The eventual death of opposition and Museveni’s stylish return to real governance i believe a return to individual merit is the option.
The naivety of Ugandans in regards to multi-party democracy has resulted in a chaotic, numb and inconsequential opposition.
Uganda’s opposition is about abusing Museveni and NRM not legislative agenda as in other democracies.
I meet many opposition politicians and often listen in on talk shows and have come to conclude that thoae who survive being in cells, more eloquent with articulate abuses and pretend their way as opposition always end up in parliament not quality opinionated and rational members of society.
Musevenis move to stop illegal evictions is going to catapault his numbers posively especially in Buganda where people have been living under threat due to the prevailing land rush.
Mao has always been my choice for a reputable and credible leader in opposition until when he descended into fighting his own in opposition using a race card!
I always believe there’s nothing wrong for a tribe to be proud of themselves.
The Banyankole are proud of their long horned cows and milk culture.
The Bagisu are proud of their Imbalu and in the same vein the Baganda should be proud of their wits and culture revolving around their King.
Museveni realised this from the beginning and it’s the reason why he restored the BGanda monarchy .
If you fight the Jews for their Jesus or the Arabs for their Muhammad you will be fighting a losing battle.
A munyankole can live in a grass thatched house with his cows in the Bush but a Muganda will always sell his cows to build a house and be on the street!
You can’t force any one culture to behave like yours. When we get a Nandala Mafabi as a President he will fail if he imposes Imbalu on all men of Uganda.
Now that the opposition parties have failed to grasp the basics in challenging a government in power and instead fighting each other bashing on their cultures, then we should go back to individual merit which was to me a very good standard and parameter to identify quality leaders.
I love Hon Semujju Nganda’s objectivity and always relevant criticism. His quality can’t be challenged but in parliament he doesn’t hold any office because he doesn’t belong to parties with mass following.
Today half NUP legislators are ineffective, inept and incompetent parliamentarians who are riding on Kyagulanyis fame but can’t for a second debate a sentence on the floor of parliament or talk about the skyrocketing commodity prices but receive warming salutations in their constituencies for bashing Museveni.
The opportunity is that they made a choice for a popular party but when it comes to deliver on their mandate they rate zero.
Museveni trying to lower power tariffs, stop land evictions, and empowering community development at the parish level is going to give the clueless opposition a run for their money and the first sign of failure and cracking will be finger pointing, infighting and apportioning blame.
It’s hard to believe that many MPs who held powerful and vigorous campaigns are no where to be seen in Parliament or in the constituencies deliberating or getting involved in any community services.
We should brace ourselves for a golden jubilee of NRM and Musevenis leadership with this kind of opposition.
Ndawula Ronald, the author is the former chairperson of Luwero district.
