After the February 18 presidential election, Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye looked like a spent force.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
WHY UGANDA IS A DYSFUNCTIONAL STATE.
The 2011 elections are being contested against the background of an almost virtual collapse of the public spirit in Uganda. With our infrastructure and public services largely malfunctioning, with corruption the key organising principle of power, and with nepotism and personalism dominating our lives, we must ask why competitive multiparty elections, a free press and vibrant civic associations have not stopped our country’s descent into Africa’s decade-long problem of neo-patrimonial rule. This article seeks to demonstrate how our government secures individual compliance with policies and practices that inflict collective harm on the general population.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
