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Opinion: “Protecting the Gains” are the “No Change” for 2026

“The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has today launched the official portrait of its presidential flagbearer, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, alongside the theme that will guide the party’s campaigns for the 2025–26 elections. At the event, the 1st National Vice Chairman, Al-Hajji Moses Kigongo, underscored the significance of the moment, both as a renewal of the party’s mandate and a reaffirmation of the values that have carried the NRM thus far. Unveiling the theme “Protecting the Gains as We Make a Qualitative Leap into a High Middle Income Status”, Kigongo said it captures the dual responsibility of consolidating Uganda’s hard-won progress while preparing the nation for the next phase of transformation” (National Resistance Movement, 19.08.2025).

There is nothing new under the sun… in that regard the launch of the new campaign and slogan of the incumbent President since 1986. That’s why yesterday’s launch wasn’t that special. It was nothing new, except for a new poster and slogan. Which ironically is a continuation of what is already there.

The NRM and President Museveni aren’t preparing for a new dawn. They aren’t even clever about it. They are just saying they are safeguarding power and wanting to further consolidate it. That’s being done by the usage of force and authority. This is they military and police force is so embedded in politics. Which will be even more rampant and act with furthered impunity ahead of the polls. Therefore, the pledge and promise of NRM is just saying what everyone knows.

This is a NRM and a Museveni to never leave. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has no intentions to retire and even step down. No one is shocked by this. The yellow cadres and yellow yes-men will celebrate the poster and the slogan. Even if it could just say “No Change” like he did in the past. Because, that is what his offering. There is no future in this and only a continuation. A prolonged agony, which are just making things more fragile in the future. Which someone else has to takeover after the Personification of the State has left the office.

“Protecting the Gains” only says the state and the inner-circle wants to continue their gravy-train. That’s what they want to achieve… and we could see it coming. This is who the NRM are and they are proud by it too. They have left the state dilapidated and it’s institutions in a wreck, meanwhile, the most important guideline is to follow the directions of the Presidential letters or decrees. Therefore, these things are seen as a victory and a transformation. Nevertheless, we all know better… but they have to act this way within the Party.

The ones believing in the message so follow up on every single election cycle and the slogans of the past. The ones believing the party wants to succeed or deliver anything sincere. Well, they promised to secure your future last time around and we saw how much they really care. Before that it was Steady Progress and that’s just a blatant lie. Therefore, there is nothing left to celebrate but empty sloganeering, which will not give more food on the plates for the civilians. Neither will the civilians be more free or have their liberty. No, they will be forced this party and its majority yet again. That’s what we know and this is how they act.

They are protecting their own gains and enrichment on the plights of the civilians. That’s what the President and the NRM will do. Anything else is a lie and we all know it. Peace.

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Burundi: The Untouchable “Nyeganyega” Arrested

Police Colonel Moïse Arakaza aka “Nyeganyega” is now confirmed arrested in Rumonge and detained in a Police Cell in Bujumbura. Plenty of Nyeganyega’s “employees” was also arrested yesterday too. So, the criminal conspiracy and criminal operation has been uncovered, which the authorities haven’t authorized. Therefore, his behind bars for violating the order and the will of the ones in power.

Nyeganyega is known for violence and murder. He has assassinated people and gotten away with it. There plenty of places of which he has been stationed and worked, which has been plagued with his activities. Meanwhile, those fatal acts hasn’t ensnared him or even made his life troublesome. As his actions was needed and he was a needed evil for the regime. That’s why they let him off the hook, but now they have captured him.

It was okay that Nyeganyega took lives and used lethal means doing so. The trouble became apparent when he decided to smuggle and create an organization in fuel-fraud. That’s using the fuel import crisis and the regimes lack of foreign exchange. Therefore, he profited on the people’s misery and that was the final straw for authorities. It is really telling that this is the reason.

Greed and corruption, the usage of office for personal gains are criminalized and penalized, but extra judicial killings and violence is acceptable. That just says it all and why Nyeganyega thought he would get away with it.

FOCODE explains how he did it: “A witness familiar with the officer’s activities describes a precise operation: “Nyeganyega sourced fuel from Manyovu, Tanzania, and brought it in through the Mugina border post, Mabanda commune. Often, he used employees, but sometimes he went there himself. He then stored the goods at his house in Muyange, Nyanza Lac commune. In Mugina, everyone knew about it.”” (FOCODE, 15.08.2025).

Two of his employees are already fined and sentenced two a year in prison by the Rumonge High Court. Meanwhile, the ring-leader and the one running it all has gotten away with it for now. His not been touched and been taken to court. There is discussion of jurisdiction and who has the provisions to try a Police Colonel. Therefore, he might have to wait for the Court of Appeal to charge him and hold a trial in this case.

Are we seeing an “untouchable” being touched and possibly getting sanctioned?

If so… doesn’t this show the true values of the regime and the authorities. That a man who could easily take lives and walk away. He was just not allowed to enrich himself on his connections and opportunities, but he could make people stop. That’s saying something and we should be advised about this too. Peace.