Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has accused Kampala Minister Beti Olive Kamya of receiving Shs7 billion from President Yoweri Museveni to influence councilors from the city, in a bid to support the removal of the age limit clause enshrined in Article 102 (b) of the 1995 Constitution.
In a press briefing held at city hall, Lukwago said the Minister Kamya received the money, ostensibly to take the Councillors to the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi, for ‘indoctrination’ on the removal of the 75-year cap, to pave the way for President Yoweri Museveni to rule beyond 2021, when his current constitutional mandate ends.
According to Lukwago, on October 31 Minister Kamya wrote to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jeniffer Musisi, directing the latter to organise for a city councilors ‘leadership training’ slated for November 12-19 at Kyankwanzi.
“I received some information that this training will be officiated (at) by President Museveni and its motive is to persuade these councilors to support the lifting of presidential age limit,” Lukwago said, imploring the Councilors to ‘resist this political indoctrination’.
He also lashed out at Kamya, saying she is not responsible for the KCCA leadership and activities of the city councilors.
“The councilors’ position about the bill is clear however I will call them next week for a more clearer stand; they should resist this political indoctrination,” Lukwago said of the ‘private members bill’ that is being floated by Igara West MP Raphael Magyezi.
The ‘Magyezi Bill’ has received a fair share of negative criticism from a cross-section of Ugandans, political leaders and analysts, who aver that it might lead to a ‘Museveni life presidency’.
