Uganda not ready for multiparty politics
Mar 02, 2010
EDITOR—By the look of things, Uganda is not ready for multiparty politics. Individuals have crowned their interests above party merit. I concur with James Magode that Uganda is moving from democracy to “goat-cracyâ€.
EDITOR—By the look of things, Uganda is not ready for multiparty politics. Individuals have crowned their interests above party merit. I concur with James Magode that Uganda is moving from democracy to “goat-cracyâ€.
What happened in Mbale within the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the Democratic Party (DP) are typical manifestations of chaos in all political parties. No party should boast of being better than the other.
As difficult as it is to organise goats for any sporting event (at least those who have ever attended goat races at Munyonyo will concur), so has become Uganda’s multiparty politics. Individuals who were to represent their parties as flag-bearers have turned to being “political goats†that are easily and cheaply distracted by trivial issues. Instead of concentrating on the intended course of event, they are being taken up by side peels and curious objects. They may stop abruptly and lose concentration.
Such is the typical behaviour being manifested by people who are vying for political positions. Reflect on the Mbale events (both NRM and DP), there was that typical element of ‘goats democracy’ — lack of concentration, individual attitude and, above all, naivety. If multiparty political system means ego, for sure unity is coarsen.
Wilson Awuzu
Moyo
What happened in Mbale within the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the Democratic Party (DP) are typical manifestations of chaos in all political parties. No party should boast of being better than the other.
As difficult as it is to organise goats for any sporting event (at least those who have ever attended goat races at Munyonyo will concur), so has become Uganda’s multiparty politics. Individuals who were to represent their parties as flag-bearers have turned to being “political goats†that are easily and cheaply distracted by trivial issues. Instead of concentrating on the intended course of event, they are being taken up by side peels and curious objects. They may stop abruptly and lose concentration.
Such is the typical behaviour being manifested by people who are vying for political positions. Reflect on the Mbale events (both NRM and DP), there was that typical element of ‘goats democracy’ — lack of concentration, individual attitude and, above all, naivety. If multiparty political system means ego, for sure unity is coarsen.
Wilson Awuzu
Moyo