{UAH} ALLAN DP DOESN'T RIG.
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ALLAN DP DOESN'T RIG.
The DP and UPC who were the major players in the 1980 elections had been founded before Uganda gained independence. To some extent, they had been built on religious foundations i.e Catholicism and Protestantism respectively. The UPC had alot of grassroot support and moreso was seen as the one that had dislodged Iddi Amin. Owing to the events of 1966, its support in Buganda had diminished. However, the 'men in uniform' like Paulo Muwanga, Samwiri Mugwisa and others had played a big role in rebranding UPC in Buganda.
The DP had reasonable support in Buganda and among the Catholics in other parts of Uganda. It had also registered the support of some former UPC members who felt that its UPC and Obote in particular who had cropped up Iddi Amin. Obviously the UPC was set to sweep the entire northern, eastern and a big portion of western regions. The Democratic party had reasonable support in a bigger part of Buganda, the immence catholic presence in Gulu and an equally shared support with UPC in the western region. It is this DP's support among the dominant Catholics in Gulu that was invoked in 1985 for Bazilio Okello to stage a coup against Obote and his UPC. Against that background, no doubt, the little known UPM of Yoweri Museveni and Mayanja Nkangi's CP were just underdogs in the whole tournament.
The 1980 elections were orgnised under the auspice of the Military Commission that was ruling the country at the time. Paulo Muwanga was the Chairman while Yoweri Museveni was the Vice Chairman of that Military commission. Museveni had alot of Confidence in Paulo Muwanga. Earlier, in 1971 he had suggested that Paulo Mwanga should be made the Chaiman of FRONASA. Again in 1985, he secretly met Paulo Mwanga in a German hosipital to work out a coup against Obote. Campaigns were conducted in a secure atmosphere. All the candidates traversed all corners of the country without any hinderence. The security forces apart from providing security, did not expressily demonstrate partician tendencies. It was only during Museveni's campaign rally at Kiryandongo that his bodyguard shot at people and killed one. The other incident involved the murder of a DP parliamentary candidate in Kasese. Under Museveni's Uganda, NRM Cadres and members of the security forces are involved in curtailing the campaign efforts of the opposition, disrupting of opposition campain rallies through deliberate arrests and shooting, multiple voting by soldiers and theirs families, blocking the opposition from accessing the media, distribution of bribes to voters etc.
Shortly after the close of the polls, the DP started announcing the results in its favour. Immagine the DP had a free access to the national radio, an act that would amount to treason/terrorism under the current Museveni rule. When, approached by the External Observer Mission, the DP leader, Paulo Ssemogerere admitted to those announcements as being innacurate and urged his supporters to restrain. This is what prompted Paulo Muwanga the Chairman of the Military Commission to assume the Electoral Commission's role of announcing the final results. No doubt, Museveni who was the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission fully approved the move otherwise he should have protested or at worst relinguished his position.
The UPC and Obote were declared the winners of the elections and the DP accepted to form the opposition. Museveni and his UPM freely and fairly lost in each and every part of Uganda save for one Parliamentary seat in Kasese of Dr. Kiyonga after the prefered DP candidate was murdered eve of the polls. Even in his home village, Museveni was not rigged out by UPC but had misserably lost to DP's Sam Kuteesa. Even the local villagers had errased down his plantation in Kanoni sub county in a show of rejection.
Both the EU Observer Mission and the Commonwealth Team reported thus "This has been a valid election exercise which should broadly reflect the freely expressed choice of the people of Uganda."
Therefore, by comparison, the 1980 election was a much fairer exercise than any of the sham elections conducted under the current 27 years old Museveni regime.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
The DP had reasonable support in Buganda and among the Catholics in other parts of Uganda. It had also registered the support of some former UPC members who felt that its UPC and Obote in particular who had cropped up Iddi Amin. Obviously the UPC was set to sweep the entire northern, eastern and a big portion of western regions. The Democratic party had reasonable support in a bigger part of Buganda, the immence catholic presence in Gulu and an equally shared support with UPC in the western region. It is this DP's support among the dominant Catholics in Gulu that was invoked in 1985 for Bazilio Okello to stage a coup against Obote and his UPC. Against that background, no doubt, the little known UPM of Yoweri Museveni and Mayanja Nkangi's CP were just underdogs in the whole tournament.
The 1980 elections were orgnised under the auspice of the Military Commission that was ruling the country at the time. Paulo Muwanga was the Chairman while Yoweri Museveni was the Vice Chairman of that Military commission. Museveni had alot of Confidence in Paulo Muwanga. Earlier, in 1971 he had suggested that Paulo Mwanga should be made the Chaiman of FRONASA. Again in 1985, he secretly met Paulo Mwanga in a German hosipital to work out a coup against Obote. Campaigns were conducted in a secure atmosphere. All the candidates traversed all corners of the country without any hinderence. The security forces apart from providing security, did not expressily demonstrate partician tendencies. It was only during Museveni's campaign rally at Kiryandongo that his bodyguard shot at people and killed one. The other incident involved the murder of a DP parliamentary candidate in Kasese. Under Museveni's Uganda, NRM Cadres and members of the security forces are involved in curtailing the campaign efforts of the opposition, disrupting of opposition campain rallies through deliberate arrests and shooting, multiple voting by soldiers and theirs families, blocking the opposition from accessing the media, distribution of bribes to voters etc.
Shortly after the close of the polls, the DP started announcing the results in its favour. Immagine the DP had a free access to the national radio, an act that would amount to treason/terrorism under the current Museveni rule. When, approached by the External Observer Mission, the DP leader, Paulo Ssemogerere admitted to those announcements as being innacurate and urged his supporters to restrain. This is what prompted Paulo Muwanga the Chairman of the Military Commission to assume the Electoral Commission's role of announcing the final results. No doubt, Museveni who was the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission fully approved the move otherwise he should have protested or at worst relinguished his position.
The UPC and Obote were declared the winners of the elections and the DP accepted to form the opposition. Museveni and his UPM freely and fairly lost in each and every part of Uganda save for one Parliamentary seat in Kasese of Dr. Kiyonga after the prefered DP candidate was murdered eve of the polls. Even in his home village, Museveni was not rigged out by UPC but had misserably lost to DP's Sam Kuteesa. Even the local villagers had errased down his plantation in Kanoni sub county in a show of rejection.
Both the EU Observer Mission and the Commonwealth Team reported thus "This has been a valid election exercise which should broadly reflect the freely expressed choice of the people of Uganda."
Therefore, by comparison, the 1980 election was a much fairer exercise than any of the sham elections conducted under the current 27 years old Museveni regime.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
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