Selfish individuals have usurped the liberation struggle as theirs - Musewe

A political commentator Vince Musewe has lamented that after years of suffering and possible death during the liberation struggle wagged by many war veterans living and those who have since died, it was sad that selfish individuals have personalized the liberation struggle as theirs to a point that they are the only eating the fruits of independence.

"I sat with my cousin the other day, who told me the horrid conditions that our liberation fighters had to endure. How the possibility of facing death each day was real and that they would dig graves first thing each day, in anticipation of impending death," Musewe said.

"He told me how food was scarce and how they survived on wild fruit and berries. He explained how they were never properly equipped to fight the war and treasured the few bullets they carried. How they had to sleep in caves or in the bush when it was raining not knowing whether you would wake up alive. It must have been a terrible experience that none of us who now take our freedom for granted can ever imagine."

He said for that he must honours their sacrifice and contribution to independence.

"The sad reality is that the fruits of the sacrifices you made are hardly evident today because a few men have usurped the struggle as theirs alone. They have even used you and continue to do so. That saddens me," he said.