions have helped bring sanity but not with some shortfalls, Mr Mirundi said.
Outspoken Catholic Priest Fr. Gaetano Batanyenda has issued a stinging criticism of President Museveni and Premier Amama Mbabazi, depicting them as dishonest leaders who lack the willingness to fight corruption.
In his November 16 letter, Fr. Gaetano blames the two for shielding Mr Pius Bigirimana, the permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, whom he says should take responsibility for the mess in which officials have been accused of siphoning funds.
Mr President and Rt. Hon Amama Mbabazi. Why cant Bigirimana be interdicted? How about the former PS of Health Ms Mary Nannono? PS of Local Government Kashaka and PS Ministry of Public Service Lwamafa. Are these less Ugandan and less PS? By the way what happened to PS Kagoda of the IDs? Is he protecting and shielding some people? he added.
Fr. Gaetano, for long a close ally of Mr Museveni, also dismissed Mr Musevenis suggestion that Mr Bigirimana was a whistle-blower who should be protected as a State witness.
President Musevenis spokesperson Tamale Mirundi said, unless Fr Gaetanos opinions are subjected to a national referendum, they remain his own.
Mr Mirundi asked Fr Gaetano to understand the difficulties of governing a democracy.In 1980 we did not have the institution of the IGG and PAC. Today, these institutions have helped bring sanity but not with some shortfalls, Mr Mirundi said.
