President Yoweri Museveni has warned foreign powers to stop poking their noses in Uganda’s politics because they have better issues to solve in their own territories.
Foreign powers especially the European Union and the United States government have in the recent months towards and after general elections been concerned about the future of the country’s politics.
President Yoweri Museveni holds a baby dressed in NRM colors at the party celebrations
Addressing supporters of the NRM who converged at Kololo Independence grounds on Saturday to celebrate their recent election victory, Museveni said foreigners have on several occasions tried to lecture him on matters concerning Uganda but said their advice is not needed.
“I can’t allow them to give me orders about Uganda or anything in the world. They have many other things to do in their own countries than giving us advice,” Museveni said on Saturday.
“Uganda is ours and no one can give orders here.”
NRM supporters with placards raising Museveni
The president referred to the 1970s when the Europeans asked the forces against Idi Amin to start supporting him, but they refused and fought him until he was defeated.
“What if we had accepted their advice, where would we be now? We are a self -sustainable country and can deal with our own issues.”
Museveni said that in this term, his main focus will be expanding electricity supply and job creation but warned government officials against laziness, saying this time round they would face his wrath.
Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda
On the issue of the instability and Rwenzori violence, Museveni said the skirmishes in the area have been sorted and nothing of the sort can happen again.
“It is not like the Kony war where people were killed this week, next week and the following months. That can no longer happen in Uganda. No one can battle with our army because it is strong,” Museveni warned.
“There will be peace in Kasese, Bundibugyo and the whole of Uganda. We shall arrest all the perpetuators and face the wrath of the law.”