Yoseri Tibuhaburwa aka Museveni has “misled” our country, Uganda for over four decades. His misrule has been increasingly defined by a significantly increasing mismatch between his early promises of stability and the current realities of his failed brutal and murderous regime.
While Museveni maintains a grip on power heading into this week’s elections of 2026, all sensible analysts point to several significant leadership failures that have stalled the nation’s progress.
The citizens are tired and totally fed up with the dictator, despot, octogenarian Yoseri Tibuhaburwa [Museveni] who has (mis)ruled Uganda for 40 years.
He lied to us about his intentions, with endless empty promises of freedom and democracy, but all we have received from Museveni is fear, intimidation, silencing dissent and overall oppression against innocent wananchi.
Local and regional analysts have affirmed that Museveni’s four-decade regime of anarchy is so far the worst that Ugandans have endured since Uganda gained independence in 1962. Literally, Museveni is worse than the regimes of Obote (I & II) and Idi Amin combined.
Currently, the security forces including Police, CMI, Special forces, Military Police and regular army are enemies of Ugandans.
They are instructed to torture, kill, and abuduct people with impunity – ordinary, innocent citizens have lost trust and confidence in state authority.
The same dictator (Museveni) released criminals from prison, gave them guns, covered their heads, and sent them to terrorize communities.
Museveni has majored in the imperialist “devide and rule” policy to manipulate the citizens and the international community.
Security is predominantly filled with new recruits – Ill-trained young men who were initially denied decent jobs and education are now armed and used to kill and intimidate innocent citizens during his election campaigns. This is shameful.
Forty years under Museveni and NRM have left Uganda poor, divided, and unsafe. Tribalism, greed, and lies have become the norm. The octogenarian despot is not a role model—he is a warning to the young generation.
Museveni’s most prominent failure cited by observers is the systematic dismantling of democratic institutions to ensure Museveni’s longevity in office.
Power-hungry criminal has also deliberately incapacitated and captured state institutions. Through the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), Museveni has perfected “competitive authoritarianism,” using state resources for campaigns and restricting opposition access to media.
Consequently, this has led to Economic Disparity and Youth Unemployment.
Despite aggregate economic growth, many Ugandans feel left behind by a system that rewards patronage over productivity.
While the country’s burgeoning youth population (75% are under age 30), they’re affected by the “NEET” Crisis. Nearly 62.6% of Ugandan youth are currently not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET).
On the other hand, Uganda’s public debt has ballooned to over $25 billion by early 2026, placing a heavy fiscal burden on future generations under Museveni’s regime.
Under Museveni, the delivery of essential public services has suffered from chronic incompetence and misplaced priorities.
Education and Healthcare: Uganda ranks 157th out of 193 countries on the UN Human Development Index for 2024–25. Budgetary disparities often favor political spending over essential services; for example, parliament sittings have received more funding than the entire education sectors of some districts.
Endemic Corruption and Patronage have become a “standard way of tying constituencies to the regime” through informal patronage schemes.
Institutions meant to check power, like the Leadership Tribunal, have been intentionally left vacant or underfunded to prevent the prosecution of “big fish”.
Ineffective programs like “Operation Wealth Creation” and the “Youth Livelihood Programme” have often functioned as mere patronage tools, with only lions’ share of disbursed loans ending up in Museveni’s pockets.
Museveni has deliberately militarized politics.The blurring of lines between military service and political ambition has led to a breakdown in civilian oversight, with senior military figures openly threatening political opponents.
Power-hungry Museveni, you have overstayed. You have failed consistently and you must hand over power peacefully now. Ugandans are angry and disappointed. We do not feel safe under this regime.
Enough is enough, let our country, Uganda and all citizens breathe.
