Alice Alaso, the National Coordinator (Finance and Administration) of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) has advised the UPDF commander of Land forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to renovate Soroti Regional Referral Hospital instead of wasting money on holding birthday celebrations in Teso region.
Since last month, the First Son and his supporters have been holding birthday parties in different parts of Uganda to honor the former for making 48 years of age.
To make the request, the former Soroti Woman Member of Parliament was responding to Gen Muhoozi’s supporter (Amorioit Margaret ) who asked her (Alaso) to join them as they organize the football tournament to celebrate MK’s birthday in the Teso region.
“Hon Asianut: Can I please add you to the above forum? Am Amorioit Margaret We are trying to organize the football tournament to celebrate MK’s birthday in Teso. But if you need to be represented it’s welcome Hon and your contribution to the initial stages is highly appreciated. Thank you so much.”
In response, Alaso told Amorioit to understand that while she appreciates the invitation and while she wishes Gen Muhoozi the happiest national and regional birthday celebrations her heart bleeds for the country.
“I hold a very strong view that the birthday celebration is not an innocent thing as you want to portray. I don’t agree with the path the birthday is chatting for the country. I don’t agree with the use of badly needed tax money and human resources to celebrate a birthday of a serving General.”
She added that in Teso where she comes from, next to Soroti sports ground which is likely to be the venue for the event, lies the Soroti regional referral hospital which cannot offer even Panadol to its massive number of patients.
“The children’s ward is so parked that some patients sleep in the corridors verandahs and under the beds. The emergency wing is a prefabricated container. The theatre is an old structure not fit to serve even as a hospital kitchen anymore..there is where brave Medical staff work day and night to save lives. In that celebration alone you are likely to use.”
Here is Alaso’s full response.
Dear Margaret,
Good morning and thank you for contacting and requesting me to participate in the arrangements for the Teso 48th birthday celebration of GEN MK. A rarest thought indeed.
I hold a very strong view that the birthday celebration is not an innocent thing as you want to portray. I don’t agree with the path the birthday is chatting for the country. I don’t agree with the use of badly needed tax money and human resources to celebrate a birthday of a serving General.
In Teso where I come from, next to Soroti sports ground which is likely to be your venue, lies the Soroti regional referral hospital which cannot offer even Panadol to its a massive number of patients.
The children’s ward is so parked that some patients sleep in the corridors verandahs and under the beds.
The emergency wing is a prefabricated container. The theatre is an old structure not fit to serve even as a hospital kitchen anymore..there is where brave Medical staff work day and night to save lives.
In that celebration alone you are likely to use money enough to build a new theatre structure.
In Kapelebyong and katakwi and Amuria my people the Iteso are undefended and attacked by raiders and UPDF deployment is scanty…you will see how many will be there for the celebration compared to the less than 1000 deployed at the affected areas…an abuse of our Army and Uniform
Many of our Youth in Teso are unemployed, unlike you dear Magret, lacking food and looking impoverished…you will see them as they come to grab some pillao during the MK celebration…watch them closely – they are hungry and poor.
In Lugogo MK said they need to play sports and enjoy entertainment. I assure you that the prescription is very wrong.
Unfortunately for us, commodity prices have skyrocketed so even soap is now a big problem…we may come not be smelling fresh.
So dear Margret please understand that while I appreciate the invitation and while I wish Gen MK the happiest national and regional birthday celebrations my heart bleeds for the country.
If you can, please tell him I am unable to feel joyful in the face of too much suffering. Tell him also that if I came I would be reminded of the painful and traumatic experiences my supporters and I were subjected to by the Army in the 2016 election.
I know the World moves on but pain and trauma take a long time to heal.
Lastly, tell GEN MK as part of my birthday wishes to him to accept Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. Because each one will be held accountable for the things they do now and in the future.
The bible also says when the wicked rule. the people groan. and that there is no peace for the wicked says the LORD. This is not to say he is wicked NO…It seems from scripture that this word is used to mean all small and big sinners whose ways are not right with God.
But of course somebody desirous of great things like him, I assume he is positioning ought to be in right standing with GOD at a very personal level
Lastly Margret, please take time and reflect on the present state. and direction of the country. As a Ugandan is this what you want to perpetuate?
The Lord God bless you my sister and May God deliver Uganda from all evil.
Alaso Alice Asianut
Citizen – ANT
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