
“And this brings us to People Power led by Bobi Wine and Defiance led by opposition presidential candidate for life, Dr. Kizza Besigye. The core ideology and therefore support-base of these two groups (they are actually one group using different names) is militant and hence prone to violence and intimidation as an instrument of struggle” (Andrew M. Mwenda – ‘How Besigye and Bobi Wine play directly into Museveni’s hands’ 06.09.2018).
There something magical about these apologists of the National Resistance Movement. They have to make the opponents look like criminal, terrorists, fascists and whatnot that is definitions of evil forces of the world. While praising and saying the President and his wisdom is superior. Now Kizza Besigye and Robert Kyagulanyi is playing in the hands of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The political voodoo continues as it has done for while. Now the violence and demonstrations of the opposition. Always, the opposition who are violent, even as the state sponsored violence has been extreme. The usage of the Soldiers, Presidential Guards and Police Officers to interfere in politics is into levels of pure militarism. Therefore, it is not surprising that ones using the military is cool, but the ones opposing it the problem.
That is the vision of Mwenda. That the minds of Bobi Wine, the People’s Power and Besigye’s Defiance is a giant danger to society. Even as the state is ordering foot patrols and using mambas every time the public is rioting or demonstrating. Not like the public would have been allowed or applied accordingly to laws. It is only NRM who is allowed to do so, while the opposition or people are seen as problems. That is why the argument of Mwenda is blatant and disrespectful.
It is not like there is a level playing-field, if it was than it would be reasonable for a conversation. However, whenever someone question the powers, they are violently quelled or detained on some sort of charges made upon the spot. Not like Mwenda would concur on that, because the visionary of Museveni is always righteous or has to made so now.
That is why everyone else is a problem, the opposition isn’t perfect, but they have to express their views, as they are now allowed to be expressed. While the government can do whatever and use the military to intervene whenever needed, even in the Parliament to scuffle with dissidents there. Therefore, Mwenda are forgetting various points in his attack on Bobi Wine and Besigye, that he is creating issues, but not dropping the context. Trying to filet the fish, but not explaining how to cut it to make sure there is no bones in it. That is what he is doing and it is tiring. Peace.














