A candid speaker who spoke his mind in the simplest terms has gone to rest. These are some of Hon. Ibrahim Abiriga’s memorable quotes.
“Those near President Museveni don’t want me; they are jealous,” January 29, 2018
“Everything on me has to at least have yellow if it is not fully yellow. The plate I use, the cups, my bed is yellow, house and everything must be yellow.”
“I have just returned from DR Congo where I landed on very good yellow undergarments so I was forced to buy all the 20 left in the shop.”
“My father was a big proponent of President Museveni and he urged us always support him and the NRM”.
“There was no official recruitment then and since my father had been a soldier, he maintained that my destination was also in the army.”
“At this age, I need to associate with younger people to share in the fresh views and even when I had set out to run for only one term, I have reconsidered a second one come 2021.”
“Abiriga means hunger,” he says, “During that time, people survived on sim-sim and groundnuts paste mixed with water.”
“I was told that I never suckled my mother’s breast because I rejected it completely so it was just poured out.”
“This was no problem, we shall sit and discuss then give one person to table this Bill.”
“My colleagues from army side are calling me they are happy, they say what I have started (Age limit Bill) is good and should continue with it.”
“I don’t want to repeat my self all the time, we started the age limit thing in campaigns, we said pakalast pakalast, what do you think it means”.
“I was badly off, how do I keep keeping urine on me, what should I have done?”
“Uganda is still here it is not going anywhere, it will be us perishing one by one, today me, tomorrow you but Uganda is here.” September 16, 2017
“What is minister? The other day I was in Dubai going to America, the whole Airport came to me singing eh Abiriga eh Abiriga, was I a minister?” March 26, 2018
“Those saying I did not go to school, were you with Abiriga, do you know when he was born, that is serious madness,” March 28, 2018
