President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that eight of the many NRM returning officers accused of altering last Thursday’s parliamentary primary results have been arrested. NRM held its internal parliamentary results on July 17 which were marred by chaos and results altering.
Museveni ordered for the probe and prosecution of the culprits insisting that its against the principles of NRM which has been in power since 1986. In his latest update, Museveni said culprits have been arrested in several districts and promised that others also being hunted.
Below is Museveni’s statement
Fellow NRM members, the other Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. Thanks for responding to my message of yesterday, regarding the kutokooza (polluting) the NRM primaries by self-seekers who do not care about the reputation and the glorious heritage of the NRM/NRA/FRONASA.
This is a heritage of martyrs and heroes, not self-seekers who would, at the cost of their lives, assault machine-guns of the enemy. I want to assure you that the state agencies of Uganda have started the necessary anti-crime actions against the self-seekers.
They are starting with the clear cases of the idiots alleged to have altered the results in the tallying. 8 of them have been arrested. They are from Mayuge, Buyende, Kapchorwa, Pader, Oyam, Rwampara, Kareenga and Mbarara. Other targets are being followed up.
I will keep you informed. Meanwhile, get us evidence against the other offences of violence, bribery and interfering with the registers. I have constituted a committee of powerful lawyers to handle the petitions. We shall clean up the NRM as we also defend the wider interests of all the Ugandans. Thank you.