It is Wrong to Compare Museveni’s NRM to Obote, Amin Regimes – Buganda Premier Mayiga

Buganda Katikkiro (premier) Charles Peter Mayiga has said President Museveni’s government is far better than Idi Amin and Milton Obote’s regimes, adding that it is even wrong to attempt to compare the different regimes.

“The truth is that in many ways, NRM is far better than Amin and Obote. If one doesn’t know, he has not studied history,” Mr Mayiga told Buganda Kingdom Lukiiko (Parliament) yesterday.

However, he said that in assessing the NRM leadership, Ugandans should not compare it with Obote and Amin regimes but rather with countries that were at the same development level.

“When you want to make comparisons, compare with better people. Obote was a failure. We have to compare with better people, not Obote and Amin,” he said.

Mr Mayiga said despite the achievements registered, the NRM must do more to uplift the country’s standard.

“NRM still has a long way to go, fighting poverty among grassroots communities, job creation,” he said.

He said when the economy is sound, people will be employed.

“NRM must improve education, its human rights record, fighting crime,” he added.

Credit –  Monitor