Ugandans start mobilising for anti-Museveni revolt
By Sharon Tibenda
7th February 2011
Egyptians challenging Mubarak
An online drive to mobilise ordinary Ugandans to emulate their Tunisian and Egyptian counterparts to prepare for massive and peaceful anti-Museveni protests after the elections has been launched on the internet, Uganda Correspondent can reveal.
The drive to mobilise Ugandans to prepare for peaceful protests against President Museveni’s 25 year rule was launched with the creation of a Facebook page that the organisers have called “Ugandans Against Museveni Dictatorship” [See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ugandans-Against-Museveni-Dictatorship/186427821379583?v=wall]. The page calls on Ugandans to go on the streets when the time is right.
In an email seen by Uganda Correspondent, Dr. Vincent Magombe, a London based Ugandan Journalist and political analyst who is one of the organisers said, “…Tunisians have done it…Egyptians are doing it… Martin Luther King called for peaceful protest as the best way to liberation. It is our constitutional right…it is an alternative to war”.
It also appears the organisers have created more than one Facebook page. In the same email message, Dr. Magombe added that, “…in case the regime tampers with this Facebook page, [as it did yesterday when it disabled the I LIKE box] please proceed to the standby page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ugandans-Against-Museveni-Dictatorship/162450320470241?v=wall”.
He added that, “…the call to peacefully demonstrate against the brutal regime of Yoweri Museveni is in anticipation that the regime will rig the coming elections. Museveni will declare himself the winner. Ugandans must now be prepared and encouraged to lose [their] fear of the guns, baton, tear gas, and get ready to stand up and demand for our freedom”.
Dr. Magombe also seems convinced that the wind of change and freedom for oppression people is blowing through the African continent. “…It has started in Tunisia, now it is in Egypt. It will go down via Sudan and soon it will arrive at the source of the Nile”, Magombe said.
The organisers also called on all friends of Uganda, the local and international media, to join the cause for democratic freedoms in Uganda. President Museveni himself has in the past however scoffed at suggestions of such possibilities. He said Uganda is a country that is led by freedom fighters and therefore an Ivory Coast, Tunisian, or Egyptian style people revolt cannot happen in it.
But it seems Museveni may be alone or among the very few people who are not worried about the possibility of protests and even violence breaking out in Uganda during or after the elections. In our story last week, [See: US warns its citizens of February polls violence] the US government warned its citizens to be vigilant and prepare to activate their survival plans in the event that Uganda erupts into violence.
Soon thereafter, the United Nations also issued a similar warning to its employees in Uganda. The validity of such concerns of course remains to be seen as Ugandans prepare to vote on February 18th in an election that the opposition has said will be massively rigged by President Museveni’s ruling NRM. END. Please log into www.ugandacorrespondent.com every Monday to read our top stories and anytime mid-week for our news updates.
No way man, no body is going to rig the election that is idle talk of a loosing side, besides Uganda is not an Arab country, those people had other grievances not connected to democratic governance.
it is common sense that the dictatorial regime of the national resistance army/movement has destroyed the country for the last 25 years they have been in power and for once yoweri museveni should see sense and leave power before people start to rebel and remove him by force and all his criminal friends
Madman Special must be a museveni man/woman. How dare you talk like that!!! Elections will be rigged whether you like it or not. Besides, Ugandans are fed up of Museveni. The man only thinks of his family and close associates like the generals on the facebook. How would you want a president who takes a whole presidential jet to take his daughter to give birth in German.Does he have a hoot for the ordinary Ugandans who are dying day in day out? See how he is dishing our Ugandan tax payers money to bribe for votes. Is this right? This is an act of cowardice. He knows Ugandans are fed up. enough is enough!!!!.Men and women were raped in Northern Uganda by the NRM. What do you have to say about this? There are evidence of all these atrocities. Museveni has amassed wealth in Uganda and all these have got to be taken and given back to Uganda Government. All the projects in Uganda has his name or that of his family attached to it. You see Indians, Chinese fronting projects and Museveni and his family are behind. Our children cannot wait for another 5 years. Enough is Enough peaceful demonstratives period!!! Ahende!!!
Museveni is going and am calling upon all Ugandans, friends of Uganda and others to support us. Change is coming in Uganda whether the dictator is accepting or not.
We will stand firm and throw him out
I once again request fellow Ugandans to come out and demonstrate against the murderous and corrupt regime of M7.This time if your triger happy boys dare to kill a Ugandan you must know that you are not going to escape THE HAGUE.Your mentor Qaddafi is giggling like a Lion being STUNG by BEES. Please M7 hand over power to responsible Ugandans. You know what you have done to Ugandans,Rwandese,Congolese,Kenyans and Sudanese is it not GENOCIDE?
For 25 years Ugandans have been living in the shadow of death.No Ugandan wants to live in the mouth of death for the next 5 years. GOD BLESS UGANDA AND UGANDANS.
Our youths will continue suffering,Every Ugandan will continue suffering. The country will not become greater without us standing up to defend it from murderous and looters. Who is Kayihura to give authorisation for demonstration? Who are you to decide that this or that is unlawful or peaceful demonstration? There is no law in Uganda.Kayihura does not think of national security but thinks of M7′S security.Kayihura stop hallucinating after smoking your BANGI.Fellow Ugandans let us go out in greater number and show NRM and M7 that Uganda belongs to every Ugandan not only one tribe. Let us fight tribalism and restore peace,freedom and democracy.Ugandan women are dying every day in hundreds while giving birth are we happy about it?