Uganda: Museveni Orders Mbabazi to Apologise Over NSSF Land Deal

4 November 2008

President Yoweri Museveni yesterday asked the National Resistance Movement Parliamentary Caucus not to censure Security Minister Amama Mbabazi and his Finance Counterpart Dr Ezra Suruma following their involvement in the National Social Security Fund purchase of more than 400 acres of land at Temangalo, Wakiso at Shs11 billion.

Mr Museveni was forced to reverse his earlier position that his two ministers had no case to answer after his wife, Ms Janet Museveni also MP for Ruhaama, said Mr Mbabazi should either resign or refund the money to save the face of the party and his personal reputation, sources that attended the meeting told Daily Monitor.

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