Ever since the publication of my article, “Otunnu must not lead UPC,” (Daily Monitor), I have been the subject of attacks by Olara Otunnu supporters who view their candidate as a great intellectual. They have persistently challenged me to take on Otunnu at an intellectual level.

I have also constantly told them I am not afraid to take him up at that level. The only problem is that the man has not written on Uganda. That makes it difficult to argue with him. This hitch was removed when Otunnu published an article, “Ugandans must enter the trenches and lead the way” in The Independent of February 16, 2010. The article is Otunnu’s reflection on what he can do to bring the international community to help the Ugandan opposition.