{UAH} WOLVES CAN'T TAKE POWER, ACT 45
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Special Forces Group (SFG) is a 10,000+ strong special force that is under the command of Museveni's son Brig. Muhoozi. It is this force that is the vanguard of Museveni's life presidency project. For the last 28 years Museveni has thrived through the manipulation and personalisation of the security services. He has drawn the security services into politics for his exclusive political survival and jealously guards any other politician from making incursions into the military constituency. Though Museveni regards democratic opposition to his presidency as high treason, he can to some extent tolerate those who express such intentions without encroaching on the security forces arena. For those who dare to cross the red line even with mere verbal expressions, the consequences have been dire. It is against the above back ground that in 2009 his then Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya's son joined the army but died in a road accident just a month before he (s0n) could graduate from the Officer Cadet training. The incident came amidst reports that Prof Bukenya was harbouring intentions of contesting for the Presidency. Museveni had even warned him against alleged secret meetings with army officers.
In 2003 Museveni appointed Prof. Gilbert Bukenya as his Vice President in order to WIN
the support of both the ethnic Baganda and the majority Catholics. The Prof. gained some level of popularity when he embarked on countrywide promotion of upland rice growing. His mobilisation skills and popularity did not go well with some of his top cabinet colleagues. Museveni too got concerned since he had anticipated a ceremonial and dormant Vice President like is currently the case with Edward Ssekandi. Around 2005 reports were ripe that Prof. Bukenya was using the cover of promoting upland rice growing to mobilise for his own future political power base. The unsuspecting Prof. at the time exonerated Museveni but pointed fingers at his cabinet colleagues whom he described as; "Mafias were plotting my down fall". He was referring to the then powerful Amama Mbabazi whom Museveni recently sacked from the positions of Prime Minister and party Secretary General for harboring presidential ambitions too. What the Prof. did not know at the time was that his body guards who were spying on him were not reporting to Mbabazi. Consequently Prof. Bukenya was accused of holding night meetings with top Catholic church leaders, senior army officers and catholics in general. Museveni summoned him for questioning in presence of Amama Mbabazi thus "Who allowed you to meet my commanders at night and speak to them in Luganda?" Prof. Bukenya denied the allegation but confessed to meeting Col Sula Ssemakula arguing that "he (Col. Sula) was only seeking assistance for personal problems." No wonder Col Sula Semakula died in 2005 escaping the wrath of incerceration over the matter but more so his complicity in the NRA atrocities in the Congo. If Prof. Bukenya's son Brian Bukenya had made it to military service, would the Prof. have had first to seek permission from Museveni first in order to talk to him (son) in Luganda language?
Earlier in 2004, the then Internal Security Organisation (ISO) chief Brig. Elly Kayanja was linked to Prof Bukenya's alleged plot to assassinate Museveni so that he (Bukenya) as the Vice President could automatically take over. Elly Kayanja had without consulting other sister security agencies deployed squads of ISO operatives in northern Uganda to hunt down the LRA. His squads were attacked by friendly forces leaving some dead before they were ordered to abandon the project. During the same time, a ONE Pte Godfrey Musisi was intercepted by Museveni's guards when he had got close to where Museveni was while in possession of a loaded pistol during the COMESA summit in Kampala. Musisi had retired from the army but Brig. Kayanja had brought him back and deployed him in ISO. Musisi was initially charged with treason and remanded at Kigo prison before he was convicted six years later for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Like the proverbial fly that refuses advice and follows the corpse to the grave, Prof. Bukenya did not learn any lessons from those early warnings. In 2009 he consulted Museveni over his son's INTEREST in joining the army. Museveni gave a green light and Brian Bukenya 26, a Lawyer proceeded for Officer Cadet training. He died in November 2009 in a road accident one month before graduating. All the other five occupants of the accident car survived including the driver who reported himself to the Police two days later. Museveni told mourners that he would investigate to establish if the victims of that accident had been using seat belts. Journalist Simon Kasyate wrote in memory of his friend and old boy Brian Bukenya about when he last met him and had asked about his (Brian) plans; "I am working out something with Mzee, ......... Man we have to shape the future of this country." Of course poor Brian did not know that the future of Uganda was not supposed to be shaped by anybody else other than Museveni and his Son Brig. Muhoozi whom he is breeding to take over from him in future. Did Prof. Bukenya ever imagine why all other NRM top leaders and army officers had not dared to second their sons to the army!!!
