COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | After President Museveni captured power in 1986, Uganda adopted a “no party” or what was commonly known as the “movement” political system. Under this system, political parties were banned from campaigning, sponsoring candidates or holding rallies. President Museveni and the NRM argued that the …
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Explaining the Ugandan Opposition’s Weak Anti-Musevenism COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Many members of Uganda’s opposition have made profitable careers from opposing President Yoweri Museveni on almost everything, rather than standing for any ideals distinctly identifiable with themselves. It is obvious what they stand against (or claim to stand against), …
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COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | In the previous article, Bobi Wine (Mr Kyagulanyi Robert)’s manifesto was critiqued for structurally constituting grievances against the Museveni government as opposed to focusing on the articulation of an inspiring, affirmative vision for Uganda’s future. It was established that his manifesto reads more like …
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COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Uganda has experienced one of the most impressive rates of economic growth in Africa for the last four decades. This has been possible mostly due to the long period of political stability managed by President Museveni and the good economic policies implemented by his …
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COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | The National Unity Platform (NUP) manifesto is a treatise of grievances. Manifestos are supposed to be public declarations of policies and aims of a political party or candidate, not a bill of complaints. It is not that there are no legitimate grievances against President Museveni’s …
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Simply put, NUP has no position on Uganda’s national security. I find this ironic, especially because their manifesto opens by decrying Uganda’s turbulent political and constitutional history, yet ignores national security throughout. COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | If you read the NUP Manifesto, you’ll find that it omits national security …
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On average, in 39 years, Museveni has built 161 km of tarmac roads per year, whereas, on the other hand, as earlier stated, in 68 years, colonialists built only 12 km of tarmac per year. This means Museveni has performed 13 times better than the British colonial administration, despite …
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The Colonial Legacy of Uganda’s Civil Society: How western human rights discourse undermines authentic African struggles by curtailing domestic civil society COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Uganda’s civil society, in general, and human rights organizations, in particular, are often hostage to the folly of oversimplifying complex issues to achieve quick, …
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Why human rights activism who never evade or resist arrest entrench the state’s systems of oppression COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Uganda’s human rights movement risks inadvertently reinforcing and entrenching the very systems of oppression it seeks to challenge, particularly by seeking justice from the State and its legal mechanisms. …
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Homosexuality is Normal: Revisiting Anti-Gay Debates in Uganda COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Over the years, Uganda has witnessed intense and contentious debates about homosexuality. There is no level of society that these debates have not affected. From schools to homes, workplaces, and universities, homosexuality has been a part of …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
