{UAH} SOLE CANDIDACY IN NRM ISN'T BREAKING NEWS!

SOLE CANDIDACY IN NRM ISN'T BREAKING NEWS!

This sole candidacy thingy isn't new in NRM but people are marketing it as a first time concept or 'breaking' news in our politics.NRM has always had one man on top of the pile since the death of Prof.Yusuf Lule. For instance, In the run-up to the 2001 elections, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of NRM declared Museveni as a sole candidate for the Movement. Amama Mbabazi was among the top voices that endorsed him. Young Parliamentarians Association (YPA) which later evolved into the Parliamentary Advocacy Forum (PAFO) were products of opposition to the so called sole candidature within the NRM in 2000. Mbabazi never supported any of these groups when they were fighting for internal democracy within NRM. In fact he played a major role in weakening them.

People say that he was ambushed in Kyankwanzi by the young MP who came up with this sole candidature resolution in Feb this year, but I just don't understand how this is possible, because Museveni has been using the same methods to retain power since 1996, and Mbabazi has always been there to support him in thick and thin. Its the same print now with different players, its kind of effective and its working for him.

The same yellow print could be used to predict what Museveni will do before elections or say in campaigns If Mbabazi goes ahead and stands against M7 in 2006, for example:

1.He will probably say something like this during the campaigns:"Who is Mbabazi .........he was just a spoke in the wheel''( This is what he reportedly told Bidandi Ssali when he rejected the amendment of article 105 (2) on lifting term limits).

2.We already have constitutional amendment proposals that are similar to the omnibus bill that was presented to Parliament on 15 February 2005.
3. e.t.c

Now, here is the easy part to predict, if you are one of those still interested in Uganda's presidential elections. Museveni will win the 2016 elections without any problems, and this is simply because he controls all the four areas that may cause him problems: election finance, media, the judiciary, the police and the military. He is already campaigning in the pretext of opening boreholes. The media should stop exciting Ugandans for nothing.

Nze ebya elections nabivako nga enkoko weyava kukyeggulo!

Abbey

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