Ugandan Quotes

To work harmoniously, we need to agree on these issues, some of which are very common sense. ... Museveni went to the bush and our people were killed because of allegations that election had been rigged. We do not want to give an excuse to any gun-hungry Ugandan to go to the bush again. - Joseph Ochieno

This is a historic step, but only a first step because the prosecutor has been silent about crimes by the Ugandan Army. - Richard Dicker

There is no firing any more. The Ugandan army has withdrawn. - Danilo Paiva

The Ugandan military's defiance of the High Court further undermines the rule of law in Uganda and could jeopardize the electoral process. It is up to President Museveni to make clear to the military that they must respect and comply with the rulings of superior civilian courts. - Paul Simo

The ICC must also look into abuses committed by the Ugandan army... If the court finds that these crimes don't fall within its limited mandate, it should make its findings available to the Ugandan authorities so that they can bring the perpetrators to justice. In doing so, the court must also be mindful of the security and confidentiality of its sources. - Richard Dicker

The evidence was sufficient for us. We no longer have confidence in the Ugandan program management unit. - Jon Liden

The EC is not communicating well with us the political parties and the Ugandan electorate, this happened in 1996 when they introduced polling stations a few days to the elections. - Joseph Ochieno

My brother showed me the film because he heard about it, and it's all about making other people aware of the situation. It's not too graphic, but it gets to kids. They are just disgusted when they find out it's happening to kids their age and (Ugandan officials) don't do anything about it and the world doesn't do anything about it. - Matthew Alcorn

In an eight-day span, the Ugandan government has seriously damaged its human rights reputation by riding roughshod over the rights of political opponents and the courts. The government has arrested the main presidential opponent, used commandos to intimidate the judiciary and banned all public protests, radio discussions and even posters on the subject. - Jemera Rone

I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had been educated in Moscow and since they came from different Ugandan peoples, it was the only way they could understand one another. - Ryszard Kapuscinski