Security Minister, Maj. Gen (Rtd) Jim Muhwezi says it was a mistake for the opposition Members of Parliament to censure him from office.
Speaking on the sidelines at Parliament where he had appeared before the Committee of Defence and Internal Affairs on Tuesday, Muhwezi said the opposition targeted the wrong address without looking at other ministries including Defence and internal affairs.
“I think it was a mistake, but the most important thing is that torture is not a government policy, There has been no torture and if it has been there then the culprits should suffer punishment,”he said
Muhwezi,insists that no court has proved any case of torture against the Government.
“Court has not proved such a case, so there is no basis to say that i should be held responsible for something I have not done, I don’t support ,” he explained further
Opposition legislators are currently collecting signatures to censure Muhwezi for allegedly neglecting his responsibility in the wake of widespread incidents of torture, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, detention and unexplained disappearances masterminded by Government security operatives.
As of Tuesday, February 22, 2022, only 81 MPs out of the required 176 had signed the censure motion casting doubts whether the opposition lawmakers will raise the required number of signatures.
Parliament comprises 526. However, 336 of these subscribe to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party. The opposition National Unity Platform -NUP, Forum for Democratic Change – FDC, Democratic Party – DP, Uganda People’s Congress – UPC, Justice and Equity Movement – JEMA and People’s Progressive Party – PPP, have 109 legislators.
