{UAH} IF MUSEVENI'S FRIENDLY MATCH IS BLOODY, WHAT ABOUT THE 2021 TOURNAMENT !!!!

IF MUSEVENI'S FRIENDLY MATCH IS BLOODY, WHAT ABOUT THE 2021 TOURNAMENT !!!!

CHANGE OF GUARDS - Museveni's ongoing internal party selection for the parliamentary flag bearers is, as usual, marred by violence, bribery and intimidation. The violence has recorded killings, maiming, kidnapping and destruction of property. Huge voter bribery and intimidation is a demonstration of who is in control of the economic might and closeness to the power centre. These irregularities are more pronounced in areas that the Museveni regime has always afforded preferential political and economic treatment. The closer a contestant is to the power centre, the greater the level of bribery, violence and intimidation. Museveni made it worse when he assumed the powers of his Electoral Commission by arbitrarily announcing a change in the voting procedures. Having secured a sole candidacy for himself, what transpires in other arenas does not bother him much at all. 

However, these irregularities are not new and they were highly expected and it has now become the norm. Ugandans are not surprised with what is happening in this friendly match and they expect a more bloodier situation in the 2021 tournament. Here below, we reproduce our 2015 piece on a similar situation. 

https://changeofguards.blogspot.com/2015/10/museveni-is-behind-violent-regime-party.html

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

MUSEVENI IS BEHIND THE VIOLENT REGIME PARTY PRINARIES

Uganda's military dictator Gen. Museveni has always claimed that his 29 years hold on power is backed by the mandate of the people of Uganda through regular electoral processes. All the past elections in which gen. Museveni has been the winner have all been marred by violence orchestrated by his regime cadres (personalised Army, Police, intelligence services, and regime militias.

  
Courts of law, local and international human rights organisations, civil society, religious institutions and the international community in general have repeatedly highlighted and condemned the systematic trend of state inspired violence. However, Gen. Museveni has consistently and without shame blamed the opposition for propagating violence, He has branded them all sorts of demonic labels; from terrorists, economic saboteurs to disgruntled and confused elements.

Within his regime party, he has declared himself the sole presidential candidate for the 2016 general elections. He sacked his regime Secretary General and Prime Minister, A mama Mbabazi accusing him of incompetence yet the reason behind the sacking was that the later was harboring intentions of running for the presidency. Mbabazi has since then declared intentions to contest for the presidency on an independent ticket. Save for Gen. Museveni, any other member of the regime party intending to vie for any elective office must go through the process of party primaries. The regime party primaries have been marred by killings, kidnaps, maiming, bribery, ballot printing and stuffing, destruction of property including torching of houses etc..

The regime security forces (army, police and intelligence services) have been invasion lived in openly siding with some aspirants. Museveni's invisible hand is in the covert role of the district regime leaders like RDCs and DISOs in orchestrating all that violence in their efforts to isolate suspected Mbabazi sympathisers. Because the regime is fused with the state and more so the violence is sanctioned by Museveni, the law enforcement agencies have not had anyone brought to book; not even condemning the nationwide violence. The police has not been using arrests, beatings, or use of teargas as is always the case when dealing with the opposition.

The other cause of violence and irregularities is the scheme to weed out old guards in the regime's political wing since he is done with the military wing. Actually, it doesn't matter even if all the so called regime historical heavy weights defected to the opposition, his regime will still sail through since he is in control of the army. It is a fact that those who will be elected in the party primaries will be the ones that the regime will facilitate to win in the general elections next year; the likes of Musician Raga Dee are the perfect cadres of tomorrow.

Generally, the nationwide violence and irregularities that has characterized the regime party primaries is a clear testimony of who has been behind all the violence and irregularities during the past electoral processes and other opposition political activities. Museveni has not been bothered by the ongoing chaos within his party because he is the beneficiary but more so he is no longer pretending to seek legitimacy through electoral process but is concentrating on consolidating the personal loyalty of his traditional power base - the security forces.

To him the violence sends a clear message to the opposition that they should expect the worst in 2016. Since this is the same regime that is organising the 2016 general elections in which the so called opposition will take place, the big question is: what will be the level of violence and rigging during the 2016??? Which regional, continental, or world body can Ugandans appeal to so that they in turn prevail over Museveni and his regime to excuse themselves from organising the 2016 general elections; or else Ugandans have the mandate to determine their destiny. What more evidence is required in support of such a petition??

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Rehema
Patriot in Kampala,East Africa:Assalamu Alaikum

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