Museveni reportedly made the threat while addressing ruling party members of parliament at State House on August 27. He reportedly advised them to tread carefully.
“Between 1971 and 1979 (Idi Amin dictatorship), there was no parliament, don’t think that you are in heaven, do what took you there. You should know where the power of that parliament comes from, in fact, I can do away with that parliament,” Mr. Museveni, a retired army general was quoted to have said.
“And we brought it [parliament] back, so do whatever you are doing knowing,” he continued.
In the aftermath of the Arua by-election violence both sides are inching closer to another fight. Ahead of an anticipated debate on the findings of a parliamentary probe into the Arua violence which led to the brutal arrest and torture of MPs and others, President Museveni, opposed to such a debate, has warned that he can do away with Parliament!
“And we brought it [parliament] back, so do whatever you are doing knowing,” he continued.
In the aftermath of the Arua by-election violence both sides are inching closer to another fight. Ahead of an anticipated debate on the findings of a parliamentary probe into the Arua violence which led to the brutal arrest and torture of MPs and others, President Museveni, opposed to such a debate, has warned that he can do away with Parliament!
Museveni according to legislators who attended the meeting, also took a swipe at Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga. The president reportedly faulted the speaker for instituting an advocate committee to probe the brutal arrest and torture of members of parliament yet there was an ongoing court process.
The president said the committee has not even bothered to interface with him yet it’s his convoy that was pelted with stones.
Parliament was meant to debate the report compiled by an adhoc committee set up by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on August 16 before the matter ran into headwinds.
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