Uganda: Don't Be Cowards, Besigye Tells MPs

Kampala — Founding president of the Forum for Democratic Change party Dr Kizza Besigye has warned Members of Parliament against a creeping "culture of fear", saying it has frustrated efforts to wrest power from President Museveni.

In a closed-door meeting with Opposition and selected Independent MPs at Parliament yesterday, Dr Besigye reportedly told MPs that cowardice only avoids danger in the short-term but it has far-reaching effects in the long run.

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