Chris Ahimbisibwe
4 January 2009
Kampala — THE Government has been asked to explain the persistent fuel crisis.
The Bishop of West Ankole Diocese, Yonah Katoneene, blamed the Government for failing to protect its citizens, saying it had failed to reinstate the fuel reserves in Jinja.
He said people were robbed of billions of shillings during the Christmas season by businessmen who took advantage of the crisis.
"Last Christmas, we blamed the fuel crisis on Kenya, what is the excuse now?" Katoneene asked.
The bishop was delivering his New Year's message on Thursday at St. Peter's Cathedral Bweranyangi in Bushenyi district.
He said people spent alot of money, yet their salaries remained the same.
He also expressed concern over commodity prices, saying: "How can salt that used to cost sh200 rise to sh800 in a short time?"
Citing the ethics minister's December 30 article about moral degeneration, Katoneene said the country was heading into moral bankruptcy.
"Even a minister has acknowledged that there is something wrong. We need to pray to God and come back to Him in 2009," he said.
Katoneene criticised the MPs for failing to lead exemplary lives.
He said the Parliament, where people would take their problems, had also failed to be accountable.
Katoneene explained that some MPs had failed to account for the money they received as constituency development fund.
"Some MPs took billions of shillings in advance to develop their constituencies, but the money is not accounted for and yet they are still getting their salaries.
"Where is the country heading if government institutions have failed to be accountable?" he wondered.
Katoneene said some government officials, who were accused of swindling money, were being praised.
"After the release of the Global Fund culprits, their political supporters celebrated," he said.
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