{UAH} Is Kizza Besigye making a fool of himself?

By John C. Ssentongo

Some people ask; why is Kizza Besigye making a fun of himself?
The truth of the matter is – he is not.

The Forum for Democratic Change leaders and supporters have made it very clear - they won the February 18, 2016 presidential election. That is what is imprinted in their minds whether you want it or not.
FDC could have scored dismally when it came to getting seats in the 10th August House. And NRM people are always more than ready to remind them that the majority in the House means the victory was truly theirs.

However, FDC party has assured its supporters that Besigye indeed won the presidential election.
The events before and after the elections day, put doubt in the minds of voters, including NRM supporters, that we were headed for a free and fair election.
Besigye was under house arrest for a number of weeks, and as a matter of fact, he has not freedom to move as he so wishes around the country.

However everywhere Besigye goes, he is greeted by mammoth crowds who shower him with gifts.
This has made the doctor believe he is the more popular man than even the incumbent.
The FDC leader knows Museveni buys patronage, but, for him, the poor masses have been contributing to his campaign.

With all that in mind, Besigye does not believe Badru Kiggundu announced the right results. That is why he has convinced his forces that the election was stolen. And everything they do is to prove to whoever wants to hear them out that the regime in Kampala is illegitimate.
But even without the manner in which he is being treated, before the electioneering process began, Besigye didn't believe in the fairness of the elections.
He chose the path called 'defiance'. And he has been consistent.

The supporters of FDC are now holding on the hope that Besigye can be sworn in president. The party has asked for an independent audit for results. The government and the Electoral Commission look disinterested and life is moving on.
Now that Kizza Besigye's supporters are planning to "swear" him in on the exact day Museveni will be in Kololo for a similar event, there are voices saying, the FDC people must be deluded.

Of course, it is impossible to swear in another president. Besigye knows that more than anyone else in his party.
And what he is actually trying to do is what he called "defiance" on the day of his nomination by the EC.
By defiance, Besigye keeps the spirit of his supporters alive, believing that one day, something will happen to change the odds.

The supporters of Besigye borrow a lot from supporters of the English club Arsenal, who every year believe they would win the English premier league or champions league without doing the necessary.

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H.OGWAPITI
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"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that  we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic  and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
---Theodore Roosevelt

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