{UAH} WHO ARE WHAT ARE THE EXTERNAL WING, WITHIN THE NRA?
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Wednesday, 31 July 2013
As Museveni was heading for the attack on Kabamba barracks, he despatched a team to Nairobi that came to be known as the External Wing. Innitially it was comprised of Mathew Rukikaire, Amama Mbabazi, Eriya Kategaya, Sam Katabarwa etc. It is this External Wing that negotiated for the merger of Prof. Lule's UFF and Museveni's PRA to give rise to the NRM/A. Later the likes of Bakulu Mpagi, Earnest Kakwano, Sam Male, Kigundu, Dr. Kiseka and a few others came on board to play a major role. Sam Male linked Museveni to Libya's Gadhafi, Bakulu Mpagi took Libyans for a tour of NRA hideouts in Luwero, Kigundu did alot of fundrising for the war. The coming on board of ethinic Baganda on the External Wing helped alot to alley the wide suspicion by Prof. Lule's group of Museveni's treachery. The External Wing did alot of recruitment of fighters, reception and treatment sick and injured fighters, procurement and delivery of arms, diplomatic recognition, propaganda etc. Many Ugandans who were in Nairobi were recruited and and then redirected to the bush in Uganda. Dr. Besigye was recruited from Nairobi. Even those within Uganda found it easy to first move to Nairobi and then be redirected to the bush. Jim Muhwezi and Tinyefuza after being intercepted and escaping from detention had to flee to Nairobi before finding a safer route to passage to the bush. Many of these members had sound financial base and committed alot of personal resources to the cause.
However, Museveni as usual was always worried of the growing influence of the External Wing. To detach them from the fighters, he innitiated harmful propaganda that the External Wing was letting down the fighters by not securing and availing the necessary logistics. As usual he wanted to be viewed as the sole player of every role. He also used it as an excuse to delibarately spend about three quarters of the five years bush war in Europe with his family. Unknown to members of the External Wing, Amama Mbabazi had been planted by Museveni to spy on their activities. That is how some of them like Kategaya and Katabarwa were recalled from the External Wing and grounded in the bush. For the same reasons the contributions of many of them was not recognised after taking over power. Actually, it is believed that Sam Magara (Museveni arch bush rival) met his death in Kampala where had defiantly sneaked from the bush to make contact with the External Wing before he could dislodge Museveni from the Chairmanship of the NRA High Command.
Therefore, external help played a major role in the survival of the NRA. Libya's Gadafi offered training to some fighters and supplied arms more than once. Nigeri's Chief Abiola provided cash. Rwanda's Habyarimana offered a safe passage for supplies and top officials into the NRA liberated zone in the western region. Burundi's Bagaza entered and executed illegal contracts with the NRA that gave rise to the Controvercial Picfare deals.
INFORMATION IS POWER?
However, Museveni as usual was always worried of the growing influence of the External Wing. To detach them from the fighters, he innitiated harmful propaganda that the External Wing was letting down the fighters by not securing and availing the necessary logistics. As usual he wanted to be viewed as the sole player of every role. He also used it as an excuse to delibarately spend about three quarters of the five years bush war in Europe with his family. Unknown to members of the External Wing, Amama Mbabazi had been planted by Museveni to spy on their activities. That is how some of them like Kategaya and Katabarwa were recalled from the External Wing and grounded in the bush. For the same reasons the contributions of many of them was not recognised after taking over power. Actually, it is believed that Sam Magara (Museveni arch bush rival) met his death in Kampala where had defiantly sneaked from the bush to make contact with the External Wing before he could dislodge Museveni from the Chairmanship of the NRA High Command.
Therefore, external help played a major role in the survival of the NRA. Libya's Gadafi offered training to some fighters and supplied arms more than once. Nigeri's Chief Abiola provided cash. Rwanda's Habyarimana offered a safe passage for supplies and top officials into the NRA liberated zone in the western region. Burundi's Bagaza entered and executed illegal contracts with the NRA that gave rise to the Controvercial Picfare deals.
INFORMATION IS POWER?
Viele GruBe
Robukui
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