What I am writing is not Bible-like or Quran-like truth. It requires serious academic researchers to address it for present and future generations of Ugandans to appreciate our current socio-political situation.

I invite political scientists, political ecologists, anthropologists and environmentalists to get interested in delving further into the various presidential influences on Uganda. One thing is true: Uganda has never had such a political and environmental influence as Tibuhaburwa Museveni.

It is during Museveni’s reign that there has been resurgence of the human energy system called nomadic pastoralistsm. This has been blamed for the spread of the criminal practices of land grabbing everywhere in the country, causing population dispossessions and displacements. It is indeed because of nomadic pastoralism that the numbers of internal refugees have risen supersonically as settled communities lose their land to the nomadic pastoralists – both orthodox and modern.

Many once nomadic people have used political power or their closeness to the people in power ethnically and kin-wise to either grab or deceptively buy land from the deliberately impoverished indigenous communities. Such nomadic pastoralists are now the modern ranch owners, coffee farmers, sugarcane farmers, et cetera. We can say people, who as refugees from elsewhere, roamed the land following their cattle for grass and water have captured the land from the legitimate owners.

They cite the deliberate provision in the 1995 that any Ugandan can settle anywhere in Uganda. They have captured the nationality, sovereignty and citizenship of Uganda and even deceptively bestowed themselves with dual citizenship. This means new refugees from elsewhere, such as those expelled from Tanzania or DRC and ethnically related to power can easily become Ugandans and dominate everything as has recently been happening in Acholi and in government.

Clearly, we need a new sociology, biosociology and behavioral ecology of Uganda to grasp what is going on in every sphere of life during the long reign of President Museveni to the advantage of nomadic pastoralistsm in power and outside power.

So then how exactly has President Tibuhaburwa Museveni been able to rule Uganda for so long?

Deception

President Tibuhaburwa Museveni is highly gifted in the art and science of deception. Although this is a requirement if one wants to be a successful politician, the president excels in its deliberate use to subdue detection that he deliberately uses untruth to rule. Nobody or institution has not tasted his deceptions or untruths. Individuals and institutions have been promised Heaven on Earth, and some have waited for decades for the President to honour  his promises. However, there are also many that have been promised this and that and have actually got it. The promises may be jobs, money, roads, land, et cetera. These are also the ones that have actually enhanced his worship leadership.

Many people and institutions have died or collapsed  cursing the president for promising them air.  In a country, which works deceptions would be enough to cause a president to lose power but not Uganda. Deceptions have been effective in elections too and have actually been institutionalised to ensure that the presidency of Museveni is perpetual whether he is elected or not. Besides, he has enough followers to shout how popular he is every time a presidential election is held.

Meanwhile deception works in the Electoral Commission, which he composes, to produce the results he desires. The results must ensure he is winner.

Jobs

President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has used jobs as a political tool. He has in every part of Uganda particular political families, which he has ensured that if there are any jobs to share with his own ethnic group, then he can resource some workers from those families. Otherwise, he has ensured that jobs, both juicy and unjuicy, are created, preserved and perpetuated in job market purposely to serve his political interests.

• Docility of Ugandans
• Money
• Beautiful Rwandese Women
• Militarism
• Drinks
• Ethnicity
• Cultivation of Fear
• Historical Connection with Anglo-American Axis of power
• Chinese
• Indians

Once you capture Busoga and Buganda you have captured the whole country. Museveni gives Busoga King Nadiope and Mutebi Ush60 million ($16,200) every month. The Rwandese use money, beautiful women, jobs and drinks to capture the natives. They have pumped in a lot of money to maintain a firm grip on Uganda. The money is public money. They ensure all lucrative jobs and opportunities are occupied by themselves at excessive cost. They invest heavily in making laws and in justice, paying legislators highly. They spend a lot on security and minimal  on social services.

As if that is not enough they are exporting our young men and women into slavery and are making trillions, which are not building Uganda but their individual financial empires. If Slavery builds Uganda then Uganda would be a Musevenite paradise, but it has become hell on Earth for the majority of Ugandans.

They encourage festivities, partying, and betting to stupidity the majority of the young people who spend right into the hands of Rwandese. Their women who are good money resources from stupid Ugandans, are now everywhere as wives. All businesses belong to them, even microfinance institutions, which are a great tool in keeping Ugandans poor and even impoverishing them furthermore. Let me write an article to entrench my thoughts.

• A Tell report / By Prof Oweyegha-Afunaduula, a former professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences of the Makerere University, Uganda