Dr. Kizza Besigye has held his first rally in Soroti district on Thursday. The rally was held at Asuret sub-county headquarters.
He thanked the people of Teso for the support they have always rendered him and other party candidates and assured them that change is this time inevitable.
Countering President Yoweri Museveni’s recent advice to the people of Soroti to vote NRM candidates so that services can reach them, Besigye said areas represented by NRM have the poorest services.
“Most MPs from Busoga are NRM, but it is one of the poorest regions with people dying of jiggers. There is no single Opposition MP from Bunyoro, but the area is very poor.
“The Government is like a human body. You scratch where it itches. That is why Museveni has promised to compensate Teso, but not Karamoja where he has had a lot of support,” he stated.
On President Museveni’s argument that the Opposition leader’s promises such as increasing teachers’ salaries cannot be fulfilled because the country has a small resource envelope, Besigye said: “I am ready for a public debate with Museveni so that I show him where the money will come from. Ugandans will be able to know who of us is telling lies.”
