WHY THE ALGERIAN AND SUDANESE SITUATION CANT APPLY IN MUSEVENI'S UGANDA
CHANGE OF GUARDS - In both Algeria and Sudan, the ousted Presidents had not served longer than Uganda's Museveni (33 years). While they had promised not to seek another term, Museveni has ammended the Constitution to remover both term and age limit. Just recently he was declared a sole candidate for the 2021 elections. Opposition in Uganda is focusing on defeating him at the polls in 2021 while at the same time fiercely fighting whoever is against Museveni's appearance on the ballot paper at the next polls.
2. In the case of Algeria and Sudan, the grievances of the protesters evolved around economic hardships - precisely, the skyrocketing price of bread in Sudan. In Uganda, Museveni's regime thrives on endemic corruption, outright theft of public resources, nepotism and gross abuse of human rights.
3. In Sudan and Algeria, protests are by all sections of society - the elderly, the youth, the women, students, the elites, professionals etc. In Uganda, protests are associated with some leaders of the oppositions and the unemployed and mainly semi illiterate urban youths popularity referred to as hooligans and lumpens (Bayaye).
4. In Sudan we saw both Arabs and dark skinned Nubians protesting against an Arab President, Gen. Bashir. In Uganda, there are some whole ethnic communities that can't dare express any form of dissent against Museveni or else they risk being labelled insane. For such groups, all is fine with Museveni's 33 years hold on power.
5. In Sudan and Aligeria, the ousted Presidents had acknowledged that the protesters had a genuine concern before pledging not to seek another term. In Uganda, protesters are branded terrorists, economic saboteurs and agents of western imperialism.
6. In both Aligeria and Sudan, security forces exercised restraint and observance of human rights in dealing with protesters. In Uganda, protests are illegal, regime officials often warn of bloody confrontation before brutality arresting, maiming, dispersing, killing and detaining without trial on terrorism and treasonous charges.
7. In Aligeria and Sudan, security forces and the army in particular does not take sides. In Uganda most security officers crave to be seen inflicting collateral damage on protesters and are rewarded handsomely. Any security officer suspected of sympathising with protesters is accused of being subversive.
8. In all the north African countries where protests have successfully caused regime changes, the protesters are Arabs and Muslims. If President Trump was right on Ugandans being cowards, then black African and non Muslims are naturally cowards.
9. In north Africa and now Sudan, protesting citizens pushed the security forces to not only unseat sitting Presidents but their Commanders-In-Chief but to also overthrow the entire system and create a new political dispensation. In Zimbabwe and Congo, it was simply a cover-up and a mere change of guards. In Uganda, security forces instead push the opposition and the citizens into submission.
10. Save for Libya's Gadafi, the other Presidents ousted by popular mass protests/uprisings had not created personal elite armed units on top of privatization of the security forces. In Uganda, Museveni has built a strong elite personal force, the SFC predominantly composed of his ethnic Hima under the command of his son. It is this SFC that has taken the lead in suppressing political dissent. Its sole mandate is it to ensure that Museveni remains in power until he hands over to his son.
11. Both Aligeria's Botaflika and Sudan's Bashir were not as worse as Uganda's Museveni. Therefore, in Uganda's case what is required is a complete flashing of Musevenism down the t.....
How I wish God could bring Ebola to wipe out some of these so-called Ugandan elites.
However, where there is a will, there is a way.
INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM
2. In the case of Algeria and Sudan, the grievances of the protesters evolved around economic hardships - precisely, the skyrocketing price of bread in Sudan. In Uganda, Museveni's regime thrives on endemic corruption, outright theft of public resources, nepotism and gross abuse of human rights.
3. In Sudan and Algeria, protests are by all sections of society - the elderly, the youth, the women, students, the elites, professionals etc. In Uganda, protests are associated with some leaders of the oppositions and the unemployed and mainly semi illiterate urban youths popularity referred to as hooligans and lumpens (Bayaye).
4. In Sudan we saw both Arabs and dark skinned Nubians protesting against an Arab President, Gen. Bashir. In Uganda, there are some whole ethnic communities that can't dare express any form of dissent against Museveni or else they risk being labelled insane. For such groups, all is fine with Museveni's 33 years hold on power.
5. In Sudan and Aligeria, the ousted Presidents had acknowledged that the protesters had a genuine concern before pledging not to seek another term. In Uganda, protesters are branded terrorists, economic saboteurs and agents of western imperialism.
6. In both Aligeria and Sudan, security forces exercised restraint and observance of human rights in dealing with protesters. In Uganda, protests are illegal, regime officials often warn of bloody confrontation before brutality arresting, maiming, dispersing, killing and detaining without trial on terrorism and treasonous charges.
7. In Aligeria and Sudan, security forces and the army in particular does not take sides. In Uganda most security officers crave to be seen inflicting collateral damage on protesters and are rewarded handsomely. Any security officer suspected of sympathising with protesters is accused of being subversive.
8. In all the north African countries where protests have successfully caused regime changes, the protesters are Arabs and Muslims. If President Trump was right on Ugandans being cowards, then black African and non Muslims are naturally cowards.
9. In north Africa and now Sudan, protesting citizens pushed the security forces to not only unseat sitting Presidents but their Commanders-In-Chief but to also overthrow the entire system and create a new political dispensation. In Zimbabwe and Congo, it was simply a cover-up and a mere change of guards. In Uganda, security forces instead push the opposition and the citizens into submission.
10. Save for Libya's Gadafi, the other Presidents ousted by popular mass protests/uprisings had not created personal elite armed units on top of privatization of the security forces. In Uganda, Museveni has built a strong elite personal force, the SFC predominantly composed of his ethnic Hima under the command of his son. It is this SFC that has taken the lead in suppressing political dissent. Its sole mandate is it to ensure that Museveni remains in power until he hands over to his son.
11. Both Aligeria's Botaflika and Sudan's Bashir were not as worse as Uganda's Museveni. Therefore, in Uganda's case what is required is a complete flashing of Musevenism down the t.....
How I wish God could bring Ebola to wipe out some of these so-called Ugandan elites.
However, where there is a will, there is a way.
INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM
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