One man show. Military dictator Gen. Museveni has been in power for 35 years. Photo: Facebook.
In a clan of hyenas, it is disturbing that the matriarch as the head would now carelessly instruct other predators that their activities and scavenging is bad.
What would the carnivorous hyenas eat since their lives entirely depend on marauding upon other animals? Definitely they cannot begin to eat grass—that is living in pretense, and they would undoubtedly starve to death.
Dictator Yoweri Museveni is the chief Hyena.
In U.S. corruption trial the FBI referred to Museveni as Government Exhibit 1510.
The whole clan of greedy, bottomless hungry hyenas would not be happy with their matriarch’s perfunctory order. These animals live on wanton marauding without any modicum of thought about tomorrow.
They strip the land of each and every living thing. They have no regrets as long as they are belching and satisfied for a day. These Museveni acolytes desire extermination of other species unreservedly without thinking that upon extinction of others they will have no one to steal from.
Museveni’s “bagman” Kutesa was referred to by the FBI as Government Exhibit 1504.
The marauding pack of hyenas is the current National Resistance Movement (NRM) regime which has been in power for the last 35-years, and led by one and only “visionary “leader, Gen. Museveni.
Just the other day, the minister of education, Janet Museveni, wife of dictator Museveni, offered herself and her husband as the champions of fighting corruption. Oh lord save me. The duo should have offered themselves as sacrificial lambs by resigning from their respective offices.
I do not know whether these two love birds know exactly the meaning of corruption, but for the record, if they read this article, let me describe corruption for them and let’s see if they think they fit the profile.
Morally, a corrupt president is a dishonest ruler who does anything—imprisoning opponents, torturing opponents, killing opponents, violently suppressing public dissent, bribing opponents— to maintain power. Here no explanation required: Museveni has been in power for 35 years.
Legally, a conduct intended to secure a benefit for onesself, including but not limited to bribery, extortion, and the misuse of inside information amounts to corruption.
Pursuant to the Anti-Corruption Act 2009 (Act 6 of 2009), the Gen. Museveni and Mrs. Museveni may notice that the law clearly describes their real character:
“The acceptance, directly or indirectly, by a public official, of any goods of monetary value, or benefits, such as a gift, favour, promise, advantage in exchange for any act in the performance of his or her public functions”—amounts to corruption.
I don’t need to remind dictator Museveni and Mrs. Museveni about how many times they either offered or received material benefits before and during elections in order to patronize and co-opt the electorate into voting for them.
How corrupt is Gen. Museveni? A U.S. federal court trial resulted in the conviction on Dec. 5, 2018 of Chinese business fixer Patrick Ho of bribing Museveni and his then foreign minister Sam Kutesa $1 million. Since Ho’s 2018 trial and conviction both Museveni and Kutesa have not stepped on U.S. soil. During the trial Museveni’s large-sized photo was displayed for jurors in the courtroom as Government Exhibit 1510 while Kutesa was referred to as Government Exhibit 1504.
“The offering to any person who asserts or confirms that he or she is able to exert any improper influence over the decision making of any person performing functions in the public or private sector in consideration of the undue advantage”—is corruption. Gen. Museveni bribed Members of Parliament to amend the constitution and remove presidential term limits. Later, when he wanted age limit of 75 removed he just sent soldiers dressed in suits into Parliament to beat MPs into agreeing.
Neglect of duty is corruption. Museveni has neglected his duties while ruling Uganda. The entire government—of which the dictator is the head—stinks of corruption and maladministration. Now in a disingenuous attempt to deflect from his responsibility the dictator claims he is the anti-corruption champion.
Gen. Museveni claims he’ll fight corruption. Yet he appoints corrupt disciples in government. Birds of the same feather flock together.
The ultimate corrupt ruler is the one who attacks the messenger. For merely writing two books—“The Greedy Barbarian” and “Banana Republic…”—I have been arrested and tortured by the dictators soldiers.
The writer is a novelist and the 2021 Award winner of PEN Pinter prize for an international writer of courage. He’s a survivor of dictator Museveni’s torture chambers. He can be reached via [email protected]
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