Uganda: What Museveni Opponents Say of His 30-Year Rule

26 January 2016

Kampala — President Museveni's uninterrupted 30-year reign is pegged to a citizenry tired of violent transitions, a cocktail of false promises, his ability to ensure stability and his successful engineering of the 2005 removal of term limits, according to seven candidates challenging him in the February 18, election just 23 days away.

In Interviews ahead of celebrations to mark Mr Museveni's 30th year in power today, seven candidates challenging his bid for a fifth term - including three of his former close confidantes - argued that fear of a return to the turbulence that rocked Uganda in the post-independence days has triggered a sense of fear about violent change.

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