UGANDA: NSC briefs Museveni on opposition political activism

NSC BRIEFS MUSEVENI ON OPPOSITION POLITICAL ACTIVISM
(Warning: this is satire)

"CONFIDENTIAL"

FROM: C/MAN NSC

TO: HEX the President

INFO: 1. CDF
2. D/IGP
3. DG/ISO
4. DG/ESO
5. CMI
6. COMM. PRISONS
7. DPP
8. MOS

DATE: 15/05/2019

SUBJ: EVALUATION OF
OPPOSITION
ALLIANCES

In accordance with your directive, the National Security Council (NSC) was urgently convened on the 9th May. 2019. It evaluated the security situation with regard to the above mentioned subject matter.

Please, here below may you find the following findings and recommendations:

1. FINDINGS
(a). The DP Block that was launched in March has suffered a stillbirth. It had hoped to tap into Bobi Wine's People Power and Gen. Muntu's NTA but only to be dumped at the last minute. It is not yet clear as to Mao's next move but he is still a force to recon with owing to the Acholi factor. The historically DP Catholic top has been thrown into confusion.

(b). Bobi Wine - Besigye alliance has created some excitement within extremist opposition circles. There is renewed zeal for an uprising amongst the general public and more especially the urban unemployed youth. Dr. Besigye's countrywide mobilisation efforts are gaining momentum. It is a fact that Bobi Wine is abandoning the 2021 election agenda and the joint activities of the two politicians may cause mayhem if not tamed in time. Intelligence is yet to establish the identity of the strong force that easily brokered the deal between the two once bitter rivals. In this regard, special focus is on the Catholic Church, Buganda Kingdom, the EU Mission in Uganda and Rwanda.

(c). IPOD
To boost its defiant stance, the FDC has declared intentions to once again boycott the Inter-Party Organization Dialogue (IPOD). We had anticipated that the IPOD meeting would help to buy time over the controversial POMA. We can't afford to suffocate POMA because it is the only legal tool to curtail the opposition efforts to spread falsehoods.

(d) The newly deployed LDUs are doing well despite some public outcry over alleged misconducts. The message was well received and the allegations against them could be an opposition orchestrated ploy to discredit government. Good enough the public is not yet aware that quite a number of them are our regular soldiers dressed in the LDU uniform.

(e)GEN. MUNTU'S ANT
Gen. Muntu's newly formed party, the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) is scheduled for an official launch on May 22, 2019 in Kampala. Unfortunately, contrary to our earlier estimates, ANT may not in the short run 'eat into' the existing political entities, DP, FDC and People Power. The Police has cleared and promised to secure the function.

2. RECOMMENDATIONS
(a). All efforts be made to draw a wedge between Bobi Wine and Dr. Besigye. Special attention be accorded to northern Uganda with view of ensuring that the Besigye - Bobi Wine alliance does not sway their support from DP's Mao.

(b). The DPP should consider withdrawing of some charges against Dr. Besigye and Bobi Wine. They are using those pending court cases in different parts of the country as an excuse to move upcountry and stage rallies. Currently, it is difficult to restrict their movements.

(c). We need to make use of our structures for an underground mobilization of our supporters to attend the ANT launch in big numbers. This, we hope will send shock waves into the traditional opposition entities while at the same time portraying Gen. Muntu as an NRM 'mole'.

(d). The operations of the LDUs should be interwoven with our grassroot structures so that any negative allegations are countered at a local level.

CONCLUSION
Generally the opposition activism has not yet reached a level of being a threat to security. However, contingency plans need to be heightened to avoid being taken by surprise.

J. Odong (Gen)

INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM