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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Veteran politician Yonasani Kanyomozi does not believe that the National Unity Platform-NUP under Robert Kyagulanyi can wrest power from the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party without bloodshed.
Kanyomozi, a Uganda People’s Congress -UPC stalwart says anyone challenging the current regime cannot succeed without extensive fatalities.
In an interview with Uganda Radio Network-URN, he notes that the only way regime change can happen under the current political situation is through a popular uprising which will result in many casualties. Kanyomozi says this line of regime change is a steep sacrifice and too high a cost to pay.
He believes that the 1981 to 1986 liberation war that brought the NRM to power also cost thousands of lives but has instead made the political climate in the country much worse than before.
Kanyomozi says Kyagulanyi faces an uphill struggle because no matter what happens, the NRM will not hand over power. He doubts that the Electoral Commission (EC) can be able to announce Robert Kyagulanyi as the winner of the polls should he win the 2021 presidential election.
Kanyomozi believes that the result of the presidential election has already been manipulated and the winner predetermined in order to give the ruling party a victory.
Election campaigns kicked off on 9th November and are expected to close on 12th, January 2021 after which Ugandans will go to polls to elect their President and Members of Parliament on January 14th, 2021.
Ugandans will choose the next president from the eleven candidates nominated by the Electoral Commission (EC) among whom is the incumbent President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who has led for 35 years.
Some of the key contenders in the race are NUP’s flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC) Patrick Oboi Amuriat, Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) candidate Gen. Mugisha Muntu and independent candidate Gen. (Rtd) Henry Tumukunde.
For the past one month that these presidential candidates have been campaigning, they have been met with the brute force of the police and other security forces. In many places where candidates especially Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and Patrick Amuriat Oboi of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have gone, they have been teargassed or even arrested after clashing with the police especially in regards to campaign venues and observance of the Covid-19 standard operating procedures.
These events and others at some point have caused loss of lives which has attracted criticism from sections of the public and the international community who have called for a peaceful democratic process and respect for human rights.
However, some high ranking military officers like Brig. Deus Sande, the commandant of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF’s Armoured Warfare Training School, Masaka Armoured Brigade have already vowed that they are not ready to hand over power to people like Kyagulanyi.
Sande was quoted by media saying: “As long as we are still here, we are not ready to give out power to ideologically bankrupt people. We cannot give away Ugandans. We cannot spoil what we struggled for many years ago. We are not ready. Do you think we are planning a handover? No. We are planning for consolidation of what we struggled for. It is up to the young generation to decide where they want to take Uganda but they should know that the Uganda they live in is not what it was many years ago. Uganda should not go the Somali way.”
Equally, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, the Minister for East African Affairs recently said that he did not fight in the bush for a musician like Kyagulanyi to lead him.
Meanwhile, following the widespread riots that marred the electoral campaign on 18th and 19th November after the arrest of Kyagulanyi, President Museveni warned the protesters to stop playing with fire and reminded them that he is a skilled fighter. At least 50 people were reported to have been killed and others hospitalized with bullet wounds in the protests brief protests.
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You. Must be demons the pit of hell kyagulanyi to be president through uprising this is work of devil by writing such you are calling for it you don’t love Uganda please stop that evil call.
No one should make Uganda a personal property if Museveni wins he will take and Bobi wine he will take too. There is a saying Museveni will not hand over power, my friends citizens will get finish if they are planing like that lets wait. Is their someone who doesn’t fear death weather you have a gun or not. Civilians have a right to fight for their rights.
Mr Anyini Richard, what you have said last is what is called popular uprising. That is what Kanyomozi is saying too.
Ugandans should not let a foolish musician become a ruler over them. The guy Bobi Wine a.ka. Kyasgulanyi is an agent of the devil. He has been exposed by Erica Mukisa. Ugandans don’t hand over the country to this man. It will become like Somalia or Libya. The army should stop this nonsense.
He’s exposing too many people to covid 19 who will soon die as his sacrifice to his master the devil.
But Victor, who is more evil and devilish: the one who told Ugandans that he is nobody’s servant nor employee;
and that he is in power fighting only for himself and family and also the author and master violence; or is it Kyagulanyi who was only 4 years old when Tibuhaburwa jumped over Ugandans dead bodies inorder to to enter State House?
But really is Museveni a job seeker? Or a servant? You mean he went to the bush so that he could become a servant or employee?? That’s rubbish.man is a revolutionary and freedom fighter.
The issue of de monism is for all earthly rulers. There is no president among all presidents selected by God. PERIOD. You can not be selected by God and have people killed. That is why i do not waste time with stupid politics and lies of politicians. i have been here on the earth i have heard the lies of all politicians. The bible says lairs will be put in a lake of fire.
Most World President are control by devil so we should pray for our President to be control by God