will After 25 years in power, be re-elected president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni. But he pulls out all the financial, military and musical register.
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KAMPALA taz "Do you want a rap song?" The voice of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni echoed from the speakers. "Yeah, man," his fans roar. A rap record - it was a clever move of the 66-year-olds to make himself popular among the younger generation so that it is re-elected on Friday after some 25 years in power as president.
Museveni rap runs in nightclubs, and many have him installed as a mobile phone ringtone. A propeller plane to the capital city sonicated. Nearly 80 percent of Uganda's population are under 30 years old. Osborne Opio has painted his naked upper body yellow, the color of the party Museveni NRM (National Resistance Movement). The 23-year-old student comes from Gulu, the town in the north where the rebels once ravaged by the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army). "It has changed so much, we young people can now go out until after midnight in Gulu," he exults. security and prosperity in the north has Museveni gives new trailer. However, he has, however, in the region around Kampala where Uganda's largest ethnic group lives of the Baganda, a lot of new enemies when he twice broke up protests by force of arms. Previously, the Baganda voted faithfully for Museveni.
Even now, Museveni says that he "will win a large majority," the election. Recent polls have promised him 65 percent. His main rival Kiiza Besigye, top candidate of an opposition alliance is to obtain only 15 percent. 2006, 59 percent Museveni, Besigye percent of 37th A total of seven candidates to connect with Museveni. It is the third time, beat that Besigye, a former fellow of Museveni's guerrilla days, the president wants. was before the 2006 elections, Besigye was arrested several times. All charges - rape, treason, terrorism - were later dropped. The fact that this time he is left alone, it robs the aura of the victim, the helped him in previous elections. Nevertheless recorded Besigye feed. Instead of rap songs, he railed against corruption and nepotism. "The change will come," he promises. But Museveni's NRM has mobilized all resources. T-shirts and bundles of money were handed out generously. Motorbike taxi drivers were given money to advertise for Museveni. MPs were the equivalent of $ 10,000 in their accounts. At the same time Finance Minister Syda Bbumba, the government declared bankrupt soon after the Parliament allocated an additional $ 260,000,000 for the elections. "The manipulation by money has reached a level that we have never seen before," says John Odoy, director of DEMgroup, an alliance of local NGOs to observe elections.
The mismanagement also note the Ugandans. Hundreds of tomatoes have cost 20 000 shillings (7 €), said a vegetable seller, and then there were 30.000, yesterday even 35,000. While Uganda's central bank reportedly is thinking of printing more money, consumers need to determine: Suddenly will restore the old notes handed out the last year were replaced with fresh notes in new colors. Apparently, the central bank has just brought the old money back into circulation.
Besigye says he will not contest the elections again in court. 2006 judged the judges: The elections were not run fairly. But the results have not been canceled. This leaves only the option Besigye to call for protests, as in North Africa. "We will try everything," he says.
But the regime is prepared: Recently, a new column, tear gas launchers rolled through Kampala. 51 000 policemen are deployed, the military on standby. 170 000 "crime fighters", men with clubs to be posted at the 24,000 polling stations.
Museveni shows off that he was "election expert". There will be no revolution in Egypt. He had many plans. He would make Uganda into a middle-income country. And produce a rap album.
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