Minister of Defense Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga

The Minister of Defense Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga has warned government on creation of new districts in Kasese region to avert tension and killings in this region. This was during a meeting with the parliamentary committee on defense and Internal Affairs were he said that creation of new districts is one of the causes of chaos in the region. He noted that districts have created divisions especially whereby  a district was awarded on basis of tribalism.  He says this has brought tension among other tribes that haven’t been given districts saying they are marginalized thus attacking others whom they think have contributed to the blockage of giving them a district.

Kiyonga also blamed government for allowing Kingdom structures in Kasese to recruit and train their own security guards, saying that  these royal guards at any time can rebel and attack other Kingdom in case of misunderstandings.
He said that government should revise this policy and only allow the state security organs to provide security to cultural leaders like the way it is in other Kingdoms.

The minister also dismissed accusations that he is behind the killings in Kasese region. Kiyonga attributed the killings to opposition leaders who took kingship as ground of campaigning and also causing divisionism amongst people so that they can successfully gain political will. He says only when leaders in Kasese stop fusing traditional and political ideologies will peace prevail in Kasese.

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The Government Chief whip Ruth Nakabirwa Sentamu has called on members of parliament to adhere to Speaker’s summon for a special sitting next week. Nankabirwa said that she targets 200 MPs who are already using the parliamentary recess to do political campaigns to return and finish pending work required urgently. She said that the rules for creation of new district boundaries requires a quorum of 185 Members of parliament.

Some of the issues to be handled include debating the motion to create new districts; passing of the Non-Governmental Organization Bill 2015 and approval of several loan requests. Nankabirwa says whereas incumbent MPs consolidate their political support in their respective constituencies, it is more important for them to return to parliament to execute their National duty.

Meanwhile Nankabirwa defended the creation of new districts and said that the new district units facilitate smooth service delivery even in areas there seems to be no structures. She says critics to the creation of new districts should give the newly established units more time to allow development.

She said that as MPS have to pass the NGOs bill so as the mushrooming NGOs are regulated to force them ensure accountability and stop them from working in areas where they do not have jurisdiction.

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