{UAH} Tension as court charges Dr Besigye with treason

Mr Samuel Lokol, an elder who witnessed the colonial administration, said Uganda is on the verge of returning to the past days where the British imperialists used to detain independence struggle leaders in the remote Karamoja.

"My appeal to President Museveni as a Karimojong elder and a Ugandan citizen is that torturing and manhandling your political rival will not guarantee peace in this country. The only way to assure us Ugandans that peace will last in the country is when you as a leader sit together with your political rivals and agree," he said.

Mr Lokol said Dr Besigye is like an in-law to them because some of his aunties are married in Karamoja.
"The wife to the late Naburi who was minister during the Amin regime was an aunt to Dr Besigye and I still remember Besigye stayed in Karamoja when he was still young," Mr Lokol said.

John Lokure, another elder, said Mr Museveni should listen to Dr Besigye because the FDC leader could have good ideas that can help the President improve his leadership of the country.

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