How Uganda’s long history of political defections undermined ideological pluralism and democracy, went a tad higher under Museveni
There have been many prominent shifts during NRM rule. The most memorable are probably those of Anne Anita Among and Thomas Tayebwa, who were former members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) that crossed to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and rose to become Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament, respectively
Wrinkles of Struggle: How Uganda’s perennial president has spent 20 years persecuting never-say-die ally-turned-foe Kizza Besigye
Kizza Besigye’s path was once intertwined with Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s after joining the National Resistance Army (NRA) in the 1980s, ostensibly to fight against dictatorship. But disillusionment soon followed.
Gun legacy: How President Museveni thrives on political violence that’s turned Uganda into huge assassination theatre
The normalisation of violence erodes trust in institutions, inviting international scrutiny while emboldening repression.
People’s president Bobi Wine’s ‘War for Freedom’ slogan rattles President Museveni’s as enthusiastic voters ‘sing redemptions songs’
National Resistance Movement and National Resistance Army (NRM/NRA) rebellion, often sold as a liberation for Uganda, has left many questioning its promises, fuelling a belief that the country’s journey remains unfinished.
Refugees created avenues for Uganda top brass to steal donor funds, now the exiles face extreme resentment
The refugees have had access to public services, jobs, opportunities almost more readily than the indigenous people. I don’t know how much money the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has been spending on each Ugandan to survive. However, for refugees, the government says it has been spending $16 on each one of them every month.
Understanding why Uganda’s political dinosaur Museveni is whining as Bobi Wine drains country’s moral and economic swamp
Bobi Wine’s rise as a populist leader in the 21st century has, of course, been catalysed by his viral political, effective social media presence and crowd dynamics, heavily driven by young people. Most of these are in their 20s and 30s, who have grown under and seen only President Tibuhaburwa Museveni.
AI-generated crowds may be Satan’s tool of deception Museveni needed to wow voters in January 25 presidential election
Currently, the narrative is that only President Tibuhaburwa Museveni can ensure peace and security of the country and ensure further development, transformation and progress of the country. Accordingly many political parties seem to have agreed to the narrative and struck alliances with the NRM, not realising that President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has never abandoned his determination to erase political parties
Why industrialisation remains President Museveni’s figment of imagination in intellectually depraved Uganda
An industry is a self-sustaining ecosystem of factories, which feed into and originate from each other, mutually reinforcing each other and continually achieving high levels of integration with each other.
Uganda’s ritualistic coronation and Gun Power: How soldiers elect Museveni and Electoral Commission endorses decision
President Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s personalist party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has served since 1986 more to stupefy Ugandans into believing that they are participating in the politics of the country, yet its role has emerged to be legitimising presidential power at the expense of genuine power.
Some ODM and Luo leaders claim to have spoken with Raila Odinga by phone long after he’d died
No one should waste our time claiming that we should wait until 2027 to decide how to vote, especially in the presidential race. Waziri Mbadi, let us be honest with the Luo community and with ODM that we cannot produce a viable presidential candidate in 2027.