In 2010 Prof. Bukenya while still the Vice President defied Museveni and contested against Amama Mbabazi for the position of party Secretary General but was rigged out. The following year 2011 Museveni dropped Prof. Bukenya from the position of Vice President. In a subsequent interview ruled out any intention of contesting for the the presidency against Museveni but instead promised 100% support to Museveni thus "He is supper. He has a heart of gold. Some people accused me to him that I was mobilising to overthrow him. He even called me to a meeting with those people. When I left, as human I was terrified. I looked around for soldiers to bump me off. They did not come that day, the following day and even today. The President has a good sense of judgement."
Shortly after that he was arrested and charged with abuse of office over a 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) where over 500 billion shillings was swindled through fake procurement of goods and services. On being sent to prison, Prof. Bukenya shed tears. With Museveni's support he was later exenorated and cleared of any wrong doing. According to Museveni's methods of work he has achieved his goal by humiliating the anbitious Bukenya with prison while gaining public confidence that he was serious with fighting corruption. Still, Prof. Bukenya CONTINUED to exenorate Museveni from his woes but heeped blame on Mbabazi and company of 'mafias'. In March 2014 while reacting to the ongoing woes for the Mbabazis, Prof. Bukenya wrote a piece to the press titled "What you sow is what you reap" in which he stated thus "I must confess though that my disagreement with Museveni and NRM party of late has never been on the leadership style of the leaders........."
In 2013 Prof Bukenya publicly expressed doubt about the government version of events surrounding his son's demise in a road accident. He claimed that the government had deliberately denied access to the postmortem report ever since. Prof. Bukenya has reluctantly declared his intention to contest for the President and on some occasions has been seen in the company of opposition party activities.
How Museveni can dupe both peasants and Professors is the big question!!! As to how his son Brian Bukenya would have fared in the army when his father would be contesting against Museveni for the Presidency is another puzzle. What befell Brian Bukenya (RIP) is a lesson to any right thinking Ugandan. Imagine a whole Governor Bank of Uganda recently admitted to having been duped by Museveni to release huge sums of cash from public coffers for electioneering in 2011 tat resulted in unprecedented inflation. The Governor vowed never to bow to pressure AGAIN.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
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In 2003 Museveni appointed Prof. Gilbert Bukenya as his Vice President in order to WIN
the support of both the ethnic Baganda and the majority Catholics. The Prof. gained some level of popularity when he embarked on countrywide promotion of upland rice growing. His mobilisation skills and popularity did not go well with some of his top cabinet colleagues. Museveni too got concerned since he had anticipated a ceremonial and dormant Vice President like is currently the case with Edward Ssekandi. Around 2005 reports were ripe that Prof. Bukenya was using the cover of promoting upland rice growing to mobilise for his own future political power base. The unsuspecting Prof. at the time exonerated Museveni but pointed fingers at his cabinet colleagues whom he described as; "Mafias were plotting my down fall". He was referring to the then powerful Amama Mbabazi whom Museveni recently sacked from the positions of Prime Minister and party Secretary General for harboring presidential ambitions too. What the Prof. did not know at the time was that his body guards who were spying on him were not reporting to Mbabazi. Consequently Prof. Bukenya was accused of holding night meetings with top Catholic church leaders, senior army officers and catholics in general. Museveni summoned him for questioning in presence of Amama Mbabazi thus "Who allowed you to meet my commanders at night and speak to them in Luganda?" Prof. Bukenya denied the allegation but confessed to meeting Col Sula Ssemakula arguing that "he (Col. Sula) was only seeking assistance for personal problems." No wonder Col Sula Semakula died in 2005 escaping the wrath of incerceration over the matter but more so his complicity in the NRA atrocities in the Congo. If Prof. Bukenya's son Brian Bukenya had made it to military service, would the Prof. have had first to seek permission from Museveni first in order to talk to him (son) in Luganda language? Earlier in 2004, the then Internal Security Organisation (ISO) chief Brig. Elly Kayanja was linked to Prof Bukenya's alleged plot to assassinate Museveni so that he (Bukenya) as the Vice President could automatically take over. Elly Kayanja had without consulting other sister security agencies deployed squads of ISO operatives in northern Uganda to hunt down the LRA. His squads were attacked by friendly forces leaving some dead before they were ordered to abandon the project. During the same time, a ONE
