Ronald Leonard Egesa

Born in late 1984, I can easily pass for a ‘Museveni kid’. I have admired Mr Museveni all my life and he has inspired me in setting out to achieve my dreams. I am however confused now, since after 23 years in power, I’m seeing things that I would expect to find in a Failed State- like what we have been taught about the Amin regime. We are seeing unwarranted detentions, reports of torture in ‘safe houses’, poor condition of roads even in the capital, corruption and embezzlement, claims of nepotism in national institutions, reports of land grabbing by army men, people dying of famine, rampant riots, claims of vote rigging, use of force to suppress frequent demonstrations, rise of ritual and contract murders and rampant school fires. The question still lingering in my mind is: when will the ‘fundamental change’ dream be realised? Any honourable leader or freedom fighter ought to accept failure and pave way for fresh blood to come in with new ideas.

Ronald Leonard Egesa,
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This was published in the letters section of The Daily Monitor newspaper of August 21 2009

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