| Popis: |
This chronicle covers political events in Uganda in 2019, a year which saw a cabinet reshuffle, a university strike, growing tensions within the opposition, the announcement of presidential candidacies, and an ongoing spat with Rwanda. Regionally, Uganda has been in a low-level conflict with Rwanda which has resulted in a closed border even after an agreement between Museveni and Kagame was signed in Angola. As Uganda heads to general elections in 2021 President Yoweri Museveni will certainly be the candidate of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, although opposition figure Bobi Wine is garnering international fame, both through the media and his music, and has seemingly become a viable alternative particularly to younger Ugandans. Less visible, but certainly no less significant with elections approaching, are signs of freedom of expression being curtailed, from the social media tax instituted in 2018, to the increase in gag orders for the press, the new legislation on cyber harassment which has resulted in the arrest of academic and activist Stella Nyanzi, as well as ongoing discussions about the regulation of lyrics. The chronicle offers an overview of these and other events beginning with everyday governance in the country, to an examination of the regional tensions, and the ramping up of preparations for elections in 2021. |
