Uganda welcomes former President Bill Clinton, and there is a lot to
learn from him. He is an epitome of disciplined leaders and
professional governance managers, a distinguished statesman from whom
Uganda can borrow a leaf. In this regard, the NRM NEC leaders can only
show that they love Uganda (patriotic) when they get to replace
Museveni. With all due respect, what goes on in Uganda is clear
testimony that he is a tired man (mukowu). Remember, before tampering
with the 1995 Uganda Constitution to remove the term limits, Museveni
was supposed to go latest in 2006, and even then he was already a tired
man.
Billions of shillings are getting lost and the matter is just put below
the carpet. By now, all Ugandans would be having identity cards, it is
however sad, only 400 have been produced, with the project stalled and
calling for more money to see it executed!
The scandals in polls are a big shame to NRM, more so that they used the
rigged 1980 elections to wage the destructive 5 year bush war which
brought the regime to power!
Unprecedented corruption, surely the vice has reached unacceptable
levels and yet some of the implicated though not prosecuted are within
the executive!
The patronage, a major strategy that has helped Museveni to retain power
has cost the country trillions of shillings, and still consuming more.
It is no surprise that a few are extremely well off and the building
industry booming in an economy that has stagnated.
Uganda will remain an under developed country as long as Museveni
policies are given more years to flourish.
For Museveni to have presided over the depreciation of the shilling to
the level it has reached cannot be excused. Before one takes on the
duty to lead a country, he/she ought to understand in concrete terms why
the value of the currency has to be kept high, but a leader who is
unconcerned about investments made, hence gets to pour money un-backed
by production, is simply untenable in modern times of the knowledge
economy.
Billions of shillings are being put into useless districts’ creation
project, yet even the existing districts are simply limping on. Surely,
a Government that by now would know that effective change can be done
when the sub-counties are strengthened is simply increasing uncalled for
consumption at the expense of sensible developments that would be done!
The debt in which the country is leaves a lot desired. Much of the
donor funds have not been put to what they would have actually done in
totality, and yet much of what has been done has been at highly inflated
costs. It is no surprise that many developments have come up with
disputable ownership as people from no where pose as owners of
properties you under normal circumstances cannot give them. That is
Museveni’s Uganda for which he is so proud!
The ill advised Government policies that have increased poverty
throughout the country are another worry if Museveni does not leave the
chair as soon as possible.
It is currently extremely difficult to locally produce industrially for
both the local and foreign market given that the cost of utilities is
averagely on the high. The electricity tariffs are one case in point.
It is absurd that Museveni has extended his dictatorship to ensure that
what people cherish is kept at bay, courtesy of the military background
he is. The people want to address the badly distributed national cake
through a federal arrangement, but trust Museveni, this is more of a
dream as long as he remains at State House!
Museveni, in his efforts to show power to the Buganda establishment has
presided over a Government that is reluctant to pay rent dues to Mengo
for the premises his Government rents. He is reluctant to see all the
properties that belong to Buganda Government!
By William Kituuka Kiwanuka
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