Trouble with Uganda: Opposition is so wedded to power that external onslaught finds outfit plagued with internal failures
Despite widespread socio-economic grievances and democratic aspirations among the populace, the political opposition has consistently failed to coalesce into a credible, unified and effective alternative. This persistent weakness is not a historical accident but the deliberate outcome of a multifaceted system designed to perpetuate incumbent power.
Uganda’s January 15 General Election demonstrates that democracy cannot be built through a process designed to prevent it
We argue that elections under the NRM have become empty ceremonies because the system is engineered around three reinforcing mechanisms: digital authoritarianism, which controls the narrative and isolates citizens.
Authoritarianism: Uganda’s quasi-democracy paints a picture of the East Africa nation’s status as a colossal military barrack stilted on steroids
A closed society is where, by design, law and policy people and institutions may or may not intercommunicate and selectively communicate with the outside world. In a closed society, human rights abuses by the State are common, and accountability and transparency are undermined in favour of a deep state run by Mafioso.
Uganda’s popular opposition leader Bobi Wine abducted in pre-dawn military raid, his whereabouts unknown
As of Friday evening, Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, held a commanding lead with nearly 74 per cent of the vote, the electoral commission said. Wine trailed with 23 per cent.
Post-election tension builds in Uganda as Museveni’s main rival, wife are detained in their house by military
Election Day on Thursday was marred by significant technical problems after biometric machines — used to confirm voters’ identities – malfunctioned and ballot papers were undelivered for several hours in many areas.
I risk assassination if I declare an opposition candidate winner of presidential poll, anxious Uganda elections chief says
Simon Byabakama, chairperson of the Electoral Commission, said he had been warned by senior government figures not to declare certain candidates winners, although he did not name those involved. He was reacting to a video circulating widely online in which a presidential aide suggested the commission would never announce opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, as president even if he won the election.
Museveni dynasty: How 40 years of family misrule silenced Ugandans’ voice, stymied hopes of a people
In Uganda power is no longer just what you acquire through election to a political office, say the office of president of Uganda. Power has become inheritance. There is clear evidence that President Tibuhaburwa Yoweri Museveni has demonstrated, not announced, that his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is the one he wants to inherit power from him.
