{"id":690034,"date":"2019-08-23T16:48:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T16:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"14\">The Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, has dismissed talk of mafia in the government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"27\">Dr Rugunda was yesterday responding to a quest"},"modified":"2019-08-23T16:48:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T16:48:20","slug":"uganda-no-mafia-in-government-says-rugunda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/23\/uganda-no-mafia-in-government-says-rugunda\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda: No Mafia in Government, Says Rugunda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"14\">The Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, has dismissed talk of mafia in the government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"27\">Dr Rugunda was yesterday responding to a question by Kasilo County MP Elijah Okupa (FDC) on whether there are mafia targeting Ugandans, including Investment minister Evelyn Anite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"19\">&#8220;Hon Prime Minister, can you assure this country that you don&#8217;t preside over a mafia government?&#8221; Mr Okupa asked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"14\">Dr Rugunda, however, said he is not aware of any mafia serving the regime.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.outer-ad-container.responsive-aans-view-a-container--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"29\">&#8220;Like Ndugu Okupa, I have seen this in the media. However, I am not aware of the existence of any mafia group in the government of Uganda,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"21\">The Prime Minister&#8217;s response is the first official pronouncement from the Executive in regard to the matter raised by Ms Anite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"27\">On Monday, she said her life was in danger because mafia in government want to kill her with regard to the management of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL).<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"30\">Ms Anite has been involved in back and forth squabbles with colleagues in government, including Attorney General William Byaruhanga and Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana, over the management of UTL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"55\">During her Monday media briefing, Ms Anite said she has received several threats from the mafias in government. &#8220;The plan by the mafias is to take Anite out of the picture, I might die but history will judge them. 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