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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>President Museveni has said despite developing differences with former Prime Minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, he cannot forget the past contributions he made towards the liberation struggle.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI congratulate Rt Hon Mbabazi and Jackie; first and foremost, for being with us in the struggle to re-orient Uganda from a wrong direction to a correct direction,\u201dMr Museveni said at the Golden Jubilee wedding anniversary celebrations of Mr Mbabzi and his wife Jackie at the weekend in Kampala.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI can disagree with you now but I cannot forget the contribution you made in the past or you will make tomorrow. I\u2019m not bothered about differences because I\u2019m sure of what I\u2019m doing. What is crucial is what Africa needs and not who this one, who that one is.\u201d<\/p>\n

In September 2014, President Museveni fired Mr Mbabazi as his prime minister and replaced him with Dr Ruhakana Rugunda for harbouring presidential ambitions.<\/p>\n

He had unsuccessfully sought to promote his presidential ambitions under the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.<\/p>\n

The rift between the two later saw Mr Mbabazi contest as an independent presidential candidate in the 2016 General Election under the \u201cGo Forward\u201d platform.<\/p>\n

However, the results declared by the electoral body saw Mr Mbabazi come a distant third after garnering just about one percent of the total votes cast.<\/p>\n

Mr Mbabazi, who was believed to have crossed to the opposition side, spent close to five years out of Mr Museveni\u2019s government.<\/p>\n

But in 2021, in a surprise move, Mr Museveni appointed Mr Mbabazi as a special envoy to South Sudan and Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the same event at the weekend, Dr Rugunda, who replaced Mr Mbabazi as premier following his sacking, recollected how the former was very instrumental in the liberation struggle days. \u201cHe (Mbabazi) would come and we meet in Nairobi and some other places. I remember in 1976, he flew to Zambia with then-rebel leader Museveni to mobilise, to do some political work among Ugandan exiles that were living in Zambia. So, he was able to do difficult things under a difficult regime,\u201d Dr Rugunda said.<\/p>\n

Mr Mbabazi, applauded his guests, including President Museveni, for sparing time and grace his occasion as he and his wife renewed their marriage vows.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to all of you who have joined us today, your presence is a gift we cherish deeply. Your love support and prayers have been pillars of strength for us especially during the most trying times,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach of you holds a special place in our hearts for you have journeyed with us, laughed with us, cried with us and prayed for us….\u201d<\/p>\n

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