......Besigye did claim that security agents were trailing him before he went into self-imposed exile. However government denied this and certainly no-one stopped him from leaving the country.....
Mw. Abayombo, It is not exactly true that "No-one" stopped Besigye from leaving the country. He was barred twice from boarding a plane at Entebbe International Airport. It may not be on the Kyankwazi curriculum, but it is a fact. Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > It’s Besigye’s decision > > THE REFORM Agenda is demanding talks with government on whether it is > safe > for their leader Col Kizza Besigye to return to Uganda. They are > planning to > launch a mass campaign to return Besigye on 21 July if government does > not > cooperate. > > This is absurd because government never arrested Besigye or clamped down > on > him. His decision to go to South Africa after the 2001 election was > purely > personal. Therefore his decision to return is purely personal. > > Besigye did claim that security agents were trailing him before he went > into > self-imposed exile. However government denied this and certainly no-one > > stopped him from leaving the country. > > Even if he was being trailed, or having his phones tapped, did this > necessitate exile? He would have been much more effective as an > opposition mobiliser if > he had remained in Uganda. If government had arrested him, he would have > > become the central figure in Uganda politics, both at home and abroad. > As it is, > he marginalised himself by quitting the political mainstream for the > apparent > safety of Pretoria. > > Besigye should therefore return home if he wants to remain politically > > relevant. > > The only risk factor is whether or not he was involved with the PRA in > Congo. > He has strenuously denied it although he still argues that resistance > against > the government is unavoidable. > > If Besigye was not involved in the PRA, he will have a clean conscience. > He > will know that government can only arrest him on trumped-up charges if > he > returns. > > If he was involved, then he has to decide whether it is provable or > unprovable. > > Either way the decision to return is Besigye’s alone. > > > Published on: Thursday, 17th > > SOURCE: NEWVISION EDITORIAL > > > > \\\\\\\"Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of someone else.\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Njoki Paul University of Pretoria
