This is the peaceful way forward for Museveni and Buganda after the2021 elections
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Thanks to Museveni’s speech after being declared the winner of the 2021 elections, Uganda s post presidential election is fast turning into a debate on Buganda and all it stands for. But while tribalism and religion have certainly played a part into why some people in the central voted for Robert Kyagulanyi and his party, explanations like these tend to understate the degree to which people want change Museveni has been around so long.
There is a mood of growing uncertainty about the future of Uganda that will no doubt continue at least until Museveni makes some political moves. Both donors and NRM are anxious to see how things are going to pan out in the next few years. What is clear is that Museveni is probably serving his last term as president of Uganda. He has consolidated power and, as such, for any transition to a new face, it’s going to need his inp
Daily Monitor
Sunday January 10 2021
In 1976 my late father Ben Matogo lived in Zambia. He was in exile and was joined by Eriya Kategaya, Samwiri Karugire, Edward Rugumayo and other highbrow exiles who were part of an intellectual vanguard committed to overthrowing Idi Amin.
These Ugandan exiles were adherents of Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah. A leader who believed that “the majority of the people,” in any movement, understood only action.
So my father and his colleagues’ mission, then, was to give intellectual expression to such action.
To serve as ground breakers for the practical implementation of what they, in echo of Nkrumah, called positive action.
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Retired politician Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere has recently held various meetings with a number of players on the Opposition side with a view to forging unity and possibly forming a joint front for the coming election. Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi interviewed him on a wide range of issues surrounding the forthcoming elections.
What is your take on the campaigns as they have moved so far?
As it has been the case since independence, there are many concerns about the way the elections are being conducted, in particular the law that governs the process and the basis of the management of the elections. Take the Electoral Commission, one of the institutions which have become very prominent and their activities are a big factor in the management of elections.