UGANDA: Foreign intervention is the game changer in Uganda

FOREIGN INTERVENTION IS THE GAME CHANGER IN UGANDA

"It is important that external players refrain from interfering with the internal affairs of other countries. Interfering with the internal affairs of other countries is morally and practically wrong. Morally wrong, because the question is what kind of intelligence do you have to think that you can understand the problem in my house better than we the occupants? If we have a problem in our house, we, the occupants will solve it. It is also practically wrong because outsiders cannot have enough information about a foreign situation. They are most likely going to make mistakes. If there is any problem in Uganda, I will surely handle it better than the outsider."

Museveni's State of Security address last weekend.

Uganda's military dictator is panicking over the current international community's focus on his autocracy. All along he had thrived on hoodwinking the world that all was fine in Uganda and that he was the Messiah who had rescued the country from bad leadership. However, what is most disappointing is that the pro-change advocates have not been aggressive enough to highlight the plight of oppressed Ugandans. The other day we saw the FDC External Envoy for North America announcing his resigination. Resigning from what!!! We have repeatedly highlighted this in our previous articles and here below we reproduce just two such pieces.

Change of Guards
Thursday, 25 February 2016 at 10:31

WHAT CAN THE BAZUNGU DO TO MUSEVENI?
Bazungu is a term used by Ugandans to refer to Europeans or Whites in general. During the just concluded Presidential elections campaigns, at a rally in Bushenyi Museveni told residents that Gen. Ssejusa had ran to London where he had accused him of autocracy before he posed the question thus:
"...... What can those Bazungu do to me?"

Throughout his bush war and during the initial years after taking over power, Museveni often attacked the Bazungu accusing them of being responsible for Uganda and Africa's problems. They were called all sorts of names ranging from capitalists, imperialists, neo-colonialists, exploiters etc and the collective Kiswahili word was Babepari/Babeberu. He allied with the Eastern block, Libya, Cuba and adopted their political and economic policies. With the end of the cold war era, Museveni shifted goal posts and adopted capitalist economic policies though he often claims that they were imposed on him. Ever since his dictatorial tendencies became an open secret, he has been at logger heads with the west over their criticism of his autocracy. He has made no secret of his preference for allying with the East (Russia, China, North Korea) - he has repeatedly publicly stated that;
".......... they don't interfere in the internal affairs of other countries."

When NATO came to the aid of the Libyan people against dictator Gaddafi, Museveni condemned the West and vowed to aggressively resist the west. Like any other African dictator, he too had all along thought that they would continue to suppress internal political dissent as the world looked on basing on the universal principle of noninterference in the internal affairs of other countries. Since then he openly switched to the East and indeed together with the repressive regime of Egypt, it's facilitating the capacity building of his coercive machinery. Coupled by the ICC's targeting of African despots, he adopted his much cherished slogan of 'African solutions for African problems' while advocating for African countries to pull out of the ICC. It's for the same reasons that some regional election observer groups have endorsed his reelection as having been a free and fair exercise.

USA presidential aspirant, Donald Triumph has vowed to send Museveni to prison once he wins the presidency. During the recent live presidential debate, Museveni criticised the USA for masquerading as lecturers on global peace and security before tormenting them over the 9/11 terror attack on New York. On 6th January, at a function in Fort Portal he accused the West of being responsible for the fall in the price of tea because of what he described as their inteference in Arab North Africa and the Middle East. Both the EU and Commonwealth Election Observer Missions have discredited the electoral process as a sham. Museveni has reacted by arguing that "those Europeans don't understand the local political dynamics."

The USA has repeatedly intervened in the ongoing repression against the opposition and Museveni must be in constant telephone contact with Russia's Putin. The level of repression is expected to reach unimaginable proportions once the foreign election observers and the foreign media leaves the country. Indeed, the Bazungu cannot do anything to him because it is him and not Uganda who is their strategic regional ally in the fight against global terrorism.

INFORMATION IS POWER
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Change of Guards Blog | December 29, 2017

NOW IS THE TIME FOR UGANDAN EXILES TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED

There is a general misconception that Museveni’s 32 years reign ended exile of Ugandans that had characterized the past regimes. While the numbers may have drastically reduced, it is a fact that there are Ugandans in exile all over the world owing to well founded fears of persecution by the Museveni regime. Some were persecuted into exile while others fled and continue to flee potential persecution.
By comparison, unlike communities from some of its neighbouring countries, by nature Ugandans can persist under any form of political persecution.

While a few elites and deserting soldiers fled into exile during the Iddi Amin regime, the majority of Ugandans remained in the country and braved the atrocities of the same regime. That situation was almost the same during the Obote II regime save for a few former soldiers, former Iddi Amin regime henchmen and the persecuted people of West Nile who had taken refuge in Congo and Sudan.

It is for the same reasons that throughout the over two decades of the northern Uganda insurgency, no Ugandans fled to any neighboring country to seek refuge save for the small numbers that fled with Commander Alice Lakwena to Kenya after they were defeated around Jinja on the way to the capital, Kampala. In northern Uganda, despite the war atrocities from both the insurgents and the government troops, it is the government that forcefully forced local residents into Internally Displaced Peoples’ Camps (IDPs).

If the northern Uganda insurgency had taken place in Congo, almost half of the entire population would have fled the country. The so-called Congo based ADF rebel group is comprised of Ugandans of sound mind who fled and continue to flee the country owing to well founded fear of persecution. The much-cherished Ugandans in the diaspora whose remittances are sustaining the economy, is also comprised of exiles and economic refugees. While the latter has overshadowed the former category, Ugandan exiles exist and are scattered all over the world including neighboring countries waiting for Musevenism to leave power and they return home in safety and dignity. It is the Ugandan exiles who are a target of Museveni’s foreign/external spy apparatus, External Security Organization (ESO).

The Museveni regime often enjoys a successful occasional luring back home of such individual exiles.
Like all other political exiles, Ugandan exiles have also always been fearful of Museveni’s spies. They have always been quick to brand some fresh exiles as Museveni spies and to some extent there is some truth in the assertion. However, the positive part of such paranoia is the implication that at least there is some positive mischief they are involved in hence the suspicion. Now Ugandans want to see whatever mischief that has over the years been plotted by exiles turned into reality.

“There is a time for everything; a time to sow and a time to harvest.” Ugandan exiles have been visibly active on social media and they have done a commendable job. Some of them have organized petitions and peaceful protest matches in their respective host countries. I strongly believe there are other covert activities they contribute to in furtherance of the struggle for change in Uganda.

Last week, dictator Museveni once again tampered with the constitution by scrapping the presidential age limit thus declaring a life presidency. Fellow countrymen and women in exile, as you are aware Ugandans inside the country are held hostage and under immense repression. Our freedom to express displeasure by way of protests is brutally curtailed. We are greatly banking on you to turn our sombre mood and whispers into loud voices that can be heard far and wide.

Our request therefore, is for you to organize petitions and peaceful protest marches in your respective host capitals to highlight Museveni’s madness. Of Couse, we are fully aware that protests won’t be tolerated in the North Korea like countries but for those residing in civilized nations please give it a try. You successfully made it during the Gay Rights protests and other protests and you can make it happen again.

Best wishes in your endeavors.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
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We need to aggressively sustain the engagement with these external stakeholders. The ongoing Bobi Wine instigated international focus will soon die out and we return to our usual blackout as Museveni intensifies his repression.

INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM