POLITICAL ASSIGNMENTS

What is a multiparty system?

A multi-party system in politics is a system of government in which more than two political parties truly have a chance to get real political power. This means that more than two parties have a chance to either govern on their own or to be part of a coalition government (as the Liberal Democrats and the Tories are part of a coalition government in England right now).

Multi-party systems are different from one-party and two-party systems. A one-party system is like China’s — it is basically not a competitive democracy because only one party has any chance at power. A two-party system is like that of the United States. There can be many parties (as there are in the US) but only two of them are relevant and can hope to gain power. By contrast, in a multi-party system (such as that of Germany or Israel) many parties can hope to have some share of the power.

Recently President Museveni appointed Kezaala (DPNC) and before he told Kezaala which country he was assigned, he resigned. According to me, there are three justifications:

1. Politics is influence and advantage. In a multiparty system, it is against the principle that governs the democracy in a multiparty system for the incumbent party to utilize its national structures to disarm other parties.

However, this is in principle and on paper but not practical. It is ideal to assume that the political party in power will take for granted its ultimate responsibility of conquering power, consolidating it and keeping it …and then be concerned with the business of the welfare of other opponent parties.

In a sense to argue that by Museveni appointing opposition leaders he abused democracy is a whining argument and one that is self-defeating (knowing that politics is influence and advantage). President Museveni takes advantage of the weaklings and he hits hard on the weak point of the opponent. (WHO WOULDNT DO THAT IN A FIGHT?)

2. There are two political Musevenis: 1. A Museveni who is the NRM political party chairman and 2. the Museveni who is the president of the Republic of Uganda.

The Museveni who appointed Kezaala, Kyabazinga, Nakiwala, Betty Kamya etc…is the president of Uganda, not the party leader, and constitutionality every Ugandan regardless of their political party, religion or tribe has a right to serve their country in any capacity they qualify for.

I think we should turn our cameras and re-focus them on national issues at the expense of our political divisions agendas. Personally, I think we should be faulting Museveni on the positioning of these new recruits and not accusing him of sharing the national cake equally.

3. The opposition in Uganda has exposed its utter weakness and lack of strategy by complaining about the strategic opponent (Museveni) instead of utilizing the ones he hires to overthrow him.

Personally, I think it is easier to fight an enemy from within than from afar. This is the very thing that President Museveni does …every party in Uganda has his agents…the political parties should challenge the hired to continue with the struggle from within.

Finally, I think the president either hires useless opposition members or the opposition is just filled with TALKS and no results.

If you applied the TEST OF RESULTS on all the opposition members he has put in public offices (Kamya-Kampala, Nakiwala-Youth…etc) they have not performed to the extent of NRM recruits. President Museveni must also wake-up to this, and scout for a more sensible and useful political academy.

Pr. I.T. WHITE
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