The district chairperson Kabarole district Hon. Richard
Rwabuhinga on 9th/01/2016 appeared on Hits Fm ‘Orukurato’ program and
urged the people of Uganda and Kabarole in particular especially those
soliciting for votes to desist from using words that incite violence.
“I urge candidates and their campaigning
agents to stop using words that insult their fellow candidates and promoting
campaigns based on tribes, religion, clans, etc. The focus should be on a
candidates manifestos and service delivery issues other than sectarianism’’,
Said Hon Richard Rwabuhinga the District LCV Kabarole District.
Hon. Rwabuhinga added that campaigns based on sectarianism
were there many years back and today we need to behave as brothers and sisters
because we automatically find ourselves sharing facilities like schools, health
centers, roads, etc. These facilities will be shared by all tribes, clans,
religions and therefore we need to stop anything that retards the development
of our district and country as a whole.
Furthermore Hon. Rwabuhinga reminded
candidates and their campaign agents that there will be another day after the election
day of 18th February 2016 and obviously we shall need each other and
requested both camps using insulting messages to avoid that and forge away on
how we can move forward to develop our communities and nation as a whole.
Hon. Rwabuhinga cited article 79
of the constitution of the Republic of Uganda which gives the roles of Members
of Parliament like making laws/policies and lobbying for their constituents &
requested people to demand for improved roads, schools, health centers, safe
& clean water from chairpersons LC Vs of their respective districts,
municipal Mayors and chairpersons LC 111s at sub county levels since they are
the planning authorities in the district. He said a member of parliament can
lobby for a project but cannot dictate where and who should benefit because
that is the work of the district council. Hon. Rwabuhinga urged people to stop
demanding for such services from Members of parliament because that is not the
reason they are voted into those offices.
Hon. Rwabuhinga further more wondered how a
district councilor can promise a bridge to a certain community yet he/she has
no budget to fulfill that promise. He called upon candidates to tell
electorates the truth other than lying them to help electorates make right
choices and informed decisions for that particular period. He requested all
candidates and their agents to use good language and called upon electorates to
participate in voting for they will be determining the level of service
delivery in their communities for the next 5 years.
During the discussion about 20 listeners
participated live through call-ins & sms platforms & those who had
questions directed to the chairperson were answered.
“I appreciate the good work done by Hon. Rwabuhinga in improving service
delivery, but we request him and other leaders to always follow up the pledges
made by the president because he has a lot of work and sometimes he may not
remember on time to fulfill his pledges’’, Said Margret Ategeka, a caller
from Harukoto, Kabarole District.
“What leaders contribute to their
electorates makes them popular in their communities and therefore, we need to
continue demanding for improved service delivery from our local leaders to make
our communities better places to live
in’’, Said
Byaruhanga Tom a caller from Buhara, Kicwamba sub county Kabarole district.
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