Uganda: How Museveni Has Depleted Opposition Ranks

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On March 29, President Yoweri Museveni spilled the beans on how he had "poached" Kitgum Municipality Member of Parliament, Ms Beatrice Anywar, alias Maama Mabira, from the Opposition to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).

"I am a good poacher. If I see a good animal from the park I go for it. I have been calculating [how to get] Beatrice Anywar, because I would go to address the Parliament and the Opposition will be seated here and the NRM be there... and then the Opposition will be abusing me but when I looked at them I realised one (Ms Anywar) looks reasonable," Mr Museveni said.

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