Muniini K. Mulera

Hopeful signs of democratization in Africa

By Muniini K. MuleraAugust 22, 20220 comments

Advocates of democracy in Africa have reason to smile. Once again, Senegal had genuine political competition early this month that left President Macky Sall without a parliamentary majority. Neither Sall’s governing coalition nor the opposition was able to win an ...

Waragi, presidential gifts of cars, and the illusion of democracy

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 6, 20220 comments

#Democracy #Uganda #bribery #Bishop #Kigezi #Church

At the end of a drama-free political campaign and an election last week, Douglas Robert Ford Jr, the incumbent premier of Ontario, Canada, was re-elected with an increased majority in the provincial parliament. In his gracious victory speech, Ford invited his supporters ...

Why I am politically homeless in Uganda

By Muniini K. MuleraUganda Uganda PoliticsSeptember 24, 20181 comments

#Political #party #Democracy

Blame my father, my upbringing or my lifelong experiences, but I seem to be irrevocably married to the idea that I have a duty to actively participate in my own governance. No, I do not have to serve in any government to be an active participant in a process that has a direct impact ...

Why I defend Bobi Wine and Bebe Cool’s freedom of choice

By Muniini K. MuleraUganda Uganda PoliticsSeptember 3, 20180 comments

#Uganda #freedom #democracy #Kyagulanyi #Bobi #Wine #Bebe #Cool

At the centre of Uganda’s deepening political crisis is a large freedom deficit and an absence of democracy. The claim that the presence of several registered political parties and the ritual of regular elections every five years is evidence of democracy is an illusion. Ugandan ...