The Reform Agenda leader Dr Kizza Besigye has warned of more rebels even if Joseph Kony's Lords Resistance Army insurgence was defeated. "Like I have pointed out before, even if the LRA rebellion is suppressed, more rebellions will emerge and instability will continue until the underlying political questions have been appropriately resolved," Besigye said.
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His warning was contained in a July 7 statement he sent to The Monitor titled "The US Is Fuelling War and Instability In Uganda".
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Besigye, a retired colonel, lost the March 2001 presidential elections which were marred by violence and rigging. He fled to exile in August 2001, citing persecution by State functionaries. In his statement, Besigye accused US government of financing the Ugandan military to encourage more armed conflicts. "The regime of President Museveni can no longer be trusted to guide the country to a peaceful transition to democratic governance. The proposed amendments to the constitution, intended to set the stage for a formal dictatorship and life presidency in Uganda, will extinguish the last hope for a peaceful transition," he said. He said this will lead to an escalation of violence and conflict.
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