Four times presidential candidate Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye has said that only popular resistance will drive President Yoweri Museveni out of office, after unsuccessfully trying to unseat him since the year 2001.
Addressing journalists in Kabale town over the weekend, Besigye said President Museveni has captured parliament and the judiciary, hence warned that emerging candidates were wasting their time because the elections wouldn’t matter in 2021.
“All institutions of government are under capture. Mr. Museveni will choose whoever he wants into government. We go into this election aware that that aware all under capture.” Besigye said.
Popular resistance has recently caused regime changes in the world notably in Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain, where either the regime was toppled or major uprisings or social violence occurred, including riots, civil wars or insurgencies.
Besigye added that Ugandans that vote have no authority over their votes and thus, nothing would change unless their vote counted.
“The election we have is fake. First of all those in the voters register do they have authority over their vote? Since elections were introduced in Uganda, an election has never caused change. The gun has an election in Uganda, not a Ugandan,” Besigye added.
Tumukunde won’t bring anything new:
When asked about Lt. Gen. Tumukunde’s bid to contest for presidency, Besigye noted that like other colleagues that have left Museveni to vie for presidency, Tumukunde will also not cause anything new.
“I have not personally talked to Tumukunde since he made his decision, and thus I haven’t asked him the questions I feel I should ask him. I have heard him speak in the media. I don’t think and I am not sure if he can change the situation we are in.”
On the same day, Dr. Besigye along with other Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leaders’ reopened the party offices in Kabale town ahead of 2021 polls. The offices are located at skyline roundabout, off to Katuna border point in Humura House.
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