Museveni Must Go !!

July 25, 2010 was the opening day for the African Union summit at the Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo. All Heads of States from different corners of Africa took part in the meeting, and a number of representatives from other nations like the USA, UK, Mexico, and many others were also available for the opening of the summit.

The delegation from the USA included Mr. Johnnie Carson – the Secretary of State for African Affairs, and Eric Holder, the current US Attorney General. In his speech, Mr. Holder touched a number of issues, including one that is well known to the current government in Uganda – CORRUPTION. The Attorney General reiterated President Obama’s clear message that the USA will not support corrupt government in Africa.

He further made it clear that the USA will seize assets of corrupt African leaders, for as long as they are in the west. Mr. Holder promised that he “assembled a team of prosecutors to deal exclusively with the kleptocracy of African leaders.” More support was promised to African judiciaries to better equip them in the fight against corruption.

Mr. Holder’s promise is warmly welcomed by all Ugandans, because Museveni’s government is the most corrupt in Uganda’s history, and one of the most in Africa and the world as a whole. Mr. Museveni is also using money that should be used to improve infrastructure, in countries like Sweden, buying properties. Sweden is not the only country where Museveni is spending Ugandans’ money for his own personal use.

Some countries, Nigeria for example have been able to recover some money stolen by Gen. Sani Abacha. A majority of Ugandans outside the Museveni regime warmly welcome the USA’s new measures to make sure that Africans, especially in countries like Uganda can finally see their money put to good use, like fighting malaria, HIV, and other diseases, instead of being piled up in western countries for a select few. Let’s hope that finally money stolen from Ugandans by Museveni along with his fellow corrupt leaders will come back to Ugandans.

I think what Mr.Museveni has done is enough. Citizens cannot afford all the basic necessities simply because of one person who has refused to setp down from power. If peace cannot change the situation, we had better take up arms and fight for whatever little is left, that belongs to us and Ugandans.
- Posted By Othieno Eammanuel on 05/01/2011