Gen Kahinda Otafiire writes to government
Gen. Kahinda Otafiire the minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has written to government complaining about illegal arrests made by some elements in the security organs.
Otafiire says these security personnel are engaged in extortion and fabrication of evidence against those they arrest, instituting unfounded and illegal investigations.
Otafiire says that such elements are falsely using the name of the president and his office and have created much fear in the citizenry.
He says in his letter that as government, they remain accountable not only on finances but also on action, inaction, e.t.c. The General says that abuses against the public, may make the public misunderstand the government.
While he was at Ibanda, the army general said, ”
“President Museveni will only go when you stop voting him not shouting. Nobody will shout Museveni out of office. The only way that you can remove Museveni from office is when you stop voting him,” says Maj.Gen. Kahinda Otafiire at the commissioning of a Justice Center in Ibanda on Friday (today).
Kahinda Otafiire is mostly remembered for his quotes, a few of them therein:
On suggestions that he should be arrested for war crimes in DR Congo
I have nothing to worry about. Did you hear of me eating pygmies in DRC? I am a free man and can travel anywhere unless the world is ruled by jungle law.
On what his stage name would be if he were a musician
I can never be a musician at any point or even think about that nonsense. It is below my dignity, my friend. It is a disgrace for me to begin contributing to such topics because it is total rubbish. By the way, do you know who you are talking to? I cannot change my name to such nonsense because I have better things to do other than that rubbish.
On what he remembers about his mother on Mother’s Day
Eeeeh! Mother’s what? What is Mother’s Day? Please, I have told you, if you do not have anything good to do, don’t do it with me, okay? I said do not waste my time (hangs up).
On tax wrangles in Nakawa Division
I heard Bamwine telling people to shun the local government tax. He said it was Otafiire tax. Ye yiko mujinga na mutumbavu kabisa. How can that ignorant man tell people to resist a law that was passed by the Cabinet and Parliament? Who does he think he is? He must watch out.