{UAH} Secterian Museveni Yoweri
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The NRA was preceeded by the FRONASA which Museveni had raised on secterian grounds to counter balance his percived northern region's dominance of security forces. The FRONASA project had flopped in 1980 for reasons already discussed above. Therefore, the formation of the NRA was a retrial of an earlier lost opportunity. Therefore, like FRONASA, the NRA was initiated on the same foundation. Infact, while FRONASA's political wing had some semblance of representation in Bugisu, Budaama and Busoga, the NRA project was a purely Mbarara, Ntungamo and Rukungiri affair. Even so, within those regions, it was only specific areas like Nyabushozi, Kazo, kabula, Lyantonde, Ntutsi, Ntungamo and Kebisoni that enjoyed and continue to enjoy special attachement to NRA. This is what many refer to as the western region's dominance of NRA.
This was a systematic delibarate design by Museveni to build a secterian personal army that successfuly delivered him the Presidency and has maintained him in power for the last 27 years. Museveni selectively controlled recruitment into the bush to ensure that his home boys were not both quantitatively and qualitatively outnumbered. Before mid 1985, save for the illiterate pastrolist and Baganda peasants from the Luwero Triangle, recruits from other areas would only be recruited and led to the NRA upon approval by either Museveni personaly or his inner clique.
Despite the presence in the bush of the so called historical members from Buganda, Tooro and Ankole, the NRA continued to be dominated by fighters from those areas. The most feared numbers were those from Buganda and Ankole Bairus. Senior historicals like Kategaya and Koreta from Rwampara in Mbarara; Chihandae, Mushega, Otafiire, Kanyankole and others from Bushenyi; the Njubas, Sserwanga lwanga, Mukwayas, Kigongo from Buganda; the Dr. Kamanyire, Aston Kajara, Katenta Apuuli, Aliganyira, Italikire Kiiza, Ben Rwabutara, Bob Kagoro from Tooro; Peter Kerim, Nasur Izaruk, Dr. Bata, Ondoga Amaza from West Nile; Byemaro Mijumbi, Kyaligonza, Rwamukaaga from Bunyoro; were outrightly restricted from bringing in recruits hailing from their respective home areas. Actually, their presence in the bush was like a hostage kind of situation. That is partly why Moses Kigongo had planned to escape from the bush. They were delibarately kept off the mainstream military but only retained and refered to as political leaders. Upon coming into power, its just a few of them who were awarded ceremonial and honorary military ranks; Brig. Kategaya, Col. Mushega, Gen. Otafiire!
It was very common for Museveni to place a ban on recruitment but in- between, Hima and Rwandese Tutsi would continue to come in. Openly raising such an issue would amount to the capital offence of subversion and spreading harmful propaganda and punishable by gruesome death. In a similar incident, some historical members suggested to Museveni that he sanctions a contigent of leaders and fighters and provide them with arms to open up bases in the western region. Museveni outrightly rejected the idea by furiously asking them that "if you had the capacity to start it why didnt you start it?". Later in late 1985,when Museveni was away and not in charge, Tadeo Kanyankole the then Chief of Training and recruitment (CTR) moved the NRA training wing to Buhweju but he was accused of being used by DP to recruit Catholics/Bairu and rejecting Himas and Tutsis. For this crime, Kanyankole died misserably and 27 later recently Museveni went to Buhweju to acknowledge the contribution of the war veterans of that area. He shamefuly made no mention of Kanyankole's contribution. Nearby there, Kanyankole must have felt nuisea and turned in his grave.
That is how the Bahima, Tutsi and Bahororo from Nyabushozi, Kazo, Ntungamo and Kebisoni in Rukungiri came to and continue to dominate the NRA.
More details will be discussed in the next article.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
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This was a systematic delibarate design by Museveni to build a secterian personal army that successfuly delivered him the Presidency and has maintained him in power for the last 27 years. Museveni selectively controlled recruitment into the bush to ensure that his home boys were not both quantitatively and qualitatively outnumbered. Before mid 1985, save for the illiterate pastrolist and Baganda peasants from the Luwero Triangle, recruits from other areas would only be recruited and led to the NRA upon approval by either Museveni personaly or his inner clique.
Despite the presence in the bush of the so called historical members from Buganda, Tooro and Ankole, the NRA continued to be dominated by fighters from those areas. The most feared numbers were those from Buganda and Ankole Bairus. Senior historicals like Kategaya and Koreta from Rwampara in Mbarara; Chihandae, Mushega, Otafiire, Kanyankole and others from Bushenyi; the Njubas, Sserwanga lwanga, Mukwayas, Kigongo from Buganda; the Dr. Kamanyire, Aston Kajara, Katenta Apuuli, Aliganyira, Italikire Kiiza, Ben Rwabutara, Bob Kagoro from Tooro; Peter Kerim, Nasur Izaruk, Dr. Bata, Ondoga Amaza from West Nile; Byemaro Mijumbi, Kyaligonza, Rwamukaaga from Bunyoro; were outrightly restricted from bringing in recruits hailing from their respective home areas. Actually, their presence in the bush was like a hostage kind of situation. That is partly why Moses Kigongo had planned to escape from the bush. They were delibarately kept off the mainstream military but only retained and refered to as political leaders. Upon coming into power, its just a few of them who were awarded ceremonial and honorary military ranks; Brig. Kategaya, Col. Mushega, Gen. Otafiire!
It was very common for Museveni to place a ban on recruitment but in- between, Hima and Rwandese Tutsi would continue to come in. Openly raising such an issue would amount to the capital offence of subversion and spreading harmful propaganda and punishable by gruesome death. In a similar incident, some historical members suggested to Museveni that he sanctions a contigent of leaders and fighters and provide them with arms to open up bases in the western region. Museveni outrightly rejected the idea by furiously asking them that "if you had the capacity to start it why didnt you start it?". Later in late 1985,when Museveni was away and not in charge, Tadeo Kanyankole the then Chief of Training and recruitment (CTR) moved the NRA training wing to Buhweju but he was accused of being used by DP to recruit Catholics/Bairu and rejecting Himas and Tutsis. For this crime, Kanyankole died misserably and 27 later recently Museveni went to Buhweju to acknowledge the contribution of the war veterans of that area. He shamefuly made no mention of Kanyankole's contribution. Nearby there, Kanyankole must have felt nuisea and turned in his grave.
That is how the Bahima, Tutsi and Bahororo from Nyabushozi, Kazo, Ntungamo and Kebisoni in Rukungiri came to and continue to dominate the NRA.
More details will be discussed in the next article.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
*A positive mind is a courageous mind, without doubts and fears, using the experience and wisdom to give the best of him/herself.
We must dare invent the future!
The only way of limiting the usurpation of power by
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