UGANDA: Of 'Obote' grilling Gen. Tumwine and security cameras capturing the security minister

OF 'OBOTE' GRILLING GEN TUMWINE AND SECURITY CAMERAS CAPTURING THE SECURITY MINISTER

CHANGE OF GUARDS - Gen. Tumwine is Museveni's top confidant in his military dictatorship.  As a junior army officer, deserted the post Amin army (UNLA) and conspired with Museveni and 27 others to launch his sectarian rebellion against the one-month old legitimate government of Milton Obote.  Being naturally dense in terms of military skills, he compromised the first attack on Kabamba Barracks when he unreasonably panicked and prematurely shot the Tanzanian guard thus jeopardizing the entire plan of attack.  Had not been a member of Museveni's preferred Hima ethnic group, Museveni would have subjected him to severe punishment.  On the contrary, a short while later, Museveni elevated him to the position of Army Commander of the entire NRA following the mysterious deaths of his predecessors - Sseguya and Magara. 

Even as overall Army Chief, Tumwine was not active in battle planning and execution.  Instead, it was the likes of Saleh, Rigveda, Pecos, Kyaligo za, Mugume, Chihandae, Ssejusa, Kashilingi and Mande to mention but a few who featured prominently in serious military operations.  The only time Tumwine featured was when he led the troops from Luwero with the objective of attacking Kabamba barracks for the second time.   Because of his poor leadership skills, the mission flopped before even reaching the objective and was called off.  The troops under his command became so indiscipline that some were punished with 50 lashes thus the failure came to be known as Safari 50.  When his right eye was injured, he had the privilege of being treated abroad - a rare opportunity he shared with only Henry Tumukunde while thousands were left to rot away in the bush.  That is how he doesnt feature in the serious battles for the control of Western region a d the final assault on Kampala.  The fighters did not miss him since Rwigyema, Saleh and others had always overshadowed his topmost command position.  However, Museveni had retained him as Army Chief while Rwigyema was the Deputy Army Chief and Saleh was the Commander of the Mobile Brigade.

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After the fall of Kampala, Tumwine resumed his position as Army Chief but his position was overshadowed by the likes of Saleh and Rwigyema who were popular active with troops.  Three years later, be was replaced by Saleh.  Apart from remaining a member of the NRC (legislature), NRA High Command and Army Council, Tumwine was never to return to active military service to this date. His military career went into Limbo and it was out of such frustration that in the early 1990s he conspired with Ssejusa to reinstate the Ankole King and Museveni never forgave him for that.  However, as the political terrain changed against Museveni's designs, he sought for the services of the stooge in Tumwine.  First, he put him in charge of External Security (ESO) - a position that was insignificant at the time.  The fallout with Rwanda coupled by the aftermath of the 2001 rigged elections worsened the political terrain against Museveni.  Tumwine was at hand as Chairman of the parallel General Court Martial hose sole mandate was to suppress political dissent.  Tumwine's military court was the curtain riser for the army's incursion into civilian policing.  From handling civilian victims of the brutal and inhuman Operation Wembly to victims of Dr. Besigye's alleged PRA rebellion, Tumwine proved to be a crocodile. 

As a permanent Army representative in Parliament and the longest serving legislator (33 years), his current position as Minister of Security is not for managing of national security but a strategy for him to whip both regime and opposition legislators into submission to Mus eve’s grant evil plan against the institution of Parliament.  In the hope of being appointed to ministerial positions, legislators are lured by Tumwine into blindly supporting controversial regime-initiated bills and motions.  He is a scarecrow to the opposing legislators in their efforts to remain independent and resolute.  Gen. Tumwine is a symbol of Museveni's grand plan of making Ugandans to worship members of the security forces as the Alfa and Omega of in the management of public affairs.  This is what a member of the Rules Committee, Hon. Macho alluded to when he warned collogues that "a military General has the powers to do whatever he wishes." It is the same regard that on top of his past clashes with Speaker, Hon. Kadaga, and some fellow legislators, that last week he became a subject of public debate over his derogatory remarks against the institution of Parliament and Speaker Kadaga in particular.

His deamining conduct   before Parliament's Rule's Committee shouldn’t be a surprise to any right thinking Ugandan who is well versed with the characteristics of Museveni's military dictatorship.  As the Minister of Security, he obviously tampered with the CCTV camera footages that captured his physical attack on Hon. Cecilia Ogwal.  It is no surprise because those CCTV cameras were not designed to monitor regime cohorts but opposition M.Ps, activists and the office of the Speaker.  Otherwise, why would any serious Ugandan expect the regime's CCTV camera's to capture footages that incriminate the Security Minister in Gen. Tumwine.  He regards himself as the Museveni regime's version of the powerful Obote II regime's version of the powerful Security Minister, Chris Rwakasisi. Moreover, unlike Rwakasisi who was not from Obote's tribe, Tumwine is from Museveni's backyard.  He is a military General in a military editorship.  In fact, for Gen. Tumwine, it is ridiculous to compel him to appear before a Rules Committee and be grilled by its Chairman, Hon. Obote.  During the Bush War where Tumwine lost his right eye, he was fighting against Obote.  Gen. Tumwine can’t imagine that 33 years later, he is being grilled by the same 'Obote'.  That’s why during the hearing he invokes the sectarian Bush War memories and the 'sacrifices' thus why he opted to sing for the committee one of the Bush War songs. 

The Bottomline is that by deamining Parliament, Gen. Tumwine is acting for and on behalf of Museveni whose grand design is to destroy the institution of Parliament.  On the contrary, if Gen. Tumwine respected the committee and Parliament in general, it would set a bad precedent whereby next time it will the Army, Police, SFC and Intelligence chiefs to be grilled by Parliament.  It is the same regard that Gen. Kyaligonza refused to appear before courts of law.  Therefore, from the aforementioned, it can be authoritatively argued that Ugandans shouldnt expect much from the ongoing Gen. Tumwine saga.

INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM