Uganda’s ruling party is fractious and disorganised
But it suits President Yoweri Museveni that way
DICKSONS KATESHUMBWA is shaking up politics in Sheema, a district in western Uganda. In his bid for parliament he has repaired boreholes, doled out maize flour and flaunted the wealth he made as a customs official. Fans speed ahead of him on motorbikes, garlanded with leaves; in villages, crowds cheer his name. He says that people have been left poor by “bad leadership”, a reference to the cabinet minister who holds the seat.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Divided we stand”
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