Fellow Ugandans,
I just have a few questions on removing the Presidential Term limit.
If the term was ever removed, and knowing how people cling onto power by rigging the elections, how are we ever to remove such a president? Go back to war?
Why does President Museveni have an issue with leaders discussing the third term issue?
Why cant it be discussed in public? Does he think the public is too ignorant to start thinking ahead? Or the general public is supposed to be given a short notice during the referendum and make hasty decisions? Museveni always says the public is empowered to make decisions but he doesn't want the public to know whats going on. Whats that all about?
If Museveni was to die today would that mean Uganda would slide back into chaos? Would the fundamental change and the rule of law cease to exist? Would the army try to take over? Would we have another Liberia, Sierra Leone?
Does more term limits guarantee prosperity and development? Moi had 30 years and took the country in reserve. I guess he was trying to complete his program.
Personally, what I think Uganda needs is the continuation of the vision that was ushered in by the National Resistance Movement/Army. The vision of Ugandans being able to elect leaders, freedom of speech, free of intimidation, leave in peace, individual property safeguarded, rule of law in place. CORRUPTION fought tooth and nail. I emphasize this because we are a poor nation that cannot afford to waste the little resources handed to us and borrowed at future generation expenses. This problem to me has been NRMs greatest failures.
Ugandans need the confidence to know that one leader can come and go by elections not by force. Ugandans need the confidence to know that their President can serve his terms and leave when that time comes without clinging on and manipulating the terms of office. Clinton was so popular when he left office but he didn't try to stay. We got an idiot come in through rigging votes in Florida and we cant wait to kick him out when his term is up. Imagine if Bush was in Uganda and had a way of lifting the Presidential term, God knows where this country would be headed!!!
Museveni is the greatest President Uganda has ever had, but he owes it to the People to let go and set a precedent(that an African President can serve and leave after his term is up) like Nyerere, Senegalese President, & Mandela did.
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