{UAH} Why FDC fielded a presidential candidate when in fact they did not believe that M7 cannot be defeated through the ballot box?
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Why FDC fielded a presidential candidate when in fact they did not or do not believe that Museveni cannot be defeated through the ballot box?
1. Mwene Bikeira
That 3 months period is the only time a political party can do anything with the people outside their headquarter fence....so they FDC and whoever must maximise it....
But even this limited period...People like Besigye will be coming from either jail or court to catch up with a guy who campaigns using the treasury everyday of his tenure as President....
It's like asking people with limited options on why they keep going to Mulago yet more people die from going there.
Actually most of the now politically aware people are product of this painfully constipated but only available avenue....
If not for the boldness of Besigye for the last 20 years....
We would be at where he started in 2001 by this 2021......there would never have been any Kyagulanyi....if Besigye had complied like Tinyefuza and say left the army last year.....or we had to wait for the David Muhoozi's to fall out with the system...
When the time was ripe....its him that stood...unfortunately or fortunately he still seems to be the one standing as NUP seems to be getting rapid rigor mortis..
2. Twesigye Lawrence
Dr KB has answered this question hundred times, it's just that people decide not to understand it. This is the period m7 allows opposition to reach out to people even with big hurdles along the way unless you want KB to be violent and use guns like museveni did. It's also the same reason FDC participated in the last election with a candidate
3. Ategeka Joshua Bwomeezi Ateenyi
During elections restrictions on freedom of movement, gathering etc are eased by mr. Museveni's state. The FDC, therefore exploit that opportunity by fielding a presidential candidate who leads the FDC team in creating and spreading awareness for mass action. Such a rare chance would otherwise be lost if the FDC sat mute at Najjanankumbi without a presidential candidate. Dr. Besigye discovered the ills in mr. Museveni's elections by participating in them 4 times. I'm, therefore totaly sure anybody else will discover the same ugly truth when they participate in the same elections.
4. Moses Khisa
In all previous elections, every party that wanted to field a candidate did so. How then do NUPs claim that FDC has the right to field an opposition candidate and when it's others doing it then it's a problem? Recall that in 2016 a faction of DP went with JPAM and another went with Besigye.
In hindsight, FDC were right to insist that KB shouldn't drop out of the 2016 race in favor of JPAM. Both ran and the people decided. In 2021 their man stepped aside, and what was the outcome? Actually, with hindsight, both Bobi and KB should have ran in 2021. Opposition forces today are far more scattered and weakened than ever before. Where is Brother Bobi leading the front against the ruler? It's almost a year since elections were stolen: what has NUP as the main opposition party done to carry forward resistance against Museveni's rule? Is it because of KB? Did he/FDC stop Bobi/NUP from starting an initiative?
Last, I find it utterly laughable when people demand that KB should fall behind Bobi or that he should retire. Really? In 2014 I wrote in my then column in The Observer arguing KB to hang his boots. I was wrong! You just have to know how many times Kibaki stood in Kenya, Tshisekedi in Congo, Raila in Kenya, Hichilema in Zambia.
There was a time in 2015, as a poor PhD candidate, I got locked in late night meetings on how the forces of change would best harness their resources. I've never been a member of FDC but have previously extended a helping hand in different ways.
Perhaps some of you have not followed closely, but this question has been debated countless times, and Dr. Besigye has offered his perspective. Boycotting an election is politically suicidal. Actually, in 2016, Dr. Besigye was adamant he was not going to run again. I happened to have been involved in some closed door discussions on this issue, not as a partisan but as a member of a think tank trying to contribute to the cause of democracy in our country. The details of those discussions, including with JPAM, will hopefully sometime in the future come out fully. Just for another perspective on this, you may engage my colleague Mr. Mwambutsya Ndebesa of Makerere.
Meanwhile, Bobi Wine's fans and followers say a lot of nice and friendly things to anyone who dare say anything remotely critical of their man.
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-- 1. Mwene Bikeira
That 3 months period is the only time a political party can do anything with the people outside their headquarter fence....so they FDC and whoever must maximise it....
But even this limited period...People like Besigye will be coming from either jail or court to catch up with a guy who campaigns using the treasury everyday of his tenure as President....
It's like asking people with limited options on why they keep going to Mulago yet more people die from going there.
Actually most of the now politically aware people are product of this painfully constipated but only available avenue....
If not for the boldness of Besigye for the last 20 years....
We would be at where he started in 2001 by this 2021......there would never have been any Kyagulanyi....if Besigye had complied like Tinyefuza and say left the army last year.....or we had to wait for the David Muhoozi's to fall out with the system...
When the time was ripe....its him that stood...unfortunately or fortunately he still seems to be the one standing as NUP seems to be getting rapid rigor mortis..
2. Twesigye Lawrence
Dr KB has answered this question hundred times, it's just that people decide not to understand it. This is the period m7 allows opposition to reach out to people even with big hurdles along the way unless you want KB to be violent and use guns like museveni did. It's also the same reason FDC participated in the last election with a candidate
3. Ategeka Joshua Bwomeezi Ateenyi
During elections restrictions on freedom of movement, gathering etc are eased by mr. Museveni's state. The FDC, therefore exploit that opportunity by fielding a presidential candidate who leads the FDC team in creating and spreading awareness for mass action. Such a rare chance would otherwise be lost if the FDC sat mute at Najjanankumbi without a presidential candidate. Dr. Besigye discovered the ills in mr. Museveni's elections by participating in them 4 times. I'm, therefore totaly sure anybody else will discover the same ugly truth when they participate in the same elections.
4. Moses Khisa
In all previous elections, every party that wanted to field a candidate did so. How then do NUPs claim that FDC has the right to field an opposition candidate and when it's others doing it then it's a problem? Recall that in 2016 a faction of DP went with JPAM and another went with Besigye.
In hindsight, FDC were right to insist that KB shouldn't drop out of the 2016 race in favor of JPAM. Both ran and the people decided. In 2021 their man stepped aside, and what was the outcome? Actually, with hindsight, both Bobi and KB should have ran in 2021. Opposition forces today are far more scattered and weakened than ever before. Where is Brother Bobi leading the front against the ruler? It's almost a year since elections were stolen: what has NUP as the main opposition party done to carry forward resistance against Museveni's rule? Is it because of KB? Did he/FDC stop Bobi/NUP from starting an initiative?
Last, I find it utterly laughable when people demand that KB should fall behind Bobi or that he should retire. Really? In 2014 I wrote in my then column in The Observer arguing KB to hang his boots. I was wrong! You just have to know how many times Kibaki stood in Kenya, Tshisekedi in Congo, Raila in Kenya, Hichilema in Zambia.
There was a time in 2015, as a poor PhD candidate, I got locked in late night meetings on how the forces of change would best harness their resources. I've never been a member of FDC but have previously extended a helping hand in different ways.
Perhaps some of you have not followed closely, but this question has been debated countless times, and Dr. Besigye has offered his perspective. Boycotting an election is politically suicidal. Actually, in 2016, Dr. Besigye was adamant he was not going to run again. I happened to have been involved in some closed door discussions on this issue, not as a partisan but as a member of a think tank trying to contribute to the cause of democracy in our country. The details of those discussions, including with JPAM, will hopefully sometime in the future come out fully. Just for another perspective on this, you may engage my colleague Mr. Mwambutsya Ndebesa of Makerere.
Meanwhile, Bobi Wine's fans and followers say a lot of nice and friendly things to anyone who dare say anything remotely critical of their man.
"When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives"
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