Tumwine (L) had been orderd by Kadaga (R) to vacate Nommo Gallery. Internet Photos

The Minister of Security General Elly Tumwine has maintained that the speaker of parliament is ignorant about the facts of the Nommo gallery.

This was when he was explaining to parliament about the alleged attack on the speaker of parliament over parliamentary decision calling him out of the Nommo gallery.

Recently parliament passed a resolution ordering General Elly Twine to vacate Nomo gallery and pay rent arrears worth 1.6 billion that is accumulated since 1998.

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Making a personal statement yesterday evening, General Tumwine repeated his statement against Kadaga and also insisted that he will not pay any money for rent since the Nommo gallery belongs to the visual artists, of which is a patron.

Tumwine found it difficult  to defend himself against the statement that attacked the Speaker of Parliament when Rubaga North MP, Moses Kasibante tabled before parliament transcribed statement of General Tumwine that will be used as evidence while parliament is probing him.

Minister of Security, Gen. Tumwine. Courtesy photos

Kadaga,however directed the legal and parliamentary affairs committee to investigate the facts behind Nommo gallery and then report to the house for action to be taken.

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“A few weeks ago, I saw in the papers and somebody said that the fate of the crime preventers is to be decided by the new Inspector General of Police. I called the IGP and told him that this will be handled” he said as he received cheers from the gathering.

The President made the remarks this afternoon while addressing a delegation of over 3,000 crime preventers’ co-ordinators from all regions of Uganda at Lugogo Indoor Stadium in Kampala.

Tumwine, Museveni, Blaise and Muzeei during the meeting

President Museveni disclosed to the attentive assembly that the strategy of the programme was that of the National Resistance Army (NRA), used during the people’s protracted liberation struggle. He added that Gen. Kale Kayihura/s role was to diligently implement the programme as he was a very loyal cadre and highly commended the former IGP for overseeing the programme to its fruition.

Kale Kayihura was a loyal cadre who actively implemented it. Therefore, I want to salute Gen. Kale Kayihura for actively implementing the programme. I now regard you as a Reserve Army of the UPDF,” he said.

President Museveni further explained that during the bush days, NRA had layers of organisation that included, among others, militias who would guard villages. He, therefore, urged the administration of crime preventers to establish and consolidate village coordinators in order to effectively combat crime as crime is rampant in villages and perpetrators can easily be identified.

Mr. Museveni encouraged crime preventers to also be exemplary actors in poverty eradication in their areas to the level of becoming role model farmers. He advised the leadership of the Uganda Police to work jointly with Operation Wealth Creation to identify crime preventers per parish to be aided.

“Crime preventers should lead in the revolution of being crime preventers and wealth creators. You should work with OWC to single out those who can become model farmers so that they do not only get out of poverty but also become examples,” he counselled.

President Museveni informed the assembly of crime preventers the sectors of wealth creation that they should sensitize the youth about in their areas. The sectors include modern commercial agriculture with calculation, industry, services and Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Business Process Out-Sourcing.

The President expressed gratitude to learn that crime preventers have formed and decentralized their SACCOs, which he pledged to support come next financial year of 2018/2019.

he President expressed gratitude to learn that crime preventers have formed and decentralized their SACCOs, which he pledged to support come next financial year of 2018/2019.

The Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine, advised crime preventers to be disciplined and organised so as to effectively combat crime and corruption in the country. He said the NRM revolution was founded and built along the same lines under the able leadership of President Museveni. He noted that a new generation has now emerged to continue with the struggle and will certainly deal with the vices of crime and corruption.

“The future belongs to the organised. Crime and corruption are like darkness; once torched, they will disappear and the 2 vices are in danger in Uganda,” he stressed.

The National Chairperson of Crime Preventers, Mr. Kamugisha Blaise, encouraged coordinators to continue with the noble cause of helping the Police to fight crime in order to make the country safe to live in.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Brig. Muzeyi Sabiiti, among others, attended the meeting.

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According to the rules, four MPs are supposed to be voted among the mps to seat on the commission, one comes from the opposition while three from the NRM of whom one has to be a woman.

The main opposition party FDC has already selected Kasilo MP Eliajah Okupa to represent the opposition on the commission.

Gen. Elly Tumwine

The battle is now for the three NRM posts and more than 16 MPs including the army representative are contesting for them.

Among them are Kinkizi East MP Chris Baryomonsi, Hamson Obua of Ajuri county in Lira district, Rose Akol,  woman MP for Bukedea district, Bunyole MP Emmanuel Dombo and Gen Elly Tumwine army representative.

Chris Baryomonsi says he will bring reforms in the commission among them improving the welfare of MPs and regaining the glory of the august. Balyomusnsi also promises to improve the health insurance scheme.

Dombo Emmanuel who deems himself as an experienced back bencher is confident that with his presence on the commission, Parliament will have an organized way of transacting business and bring Parliament near to the people.

With his militaristic experience, Gen Elly Tumwine says he wants  to sensitize lawmakers on how to develop their constituents.

The parliamentary Commission is the body that works on the welfare issues of Members of Parliament.

By Isaac Senabulya

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