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Author: Michael Mutyaba

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Michael Mutyaba

Michael Mutyaba is a writer on African politics. You can follow him on twitter at @michael_mutyaba or email him on [email protected].

  • Norbert Mao, the leader of the Democratic Party (DP) , is now Uganda's Justice Minister. Credit: Chapter Four Uganda.
    PoliticsTop storyUganda
    By Michael Mutyaba
    August 10, 2022
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    Uganda: Is co-opting the opposition shrewd politics or a desperate ploy?

    Uganda’s oldest opposition party is now allied to President Museveni’s NRM. Last month, one of the longest standing features of Uganda’s political landscape crumbled as President ...
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  • President Yoweri Museveni has been in power in Uganda since 1986. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    PoliticsTop storyUganda
    By Michael Mutyaba
    December 9, 2021
    1219
    1

    Uganda’s regime is not the solution to insecurity. It’s part of the problem

    Despite its reputation as a beacon of stability, the government itself is the main source of violence and terror for many Ugandans. Earlier this month, Ugandan ...
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  • The police block opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine in December 2020 during the Uganda presidential election campaign. Credit: HEBobiwine.
    PoliticsUganda
    By Michael Mutyaba
    January 13, 2021
    2162
    0

    Uganda: How donors can go beyond “strongly-worded statements”

    Mild threats oblivious to how the NRM system actually operates are not enough. The recent violence meted out by the Ugandan government ahead of presidential elections ...
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  • Bobi Wine and supporters at a rally this September don the red beret . Credit: Bobi Wine.
    Editor's PicksPoliticsUganda
    By Michael Mutyaba
    October 31, 2019
    5465
    9

    To beat or not to beat: Museveni’s big Bobi Wine problem

    Uganda’s ruling party is in a bind. Less repression will allow the opposition to mobilise and grow. More could inspire revolt. At a rally in Kampala ...
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  • Bobi Wine on the campaign trail with Kassiano Wadri, the independent candidate that won the Arua by-election last week. Credit: Bobi Wine.
    PoliticsUganda
    By Michael Mutyaba
    August 20, 2018
    6246
    2

    Bobi Wine: Why the Ugandan regime is so rattled by the popular musician

    When Bobi Wine is released, the young and outspoken MP will likely be welcomed by even bigger crowds than he left behind. When Robert Kyagulanyi – ...
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  • Ugandan dancers at President Yoweri Museveni's 2016 swearing in. Credit: GCIS
    PoliticsUganda
    By Michael Mutyaba
    April 30, 2018
    5493
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    Uganda’s unexciting last ditch effort to stop Museveni’s life presidency

    A court is deliberating on whether to reinstate presidential age limits, thus putting an end date on Museveni’s rule. Might it…? Given that it could determine ...
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  • Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi Wine on the campaign trail. Credit: Bobi Wine.
    PoliticsUganda
    By Michael Mutyaba
    July 3, 2017
    7473
    0

    Uganda: 3 lessons from the Ghetto President’s by-election triumph

    Popular musician Bobi Wine’s landslide victory was about more than just his fame. By the close of business last Thursday, Kampala was in an uproar. Robert ...
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  • PoliticsUganda
    By Michael Mutyaba
    June 3, 2016
    3471
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    In Defeat, Defiance: Why Uganda’s repression of resistance could come back to haunt it

    By narrowing political space and clamping down on the opposition and media, President Museveni is ensuring future demands will have to find expression through alternative channels Since the chaotic elections ...
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