Mpuuga urges use of terror to settle political scores.
Mpuuga made the statement during a press conference in Parliament in response to two separate explosions that lost two lives.
Mathias Mpuuga, the Leader of the Opposition, has galvanized the populace to work with security forces in combating terror threats, but with a caveat: they must not be utilized by the state.
Mpuuga made the statement during a press conference in Parliament in response to two separate explosions that lost two lives.
The first explosion occurred in Komamboga, a Kampala suburb, killing Emily Nyinaneza, while the second occurred on a bus going for Bushenyi, killing Isaac Matovu.
The Allied Democratic Forces have been blamed for both strikes (ADF). Mpuuga questioned why the country’s security agencies failed to take seriously a warning from the UK government about a probable terror attack, instead reassuring the public that they were ready to deal with any threat.
The Komamboga assailants allegedly used an improvised explosive device (IED) at the popular hangout, killing at least one person and injuring a large number of others, according to the police.
A day later, on the Kampala – Masaka route, a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up aboard a Mbarara-bound bus at Lungala in Mpigi.
Mpuuga urged the public to work with security since terror strikes without discrimination, and he recommended them to stay watchful and report suspicious activity.
“We want to warn the general public to avoid being utilized in situations where the state is so desperate,” he said, referring to reports from a pork restaurant attendant in Komamboga that one of the attackers was wearing a red beret.
“That kind of behavior is harmful to the public, and some of us who have lived in Uganda for a long time are familiar with how the Ugandan government operates.” “The public should stop allowing the state to take advantage of their gullibility by exploiting their ignorance,” he stated.
He also urged the government to refrain from using the rise of terror as a means of settling political scores.
“Terrorism begets desperation, but the government should not act in a desperate manner.” When residents are afraid, the government has a responsibility to reassure them that they are in charge. When we hear instances of charges made without adequate investigation, especially accusations made against political groups, we assume the government would choose not to investigate but to move in haste, missing an opportunity to probe and get to the bottom of the investigations,” he said.
