It was a misunderstanding that Uganda has a democratic state. The president of Uganda Gen. Museveni has now lifted the veil to confirm that this is military regime.
In 1986 the civilian element was co opted for legitimacy. It was used like a veil that when you make noise like during the oil discussion, they lift the veil where both Museveni and the army said that the military will take over. They used the civilian to give them the expertise they didn’t have.

There is a national protest against the NRM regime. They silenced the parliament through patronage. Museveni is now militarising all organs that deal with people, eg the employment of Gen Aronda, Gen Saleh, and Brig. Nalweiso. The aim is to control the soldiers suspected to be against the regime. NAADS was put in place by an Act of parliament in 2001 for the following reasons; 1.To give farmers Information and knowledge about improved agriculture. 2. Improved technology, by giving the modern equipment. 3. Modern management of an agricultural unit in order to gain more from agric. It was aimed at connecting a farmer with an agriculture consultant. In the view of the above, where is Nalweiso and Saleh expertise in agriculture?

What are the credentials of the army in as far as managing public resources? Corruption begun from the army Nobody knows the number of soldiers. There was the Nakayenga Committe, Serwanga Lwanga and Tinyefuza Commitees all aimed at knowing how many ghosts we have in our army. The Tinyefuza Report on ghost soldiers showed stolen money 500bn

In 1989 Saleh was army commander chased for corruption and drinking. The army would buy food for the soldiers. It was stopped because the companies tasked to supply food were supplying air.

He took UCB where Uganda government had put in 72 billion and Saleh bought it at 11 billion taking the money and its assets prompting his resignation. Article 210 of our Constitution says that the army has to be productive. In 1988, NEC bought Mr. Kiwanuka’s Kisozi Ranched 26 sq miles with 10,000 heads of cattle at 900 million On that same land Mr. Museveni has his farm. Now Museveni who did have even a goat has 10,000 cows in Kisozi but the army has less than 400 cows. They have land in Kiryandongo about 20 sq miles. Recently Mr. M7 gave it to Mukwano. Another land in Kaweweta, Nakaseke where they had put the ANC fighter, it has 10 sq miles.

NEC was given a. Biscuit Factory and printers in Kawempe clothe factory. NEC was led by Col. Fred Mwesigye MP Nyabushozi. In 1994 the army constructed a bullets factory called Luweero Industry Mwesigye as its first manager. It repairs guns, make ulminium products.currently led by Brig. Mugira who replaced Mrs. Mbabazi when she came from URA. Up to today the industry is financed by the budget, it was constructed for $20 million. It has not broken evened. Our soldiers in Somalia are charged for stealing; the tax payer must pay the Congo government $10 Billions for stealing resources. Our proposal is that let the soldiers’ use the resources availed to them to act as models to others because the problem with NAADS stems from the politicians who supply air and pick the huge cheques every year. The army’s expenditure is always classified and therefore can not be audited by the public.

By Harold Kaija, private secretary to Col. Kizza Besigye.