{UAH} WHY HAS MUSEVENI SURVIVED THIS LONG IN POWER?

 

There are many answers to the above question, but I will point out the strongest reasons to start with in bullet points:

• Museveni came to power at a time when Uganda is 100% divided along political, regional and tribal lines, but most importantly, lack of an original leader with very strong appeal and capable of assembling a divided nation.
• Museveni has managed over the last 30 years to turn every Ugandan who can read and write into a reporter. All these Ugandans who can read and write both inside and outside the country do only one thing, talk and report on what Museveni does on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. He has the ability to create situations that takes away attention from one thing to another. In effect, Museveni has done away with original thinkers particularly in the area of politics.
• The development of the World Wide Web has been one of the greatest blessings Museveni has ever had. Forums such as UAH where members fight with themselves has given Museveni the capability to understand the minds of Ugandans. The most important element of this the forum clearly demonstrates how disorganized Ugandans in the diaspora are. There are like monkeys jumping from one tree branch to another. To make it even better most members of UAH are graduates of the Luweero Triangle War College. As the saying goes: Birds of the same feather flock together". They may pretend to fight, but it is al brotherly and sisterly fight.
• The existence of UNAA is another playground for Museveni. It is one of the greatest assets he has outside. With his money funding the gathering every year, he gets classified reports since 90% of the members are post-graduate students of the Luweero Triangle War College.
• The behavior of the opposition leaders such the one of Besigye, can never be supported by the international community as an alternative to Museveni. That is why it cares less about his imprisonment. And Museveni knows that.
• He has been able to dismantle UPC by incorporating it into NRM leaving Olara Otunnu in the cold. He has effectively exploited the Langi-Acholi divide. With military action starting in the Acholiland as usual, Otunnu may join Besigye in Luzira soon. People like Chris Opoka who supported the takeover of UPC by Olara Otunnu may find themselves on the first flight back to Canada.
• Lack of original leaders in Uganda has given Museveni the ability to turn Uganda into a family business. This is because both UPC and DP lacked leadership from the time Obote was overthrown in 1971. The Moshi gathering and the eventual return of the exiles was to put the final nail on the coffin that took Uganda down giving Museveni a chance to turn Uganda into Rwanda. And that is what Uganda has been since 1986. Rwandans control Uganda and Ugandans are refugees in a country they once called there and hosted Rwandese as refugees. It is now the other way around. Even if Museveni leaves power tomorrow Uganda will no longer be what it was supposed to be when it got independence on October 9th 1962.

We are sold out like a movie ticket.

EM

On the 49^th Parallel          

                 Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy"
                    Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika machafuko"