Kenyan parliament criticize Museveni over his ultimatums to Kenya
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Parliament reacts after President Museveni issues ultimatums to Kenya over the Kenyan headers imprisoned for 20 years in Uganda
Parliament reacts after President Museveni issues ultimatums to Kenya over the Kenyan headers imprisoned for 20 years in Uganda.
The Kenyan government is requesting the release of 32 headers who have been imprisoned for 20 years in Uganda with members of parliament conveying their displeasure with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni over his ultimatums.
Museveni demands that Kenya compensate the relatives of five Ugandans who were reportedly killed in Karamoja by gunmen from Turkana County in a statement that was read to Parliament by the leader of the majority, Kimani Ichung’wah.
Museveni also wants the alleged murderers sent back to Uganda to stand trial for their crimes.
On Thursday, August 24, the MPs, led by Opiyo Wandayi, the Minority Leader, said that Uganda was inconsiderate of its demands and that Museveni was unreasonable to the two unrelated issues.
The Ugunja lawmaker also demanded that the government take more action in seeking the release of the Kenyans who he expressed were imprisoned unfairly.
According to Wandayi, Kenya was appearing weak in negotiations between the two countries.
“It is as if we have nothing to hold Uganda, yet we know that we need each other. It is like they are doing us a favour by releasing those who we believe are being held wrongfully,” Wandayi wondered.
“Why can’t they release those headers to Kenya and then plead for the authorities to find those responsible for the killings?” He added.
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Funyula MP Wilberforce Ojiambo concurred and opined that Uganda was using the headers of Kenya as bait, contrary to international human rights practice.
The MP also urged the government to seek the release of Kenyans who were arrested by Ugandan soldiers along Lake Victoria on separate occasions.
“Uganda should know that we have economic and military power beyond what they have. How can we allow Kenyans to go and get tried in Uganda yet we have a better judicial system? That is actually demeaning,” he shared.
In response to the parliamentarians’ concerns, Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei gave the Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations Committee instructions to handle the situation and report back to Parliament.
The 32 headers were found guilty of illegally possessing weapons and ammunition in April and were given a 20-year prison sentence in Uganda.
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