Pte Godfrey Musisi was intercepted by Museveni's guards when he had got close to where Museveni was while in possession of a loaded pistol during the COMESA summit in Kampala. Musisi had retired from the army but Brig. Kayanja had brought him back and deployed him in ISO. Musisi was initially charged with treason and remanded at Kigo prison before he was convicted six years later for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.Like the proverbial fly that refuses advice and follows the corpse to the grave, Prof. Bukenya did not learn any lessons from those early warnings. In 2009 he consulted Museveni over his son's INTEREST
in joining the army. Museveni gave a green light and Brian Bukenya 26, a Lawyer proceeded for Officer Cadet training. He died in November 2009 in a road accident one month before graduating. All the other five occupants of the accident car survived including the driver who reported himself to the Police two days later. Museveni told mourners that he would investigate to establish if the victims of that accident had been using seat belts. Journalist Simon Kasyate wrote in memory of his friend and old boy Brian Bukenya about when he last met him and had asked about his (Brian) plans; "I am working out something with Mzee, ......... Man we have to shape the future of this country." Of course poor Brian did not know that the future of Uganda was not supposed to be shaped by anybody else other than Museveni and his Son Brig. Muhoozi whom he is breeding to take over from him in future. Did Prof. Bukenya ever imagine why all other NRM top leaders and army officers had not dared to second their sons to the army!!! In 2010 Prof. Bukenya while still the Vice President defied Museveni and contested against Amama Mbabazi for the position of party Secretary General but was rigged out. The following year 2011 Museveni dropped Prof. Bukenya from the position of Vice President. In a subsequent interview ruled out any intention of contesting for the the presidency against Museveni but instead promised 100% support to Museveni thus "He is supper. He has a heart of gold. Some people accused me to him that I was mobilising to overthrow him. He even called me to a meeting with those people. When I left, as human I was terrified. I looked around for soldiers to bump me off. They did not come that day, the following day and even today. The President has a good sense of judgement."
Shortly after that he was arrested and charged with abuse of office over a 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) where over 500 billion shillings was swindled through fake procurement of goods and services. On being sent to prison, Prof. Bukenya shed tears. With Museveni's support he was later exenorated and cleared of any wrong doing. According to Museveni's methods of work he has achieved his goal by humiliating the anbitious Bukenya with prison while gaining public confidence that he was serious with fighting corruption. Still, Prof. Bukenya CONTINUED
to exenorate Museveni from his woes but heeped blame on Mbabazi and company of 'mafias'. In March 2014 while reacting to the ongoing woes for the Mbabazis, Prof. Bukenya wrote a piece to the press titled "What you sow is what you reap" in which he stated thus "I must confess though that my disagreement with Museveni and NRM party of late has never been on the leadership style of the leaders........."In 2013 Prof Bukenya publicly expressed doubt about the government version of events surrounding his son's demise in a road accident. He claimed that the government had deliberately denied access to the postmortem report ever since. Prof. Bukenya has reluctantly declared his intention to contest for the President and on some occasions has been seen in the company of opposition party activities.
How Museveni can dupe both peasants and Professors is the big question!!! As to how his son Brian Bukenya would have fared in the army when his father would be contesting against Museveni for the Presidency is another puzzle. What befell Brian Bukenya (RIP) is a lesson to any right thinking Ugandan. Imagine a whole Governor Bank of Uganda recently admitted to having been duped by Museveni to release huge sums of cash from public coffers for electioneering in 2011 tat resulted in unprecedented inflation. The Governor vowed never to bow to pressure AGAIN
. INFORMATION IS POWER.
Posted by Uganda - A Change of Guards! a
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