Bush War Trekkers: President Museveni narrates how they launched attacks during the bush war
Addressing bush war trekkers at Bukomero Trading Centre in Kiboga District, President Yoweri Museveni disclosed that his National Resistance Movement (NRA) rebels placed landmines and blew up vehicles loaded with people along Hoima Road.
NRA intended to make the road impassable, and after doing it several times, the Hoima Road became unsafe for use, and the then Obote Government closed it.
“Here in Bukomero, we had many battles and many campaigns. One of the campaigns was to close off Hoima Road and make it not usable,” President Museveni said.
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“and the method we used was to plant landmines until the enemy (government soldiers) feared to move on this Hoima Road and it became closed.”
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In this 195km walk, President Museveni says Bukomero was a key area in the armed struggle because it’s where he and other guerrilla fighters launched an attack over the enemy.
“One of the first ambushes was led by Gen Elly Tumwine on February 18, (did not specify the year) at a place called Kyekubya that is towards Kiboga where we blasted a Tanzanian lorry and the people who were there. Plus, these other anti-vehicle operations,” Museveni said.
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Continuing, President Museveni together with other trekkers who had camped at Ndirwere in Buwanga Sub-county in Kiboga District yesterday evening after covering 12km said, it was in Bukomero that the current security Minister, Gen Tumwine lost his eye from.
He had come to attack Bukomero but unfortunately, he ended up hurting himself and in the event, he lost his eye.
“Then there was also an attack on Bukomero here, where Elly Tumwine lost his eye. It was here in Bukomero. At that time, I was outside the country. It was on the first of November (didn’t mention the year), Museveni said. “He had come to attack Bukomero but was injured and lost h
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Museveni said they had no doctors of their own as rebels but was connected to some Mulago Hospital doctors who worked closely with them.
“We had some doctors who were with us at Mulago. Dr Ndawula Lukanga, Dr Stanley Tumwine, were there among others. We would take patients and they would be able to attend to them and then they come back,” Museveni said.
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The trekkers are to walk 195km within six days. They started from Galamba in Masuulita, Wakiso District and will end their journey in Bireembo in Kakumiro District.
The purpose of the trek is to mark freedom fighter’s heroic sacrifices for patriotism titled “Africa Kwetu”.
They began their 195km walk on Saturday 4th, January 2020 at about 10:45 am and have so far made three stoppages in the last three days covered.
First, the trekkers made a stopover at Bukatira in Nakaseke District, the second stopover was at Bukomero in Kiboga District which was yesterday on Tuesday 7th and the third was at Ndirwere in Buwanga Sub-county in Kiboga where the trekkers camped last yesterday evening.
