Obote: The father of tyranny in Uganda By YAHYA SSEREMBA ARTICLE SUMMARY: Part of Uganda’s most durable and most enviable infrastructure was set up by Milton Obote. But in his attempt to build a modern and strong nation, Obote was frustrated by his own primitive and savage background, his hatred for prosperous and intelligent people like the Baganda, and his piggish greed for power. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Yahya Sseremba is the publisher of The Campus Journal current affairs website. If the roots of cruel and dictatorial rule can be traced back in colonial policies, why then should Milton Obote be chastised as the father of tyranny in Uganda? The answer is short and simple: Obote had the opportunity to choose between cutting or at least weakening the roots of tyranny on the one hand and nourishing them on the other. Not only did he choose the latter option, he reloaded the problem and established a regime whose cruelty dwarfed that of the imperialists and whose legacy continues to wreak havoc on Ugandans. At his hands tyranny was born again. Click here to read full article -- YAHYA SSEREMBA Publisher and Editor The Campus Journal Current Affairs Website Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256 704216866 Email: [email protected] campusjournal.ug/
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 10:58:32 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015