Minister Matia Kasaija announces he’s ready to quit elective politics if re-elected in the 2021 general elections.
Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has made it clear that he is looking forward to one more term to serve as the Buyanja county legislator before he can quit elective politics.
Kasaija who now doubles both as MP and Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development said he will not seek another term if re-elected into office in the coming 2021 general elections.
Kasaija made the remarks while speaking at the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala where he had gone to return his nomination papers for party primaries.
Kasaija said many youths are adhering to replace him but they should be patient with him for one more term as he still has unfinished business.
He explained that unlike him, they still have time on their side and anytime they will get a chance to serve as they wish.
For the meantime, Kasaija mentioned that youths who are interested in taking up the position in future should first learn from those who have served before to avoid messing up when they are in office.
“For sure the youths we want you, there is no question about that and we are not going to live here forever whether we like it or not, nature will take us away,” he said.
“But we want to leave youths who will be able to propagate our mission; to liberate this country from poverty and make it a united strong country including East Africa and the African continent; that’s our vision,” he added.
Meanwhile, Kasaija has held the position serving as the Member of Parliament for Buyanja county since 2006, the year he was first elected to serve.
According to the recently released Cabinet decisions, Buyanja has been divided into two constituencies; east and west. If parliament confirms the division which is among 35 others, Kasaija says he will seek to represent Buyanja West in the 11th parliament.
Kasaija, 74 has been an influential figure in politics over the years.
Besides his current role as MP, he has also held several ministerial positions including his current position of Ministry of Finance, a position he first held at a junior level before being elevated in 2015 replacing Maria Kiwanuka.
