{UAH} WHY THE MUSEVENI REGIME CELEBRATED BESIGYE'SNOMINATION
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WHY THE MUSEVENI REGIME CELEBRATED BESIGYE'SNOMINATION
Uganda's main opposition party leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye's nomination has offered a sigh of relief to the military regime. He was nominated as the FDC flag bearer in the February 2016 general elections. He is a three time Presidential contestant against dictator Museveni. There is no doubt, in all the rounds Dr. Besigye was rigged out before and during the polling exercise as confirmed by Courts of Law. Following the violent general elections of February 2011, Dr. Besigye vowed never to participate in an electoral process where Museveni 'is both a contestant and the refree'. Instead, he embarked on mobilising the masses in demonstration against poor service delivery and economic hardships. The military dictatorship reacted by unleashing its ruthless security machinery that brutally suppressed the Besigye ledACTIVISM
. The brutality was so grave that some Ugandans lost their lives, were maimed, detained, tortured, while others fled into exile. Dr. Besigye almost lost his life at the hands of the regime's security machinery.
Dr. Besigye did not relent; instead he went ahead mobilisation of Ugandans with a clear message urging Ugandans to reclaim their country. He spearheaded the formation of the proposed electoral reforms under the Citizens Compact for Electoral reforms. To the regime, the proposed reforms amounted to treason and instead all efforts to popularise it were met with maximum brutality. The regime rubbished all such proposals prompting Dr. Besigye to coin the "No Electoral Reforms, No Elections" stand. This resolution sent the regime into panic fearing that the opposition strongman intended to mobilise the masses for mass action as had been the case with several African states. Dr. Besiggye was since then subjected to 24/7 security surveillance, nasty harassment characterised by brutal arrest, detentions, curtailing of freedom of assembly and movement etc.
When he announced his intention to run for the presidency, the military regime felt some kind of relief hoping that his candidature would compromise the the strong push for the "No Electoral Reforms, no Elections". Further relief was registered when A mama Mbabazi came on board and the subsequent opposition efforts to field a joint Presidential Candidate in the hope that this would make Dr. Besigye abandon the electoral reforms agenda. On 4th November, 2016 when Dr. Besigye was nominated for the Feb 2016 general elections, it was the military regime cohorts who jubilated more than did the members of FDC and opposition in general. They knew that the much feared "No Electoral Reforms, No Elections" agenda had been hurried. However, these jubilations were shot lived when Dr. Besigye pulled mammoth crouds ever witnessed in Kampala but more so his declaration that he was in the race "by defiance and not compliance". The regime panicked thinking that he would straight away lead his mammoth crouds into storming regime establishments straight away. Going by the enthusiasm and emotions demonstrated by ordinary Ugandans on thàt occasion, it is evident that his message wasWELCOMED by the majority. This time round what the regime usually called 'Besigye hooligans never graced the occasion since there was no any acts of lawlessness; its the regime security operatives who had all along been orchestrating violence - shame on you!! The huge crowds behind Dr. Besigye were the real so called 'Crime Preventers' because there was no crime at all throughout the occasion.
If indeed, Dr. Besigye means what he says, then the regime's jubilation was misguided as they need to explore their only remaining option ; the use of security forces to remain in power. That is why since that time, Museveni is behaving like a wounded lion. However, the main issue is the organization of such mass action as earlier cautioned by Gen. Muntu that without proper organisation, mass action will be neutralised by the regime with dire consequences. For now, mass action is what Museveni fears most and not participation in sham electoral process.
Otherwise, we hope for the best.
. The brutality was so grave that some Ugandans lost their lives, were maimed, detained, tortured, while others fled into exile. Dr. Besigye almost lost his life at the hands of the regime's security machinery.Dr. Besigye did not relent; instead he went ahead mobilisation of Ugandans with a clear message urging Ugandans to reclaim their country. He spearheaded the formation of the proposed electoral reforms under the Citizens Compact for Electoral reforms. To the regime, the proposed reforms amounted to treason and instead all efforts to popularise it were met with maximum brutality. The regime rubbished all such proposals prompting Dr. Besigye to coin the "No Electoral Reforms, No Elections" stand. This resolution sent the regime into panic fearing that the opposition strongman intended to mobilise the masses for mass action as had been the case with several African states. Dr. Besiggye was since then subjected to 24/7 security surveillance, nasty harassment characterised by brutal arrest, detentions, curtailing of freedom of assembly and movement etc.
When he announced his intention to run for the presidency, the military regime felt some kind of relief hoping that his candidature would compromise the the strong push for the "No Electoral Reforms, no Elections". Further relief was registered when A mama Mbabazi came on board and the subsequent opposition efforts to field a joint Presidential Candidate in the hope that this would make Dr. Besigye abandon the electoral reforms agenda. On 4th November, 2016 when Dr. Besigye was nominated for the Feb 2016 general elections, it was the military regime cohorts who jubilated more than did the members of FDC and opposition in general. They knew that the much feared "No Electoral Reforms, No Elections" agenda had been hurried. However, these jubilations were shot lived when Dr. Besigye pulled mammoth crouds ever witnessed in Kampala but more so his declaration that he was in the race "by defiance and not compliance". The regime panicked thinking that he would straight away lead his mammoth crouds into storming regime establishments straight away. Going by the enthusiasm and emotions demonstrated by ordinary Ugandans on thàt occasion, it is evident that his message wasWELCOMED
by the majority. This time round what the regime usually called 'Besigye hooligans never graced the occasion since there was no any acts of lawlessness; its the regime security operatives who had all along been orchestrating violence - shame on you!! The huge crowds behind Dr. Besigye were the real so called 'Crime Preventers' because there was no crime at all throughout the occasion.If indeed, Dr. Besigye means what he says, then the regime's jubilation was misguided as they need to explore their only remaining option ; the use of security forces to remain in power. That is why since that time, Museveni is behaving like a wounded lion. However, the main issue is the organization of such mass action as earlier cautioned by Gen. Muntu that without proper organisation, mass action will be neutralised by the regime with dire consequences. For now, mass action is what Museveni fears most and not participation in sham electoral process.
Otherwise, we hope for the best.
Viele GruBe
Robukui
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