Uganda’s leading and renowned scholar professor Mohmood Mamdani has said Ugandan opposition is too weak and it cannot takeover poor from the ruling government. The scholar says that for any meaningful change of government to take place inUgandathe people need to be willing to go on the streets in large numbers on a daily basis and demonstrate.

The professor however says this cannot happen because most Ugandans are after making money. He says that Ugandans, especially the middle class cannot leave their businesses and demonstrate on daily basis.

Mamdani also says thatUganda’s opposition cannot use protests to take over power because the sitting government doesn’t respect the right of people to protest and it is not resorting to dialogue.

Ugandapolice and other security organs many times use live bullets, tear gas and torture to break down protests. In the process many unarmed protesters have been shot dead and scores of others wounded.