Kasese district
leaders on Saturday called off an event that was supposed to be held yesterday
(Sunday) to thank President Yoweri Museveni for promoting his former Aide De
Camp Maj.Gen. Wilson Mbadi in the army ranks.
The district
leadership together with the Kasese district elders’ forum had set today as a
thanks giving day to the president who was to be the chief guest.
The joint
Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Wilson Mbadi who was promoted from Brigadier in
the recent reshuffle is the only living high ranking UPDF officer hailing from
Kasese. Another person to have reached that rank is the former army commander
the late Maj. Gen. James Kazini.
The bishops
of the Catholic Diocese of Kasese and Anglican South Rwenzori diocese were set
to lead thanks giving prayers at Nyakasanga playground in Kasese town.
But the organizers
shocked residents on Saturday evening when they announced that the function has
been postponed because the president has other state engagements.
The Kasese
district chairman Lt. Col. Mawa Muhindo said last evening that the president
called him and suggested that another date be organized in August.
“The thanks
giving ceremony that was supposed to be held tomorrow (Sunday) at Nyakasanga
playground has been postponed to August 11, 2013. The president who was
supposed to be chief guest telephoned me last evening saying he was not able to
come on Sunday and so we agreed to have another date in august”. Said Lt. Col.
Mawa Muhindo.
The district
council recently resolved to include the maintenance of Defense minister Dr.
Crispus Kiyonga in the cabinet and several other appointments to the sons and
daughters of Kasese in the thanks giving to the president.
The members
of the opposition particularly FDC were not going to participate in the
celebrations which the district General Secretary Mr. Johnson Kamalha had earlier
described as a mobilization for the NRM instead of inviting the president to tour
the infrastructure damaged by the floods last month.
One of the
minority ethnicities in Kasese, the Banyabindi had also planned to boycott the
function saying there was no reason to celebrate when government has not
answered their demands.
Some residents
of Kasese say the function should have been called off because it was going to
be a flop as people were not ready to celebrate when they relatives are
suffering the effects of the floods.
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