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Published on 23 October 2013

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Sevo’s sworn enemies who have jumped Ship and are now professing Undying Love for the President and his Government

Stephen K Muwambi

How time changes! Who knew, or even thought that these Ugandans would ever see eye to eye, share a table, debate politics let alone chat up with Ugandan President Kaguta Museveni!

These are people who had no kind words for each other for years. True, time heals; it heals even the most hateful of hearts.

So much they dreaded the son of Kaguta and vice versa that no one ever believed they will ever serve in his government, or even defend his government as the best that ever happened to Uganda.

Chris Rwakasisi

He was the blue-eyed Security Minister to Museveni’s nemesis Dr Apollo Milton Obote. When Museveni was fighting his master in the bush, Chris swore to catch him like a grasshopper, if he did not give up on ‘banditry’. He disparaged Museveni as a ‘cassava thief’, who had found life so hard to lead that he resorted to the jungle to steal food to survive.

When Museveni refused to leave the bush, Rwakasisi unleashed Obote’s terror machine led by the then fierce Maj Gen Oyite Ojok and Col. Ogole, to kill and leave Museveni’s body in the bush for vultures to feast on.

The ‘cassava thief’ patiently and gallantly commanded his ragtag revel outfit against Obote’s government, weathering all the tough battles and finally upset the then sitting Kampala bureau racy.

Little wonder, when the ‘cassava thief’ turned up in Kampala, taking forte at Plot 1 Nakasero Road, he swiftly sent Rwakasisi to Luzira. Having safely locked up Rwakasisi’s prison room, the son of Kaguta got hold of the keys and returned to State House to mind the business of fixing the country Obote had messed up.

It would take Museveni two decades later to remember that Rwakasisi was still agonizing in Luzira. Exercising his prerogative of mercy, Museveni handed back the keys to Prison boss Dr Richard Byabashaija, to let free the yesteryears’ larger than life, but long forgotten Rwakasisi.

Fast forward to 2013, the 1983-1985 sworn enemy of Museveni is now serving Kaguta as a Presidential advisor and of course eating out of the man’s palms. Rwakasisi is also Museveni’s ardent campaigner back home in the greater Bushenyi. Talking ill of Sevo in Rwakasisi’s earshot, will see the man putting up a protracted defense in favor of his yesteryears’ adversary. True, there are no permanent enemies or friends in politics, but interests.

Sam Kuteesa

He is one man who has ever subjected the son of Kaguta to what he detests with passion-election defeat. Kuteesa humiliated Museveni at the 1980 Nyabushozi Parliamentary polls. To say Kuteesa beat Sevo hands up and legs down, would sound an understatement to those who witnessed it. Suffice to say the man from Sembabule simply trampled upon Kaguta on the way to Parliament.

Museveni has since made peace with the former DP honcho, appointing him to several ministerial dockets. So in love Kuteesa and Sevo are that the latter has given his daughter Charlotte’s hand to First son Brig Muhoozi Kainerugaba in marriage.

The wagging tongues even have it that Kuteesa is one of the members of the ‘kitchen cabinet’ in Kaguta’s government. The cabinet is akin to Mobutu’s ‘Akazu’, whose job is to cook policies that run the country.

Kuteesa has been termed the super minister and rightly so. He has held the most powerful ministries that there are, the current one being that of Foreign Affairs.

To show he has since made peace with his current benefactor, Kuteesa has gone on to put hundreds of millions of cash in Kaguta’s campaigns and even traversed the width and length of the country to ensure Taata Muhoozi wins endless terms.

Akena

Heir to Sevo’s nemesis Obote, Jimmy had refused to shave till Kaguta abdicated their sort of throne. Testimony of the vow was that legendary wild wig  that Akena spotted while he stayed in exile in Zambia.

To make sure his dad succeeded in decampaigning Kaguta, Akena decided to forego seeking for paying employment and devoted his life to being Obote’s political aide, making research for the old man and fining tuning his acidic missives to Kampala.

As we speak, Akena is as silent as a graveyard. This is even when Sevo continues to occupy his “throne†and seems not to be in a hurry to ‘abdicate it.’ Though he swore in the past never to serve under Kaguta’s administration, Akena is a happy MP for Lira Municipality and he is not about to retire in the foreseen future.  When he was going around asking for votes, Museveni was at hand telling the Langi to send ‘our son’ to Parliament.

For his ‘good manners’, Sevo has since contributed Shs50m to Akena’s wedding to fellow MP Betty Amongin. The big wig also doled out an equal number of 50 cows to the couple. Little wonder, Akena has since distanced himself from his dad’s founded UPC party lest he messes up his new found love with the giver and taker of political goodies.

We also hear that Kaguta is religiously dispatching Obote’s Presidential remunerations to the politically understanding Akena/ Maama Miria’s bank account, a far cry from Prof Gilbert Baalibaseka Bukenya’s situation. Who still says political submission does not pay?

Maama Miria

She is wife to fallen President Obote. She in the past contested against Kaguta and attacked his administration. She has since gone into silent mode thanks to Sevo’s statesman gesture of returning Obote’s remains and according the man a state funded funeral, among other generous acts.

The grapevine even have it that Kaguta and Miria are in such hot political romance, the big man even finds time off his busy executive roster to pay the latter a visit at her Kololo residence.

Aggrey Awori

Thanks to political smartness, Siryoyi is now a proud Presidential Advisor to Sevo. So hateful of Kaguta the man was that he even launched a rebellion against the latter. Siryoyi carried out the mission impossible via FOBA (Force Obote Back Army). As the name suggests, Siryoyi sought to use the venture to bring back Obote to State House. When he stood against Kaguta, Siryoyi was loudest critic of the man and whatever he stood for.

