There is a saying that power and money corrupts people but this was not the case with former Uganda’s army commander, Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu.

The amiable General has told his pals in Makindye that he is the only army commander in president Museveni’s regime who has ever had power but never allowed it to ‘spoil’ his brain.

Mugisha Muntu

The pals included FDC’s National youth mobiliser, Sheikh Ibrahim Kasozi, FDC spokesman Wafula Oguttu and ‘unfortunately’ the former Makindye RDC, Edward Sekabanja among others.

Muntu told Sekabanja and group while having fun at AY pub in Makindye division yesterday that some people claim to be NRM cadres but he knows NRM more than most people in the ruling party.

Maj. Gen. Muntu says that he was the army commander at the time when the country was fighting a number of rebel wars including Lakwena’s military advancement.

Muntu who is the national Mobiliser for the opposition Forum for Democratic Change says that during the time he could direct the ministry of finance to release money and it obeys. He says he had power to command all soldiers in the country to bring to him all the guns they had and they salute the commander but he never let power to corrupt his mind.

Muntu says that because he did not harm anyone during the time he was army commander, he can walk on the city streets and no one abuses him.

In saying this Muntu was telling his pals that even if they get into power they should never use it to abuse other people’s rights.

By Doreen Nyanzi