Political parties have no pulse to defeat Museveni
Jan 18, 2010
<b>By Draga Osman</b><br><br>Winning elections in liberal democracy is conversely fought afresh each time with enormous continuity and also through building tactical and strategic coalitions.
By Draga Osman
Winning elections in liberal democracy is conversely fought afresh each time with enormous continuity and also through building tactical and strategic coalitions.
This goes with the saying, ‘fall seven times and stand up eight.’ This was possibly the reason why the four main opposition parties formed the Inter-Party Coalition to win the 2011 elections.
However, before the opposition parties amplify their hope to remove President Yoweri Museveni, there are a number of problems that need to be solved before the elections.
Most of the coalition parties are represented in particular regions and have supporters from specific tribes, which makes their foundation weak. No doubt some party leaders are likely to interpret the coalition as strategy for major parties to gain popularity, which is why DP chairman Ssebaana Kizito refused his party from joining the inter-party coalition.
These suspicions are bound to make the maintenance of the coalition difficult. This will certainly split the campaign, thus making their chances to remove President Museveni remote.
Although FDC’s Kizza Besigye might set out a well-argued statement against corruption and unemployment, the coalition needs a coherent programme for its future. It also needs unity of purpose within its rungs to foster the ideals of the political spectrum.
President Museven is not lying down, his political language is superb and he will capitalise on issues like women emancipation, which are common in his ideology, leaving him a darling of the voters.
Museveni has destabilised the opposition on geographical coverage, a strong financial base and party structures. He pre-empted the wave of change by pumping huge sums of money to various regions.
He has also designed anti-poverty programmes, which the population appreciates. The opposition, therefore, has a task of convincing the electorate that they have better programmes.
The NRM government has injected grants into the health, water, power, education, roads and agriculture systems, which has made an indelible mark, thus making the President more popular.
Currently, any observer of Uganda’s contemporary political scene cannot explain how the opposition plans to win the 2011 election.
The writer is an educationalist
Winning elections in liberal democracy is conversely fought afresh each time with enormous continuity and also through building tactical and strategic coalitions.
This goes with the saying, ‘fall seven times and stand up eight.’ This was possibly the reason why the four main opposition parties formed the Inter-Party Coalition to win the 2011 elections.
However, before the opposition parties amplify their hope to remove President Yoweri Museveni, there are a number of problems that need to be solved before the elections.
Most of the coalition parties are represented in particular regions and have supporters from specific tribes, which makes their foundation weak. No doubt some party leaders are likely to interpret the coalition as strategy for major parties to gain popularity, which is why DP chairman Ssebaana Kizito refused his party from joining the inter-party coalition.
These suspicions are bound to make the maintenance of the coalition difficult. This will certainly split the campaign, thus making their chances to remove President Museveni remote.
Although FDC’s Kizza Besigye might set out a well-argued statement against corruption and unemployment, the coalition needs a coherent programme for its future. It also needs unity of purpose within its rungs to foster the ideals of the political spectrum.
President Museven is not lying down, his political language is superb and he will capitalise on issues like women emancipation, which are common in his ideology, leaving him a darling of the voters.
Museveni has destabilised the opposition on geographical coverage, a strong financial base and party structures. He pre-empted the wave of change by pumping huge sums of money to various regions.
He has also designed anti-poverty programmes, which the population appreciates. The opposition, therefore, has a task of convincing the electorate that they have better programmes.
The NRM government has injected grants into the health, water, power, education, roads and agriculture systems, which has made an indelible mark, thus making the President more popular.
Currently, any observer of Uganda’s contemporary political scene cannot explain how the opposition plans to win the 2011 election.
The writer is an educationalist