By
Abbey Ssemuwemba
It is amazing that
this one man, Sam Njuba, through his ideas and the example of his political
life, left such a deep footprint in the political soil of our times. His
messages continue to thrill Ugandans the world over. He was a man of a moment,
a moment long past. It has been a privilege to have read his book, THE
BETRAYAL, which I borrowed from one of the UAH members here, and I’m very
grateful. See below for some of his concluding remarks about Museveni, in
particular:
1.’It is not
far-fetched to assert that few people who have worked with Museveni can refer
to him as a democrat. He is determined to control everything on earth, what is
more, he cannot tolerate any dissenting views to his, and he does not believe
in power sharing’’
2. ‘A leader’s
background should be cross checked because our present leaders are sick with
greed. They have an everlasting edge to grab and grab everything, even if they
cannot possess it’
3. ‘Let everybody realize
that the lifespan of a nation is much longer than of any individual……We are all
mortals, and the greatest of all have fallen’
This last one
touches on why I and some people have trouble believing that someone could
support a life presidency project that is costly to a nation, just because an
individual has convinced him or her to. I find all the comments supporting
AGE-LIMIT REMOVAL here, how should I say...innocent.
Life
presidency is a prison of the human spirit. Those who perceive themselves to be
eating, or have become rich because of Museveni, might find his 'life
presidency' appealing; a quick road to their own more 'betterment'; but the
whole thing isn’t sustainable. And guess what, a society based on the notion of
everyone working for the nation has by far the highest productivity and
economic output and 'standard of living'.
Abbey Kibirige
Semuwemba
"In tribute to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Uganda, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife, discrimination and terrorism."