That he has since cozened up with Obote and is now is Kaguta’s loudest campaigner goes to show the wisdom in the maxim, “If you cannot beat them, join them.â€

 Oulanyah

At campus, the man from Omoro was as more UPC as its founder Obote himself. Jacob  bashed Kaguta and whatever he stood for. His equal at the job was his nemesis Odonga Otto, who even had the audacity to stone Museveni when the President appeared at Makerere Freedom Square.

Today, Kaguta and Oulanyah love is written all over the place for one to spend time and ink demonstrating it. It’s such blind love that Oulanyah has even thrown caution to the wind and did odd things at the expense of his law, political career and legacy in a bid to appease his political suitor.

Mulindwa Muwonge

When he worked for CBS FM, Mulindwa was an uncompromising critic of Kaguta. Do what he could to develop the country; Mulindwa could not see any good intention for the country in Museveni. So corrosive he was that Kaguta had to arrest him when he mobilized a big traders demo against VAT that paralyzed the city and the countryside. Through his music, Muwonge composed an acidic son “Nkaabira Eggwanga Lyange†loosely translated, “Weeping for my Country†where he detailed the alleged sufferings and mess that Kaguta has visited on motherland Uganda.

The man from Buddu has since changed color and is in bed with Kaguta. For his good conduct, he is one of the big people at the government’s UBC Radio. Info even linked recently with the man reminding Kaguta to remember his good political work and offer him some reasonable job at State House. Talk of the hunter being hunted.

Tamale Mirundi

Yozefu was one journalist who used pen and paper to hit Kaguta. His equal, perhaps, in the trade, was Teddy Sseezi Cheeye, with whom he has since joined their nemesis, though the latter is currently in prison.

Behold and lo, Joseph is now expending his oration and loud-mouth to attack whoever dares attack his new found lover. So in love Joseph is that he has even nicknamed himself Kaguta’s Rabid Dog, meaning he is ready to bite whoever crosses Kaguta’s path. A new kid on the block and a creeper at that, Joseph is now more NRM than the original 27 fighters. This is shown in how he attacks people who laid down their lives for the State.

Kategere

The young man from Busoga initially belonged to UPC. Then, Moses made a name bashing Museveni and his government. He has since seen the sense in Kaguta’s warning of a silly dog barking at a lion and crossed over. He is doing what Seya is doingâ€"telling all and sundry that Kaguta is the best that has ever happened to Uganda.

Omara Atubo

Originally UPC, he was one time arrested over fighting Kaguta’s government. AWOL Sejusa, who now professes to be a human rights activist, frog marched Omara through Lira town, beating, kicking and flogging him in equal measure.

A lawyer, Omara denounced Kaguta’s government with such gusto no one ever believed he would serve Kaguta let alone as Deputy Defense Minister, under which falls the UPDF that dismissed his sworn enemy Gen Sejusa.

Though Omara is currently out of both government and Parliament, he still professes undying love for the President,  his government and is its unsung good promoter.

Seya

The sharp guy has since joined the yellow dining table. Before, the Hajj hated Kaguta and his government with a passion and said all sorts of bad things against it.

That was then.  Seya is today a proud Presidential Advisor (we are yet to be told on what) to a man (Kaguta) who one time dismissed him (Seya) as the crooked fella under the earth that he would never let Seya be near him. True, politics is dirty game.

Henry Mayega

Formerly a political spin for UPC and Obote, today Attorney General Peter Nyombi’s younger brother is spinning for Kaguta the man he loved to disparage. He no longer has any business with UPC. To him, his former beloved, is now an equivalent of a leper.

Peter Wegulo

He was a leader at UPC. He sued Museveni’s government many times in the past, accusing it of dictatorship. So much he loved party founder Obote; he shed tears when he passed on. He has since crossed over to the yellow table and gone into a silent.

Ocheger

A demagogue, who bashed Kaguta to the point of shedding tears, Charles is now the man’s deputy ambassador to Russia. We are talking about the thin pencil journalist who left tongues wagging when he picked papers from Jinja Road to contest against his now fond friend. Â 

Moses Ali

Oh yes, Kaguta’s pot-bellied buddy was one time a stone in the President’s shoes. This is when the paratrooper picked guns against Kaguta. Moses did battle via the West Nile Bank Front, where he shot bullets, until Kaguta lured the man from Arua to a roundtable.

Moses could only leave the thickets after Kaguta promised the bulky guy the perpetual post of the Deputy Premier plus the rank of a General. When Kaguta appeared to be backtracking on the general rank, Moses threatened to cause trouble, till his Commander -in -Chief came good.

Rukutana

Mwesigwa belonged to UPC in the past. During the CA days, he frowned on each bill that Kaguta’s government wished to push through. He was an outstanding critic of government positions during the constitution making process.

How things have changed! Rukutana now sees no one in Uganda who can succeed Kaguta. A lawyer, he has resigned to playing second fiddle to Sevo as a minister and campaigner.

Taban

The bulky Amin gave Museveni sleepless nights when he took to the Congo jungles to fight the Kampala regime. He has since given up on fighting Kaguta. Kaguta turned the gesture by appointing him his chief spy and advisor.

Katenda Luutu

The old man, who has chosen to devote his last days  on earth promoting Kaguta at funeral rites, burial ceremonies, wedding and such functions as well as on FM radios belonged to UPC in the past and was Obote’s spin.

For his political correctness, he was rewarded with the post of RDC in the past.

The list of Ugandans who have fought Museveni, only to coil tails under their legs later is quite  too long to exhaust at a go. The above suffice for the moment.

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Gwokto La'Kitgum

"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower

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