current politics in uganda

Museveni rose to power through the barrel of the gun and on top of a tank. That was more than thirty years ago, long before more than eighty per cent of Ugandans living today were born.

He rose to power proclaiming himself a member of a "new breed of African leaders." He repeatedly criticized other African leaders on the grounds that they were dictators who "clang to power" and could only relinquish power through death. He asserted that his only interest was to obliterate dictatorship from Ugandan politics--which had been introduced into Uganda by Obote I, Idi Amin, Yusuf Lule, Godfrey Binaisa, Paul Muwanga, Obote II, and Tito Okelo. More than thirty years later, he has entrenched his name in the history of Uganda as the biggest dictator of them all.

Secondly, Museveni rose to power proclaiming that he was a Marxist. At the University of Dar es Salasm, where he studied political science at the undergraduate level, he wrote a paper based on Frantz Fanon's book "The Wretched of the Earth" as partial fulfilment of his academic requirements. But as soon as he took power he transitioned into one of the biggest capitalists on the African continent. The West showcased him to the world as their "blue-eyed boy."

I am not arguing against capitalism or the West--I am a capitalist. I am merely drawing attention to his hypocrisy.

It is Museveni who unleashes violence on Bobi's supporters. By violently blocking Bobi Wine from holding his gigs, Museveni is indirectly elevating the status of the young man in the eyes of Ugandans.

It is no secret that Museveni is very uncomfortable to face any political opposition to his tyrannical rule. Anyone who looks to garner massive political support is violently brought down. That is despot pedigree.

How can one man think he and he alone knows how to solve Uganda's issues even after 33+yrs in power?
All the while tweaking the constitution to allow him to stay in power. Something that will never be accepted in Kenya today