Wetin dey happen for Uganda no be small matter oo! As dem don declare long-time ruler, Yoweri Museveni, as winner for latest election, gisting don start about social media ban wey still dey for country.
Sense don slack since last week, as government run internet block two days before di polls start. Dem talk say na to stop ‘misinformation’, but United Nations gree say dat decision no make sense. As election wey plenty people no show face for hold, some small-small protest don happen for di streets of Kampala.
George Nyombi Thembo, di executive director of Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), don talk say dem no go allow full access to social media yet, to protect di public wey dey seek order. He say di days-long suspension na ‘necessary and proportionate’, no be small talk finish. Dem spread di news say while internet don return small, social media platforms go still dey restricted.
After Museveni win with 72% of di vote, dem say e be vindication of 40 years of ruling like say na small game. But di opposition, led by Bobi Wine, don call di result ‘fake’, claiming say dem no allow free and fair election. Dis man don hide since security people raze im house, so di matter don turn to movie! Bobi Wine, wey be like darling of di youths, lose ground, as im vote drop from 35% to just 25%.
Museveni, wey dey eye to make Uganda middle-income country before 2030, don promise say oil go bring better business. E don gree say dem go start to export crude oil by October, via pipeline wey dey waka reach Tanga for Tanzania. But e no easy, as some people dey wonder if e fit survive di pressure wey di young population wey dey seek change go put on top am.
For di run-up to di election, Bobi complain say dem dey use tear gas and live bullets to scatter im supporters. He talk say election no fit get credibility because of di wahala wey happen to im campaign. Questions dey hang for him future as e don try two times and no win, wey dey make some people dey fear say e fit follow di path of opposition leaders wey don lose touch flip-flopping for di fight for power.
Wetin next for Uganda? Dis election don show say succession matter dey hot for di ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). Sources don talk say Museveni control don dey change, as im go start to delegate plenty power to im son. Dem don say power now dey chill for di hands of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, wey be Museveni pikin, suggesting that di military go continue to play big role for di country’s politics.
Finally, analysts dey advise wetin don happen for dis election no be just a battle for vote, but rather a tactical move to shape di future of Uganda under di control wey dey powerful hands. Like dem talk for Naija, dis matter go require plenty gist and analysis to unravel di deep layers wey dey under di surface!
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