Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Ordinary Tanzanians Assist Buganda; Tell Off Museveni
and Send Him Back Tail Between Legs. It was with much funfair that Uganda¡¯s
president Yoweri Museveni entered Kenya on his first leg of an East African
road trip to campaign for the position of Father of the new EAC? The trip
started over the weekend of June 9, 2007. Wherever Museveni¡¯s convoy stopped
in Kenya the population was somewhat suspicious but generally polite, sometimes
even friendly. What shocked Ugandans on know it all president was the leave us
alone reception he got once he entered Tanzania.
A source that is close to the Tanzanian high commission in London has reliably
told Sekanyolyas London correspondent that Musevenis ego wings were plucked
by ordinary Tanzanians in a manner that left him looking helpless. According to
the source, virtually everywhere Museveni went in Tanzania, ordinary citizens
kept asking him about the wars in Uganda, corruption, use of tear gas,
elevation of foreigners like Indians and Rwandese and the dictatorial
tendencies in Uganda politics. The Tanzanian source told Sekanolyas man, Our
people told Museveni off and he left with his tail between his legs. In many
places he was specifically asked by wanainchi to explain why he supported the
constitutional amendment to remove presidential term limits. His audience was
really shocked when he tried to lie to them that it is the people of Uganda who
wanted it. Also in a few places he was explicitly told that Tanzanians do no
want to import Ugandas Banyarwanda or militaristic style of
governance, where ideas are forced on people through threats of violence.?br>
One of Sekanyolyas contacts in Musevenis ministry of foreign affairs has
confirmed the information from the Tanzanian source. According to the
government employee, the road-trip went pretty bad for Museveni. That trip was
a huge mistake. The people who pushed for it like Amama, Tamale Mirundi, Hope
Mwesigye and others have worshipped Museveni for so long that they naively
expected Tanzanians to be impressed him too. The problem is that Tanzanians
have learnt their civics quite well and now cherish democracy, the rule of law
and their country. They questioned Museveni so aggressively because, to them, a
dictator who is looting his countrys wealth, Mobutu style, is simply a common
criminal.?
Sekanyolyas contact at Foreign Affairs further revealed that Museveni went
into a serious depression right after the whipping by Tanzanias wanainchi. The
fanfare that accompanied the Kenya crossing on June 9, 2007 had turned into
nightmare for Bugandas occupier. Thanks to Tanzanians, odds of Museveni
becoming President of East Africa are now worse that those of locating two
whales smoking cigars. This is the story behind the Museveni denies interest
in East African leadership?story (planted question) that Tamale Mirundi and the
Aga Khans Monitor newspaper engineered on July 21, 2007. But it does not end
there. To mask the spanking that he got from the Swahili speaking Tanzanians,
as soon as the tours ended Museveni announced, I am now ready to negotiate
with Mengo? Obviously it fooled the Mmengo crowd but ordinary Baganda didnt
care.
Michael BWambuga wa Balongo
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