Joseph Kabuleta: Ugandans are Poor Because of “Greedy Politicians”

Joseph Kizza Kabuleta, the 2021 Presidential candidate and the leader of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) has bashed the “greedy leaders” leaders who he said are solely responsible for the continuous suffering and poverty of Ugandans.

Kabuleta who has been traversing the entire country said on the weekend that what he found while moving around this country is that Uganda is the only country with people languishing in stinking poverty, “yet they are seated on natural wealth that is benefiting a small group of people. This group of people actually believes it owns the country . They completely think they own us, they divided Uganda among themselves,”

He said that the reality he believes that the country has greedy leaders who don’t want to share any of the resources with the people who stay in the locality of those resources.

“The yellow party was created to keep one family in power, so to all those in yellow party bragging that our party, stand warned that if you are not a member of that family, you are a field slave who eats leftovers. Yet all of us here have a stake in this country. And that is the politics I want in Uganda, we are all equal nobody is second or first class,” he said

Kabuleta told the NEED’s national dialogue conference at Serena Hotel, Kampala that there are unfavorable systems put in place by the government to keep Ugandans in poverty since they are poor and easy to rule and control.

“The division I see in this country is scaring, absolutely scaring, there are things which I have seen and I just keep quiet but they are very frightening because there was a time when we were one country but now you go to some places and they say for us we are not part of Uganda.”

“We shall get it back and even be stakeholders in it, and we will never give it back. Nevertheless, don’t lose hope in the project Uganda. It can still work, one bad leadership cannot cause us to hate our country,” he added

Speaking at the conference, a Renowned Muslim scholar Imam Idi Kasozi who was among the key speakers noted that due to poor management of the country by those in power, citizens have lost hope.

He said the government is basically taking care of a small clique of people and a few privileged families thus leaving the majority of Ugandans suffering.

“Let’s be sincere and look at our religious organizations. Are they still independent? So all our religious leaders are receivers except a few, but the majority of them are dependent on the forces of the regime and therefore they cannot empower their followers,” said Imam Kasozi.

Former Minister for Ethics, Dr.Miria Matembe urged Ugandans to look up to God as they pray for the revival of their country which she said has been mismanaged by a few people in power.

“Our motto is For God and My Country but it has become for God and My stomach and my clan. Love your neighbor as you love yourself has turned into a love of wealth and positions. What nation is this? However irrespective of the evils done on the land of Uganda, we should give God gratitude because with all the idolatry and killings we have witnessed in this country, God has not destroyed us. Nevertheless, we must also repent because all of us have sinned before God,” she said.