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Meles Zenawi for Museveni's umpteenth
re-coronation
12 MAY, 2011 | By Kiflu Hussain
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As I said before, I knew that he would be one of the top guests of
honors.Yet; his presence in Kampala is no scoop at all for the likes
of me. Rather it's the titbit I got about his stay in Kampala from a
reliable source that piqued my interest. According to this source,
Meles alias Legesse/Meles is a nom de guerre/ will shed a crocodile
tears for the victims of the July 7, 2010 bomb blast after wining and
dining at the Ethiopian Village Restaurant; one of the two
entertainment place where the explosion took lives and limbs.
In the process, we would get to see who among the Ethiopian
community in Uganda hobnobs with one of this worst dictator in
Africa. Though, we have been aware of some of our fellow refugees
turning into "development partners” and informers, this would be a
good time to ascertain beyond a shadow of doubt. Too bad, there is
no strong democratic minded Ethiopian group in Kampala that could
have staged a protest against this despot.
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Kiflu Hussain is An Ethiopian Refugee in Uganda, he can be
reached at: kiflukam@yahoo.com
re-coronation
12 MAY, 2011 | By Kiflu Hussain
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- According to today's
Kenyan Newspaper the
Standard, Meles Zenawi is
one of the despots attending
Museveni's umpteenth re-
coronation today.
As I said before, I knew that he would be one of the top guests of
honors.Yet; his presence in Kampala is no scoop at all for the likes
of me. Rather it's the titbit I got about his stay in Kampala from a
reliable source that piqued my interest. According to this source,
Meles alias Legesse/Meles is a nom de guerre/ will shed a crocodile
tears for the victims of the July 7, 2010 bomb blast after wining and
dining at the Ethiopian Village Restaurant; one of the two
entertainment place where the explosion took lives and limbs.
In the process, we would get to see who among the Ethiopian
community in Uganda hobnobs with one of this worst dictator in
Africa. Though, we have been aware of some of our fellow refugees
turning into "development partners” and informers, this would be a
good time to ascertain beyond a shadow of doubt. Too bad, there is
no strong democratic minded Ethiopian group in Kampala that could
have staged a protest against this despot.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Kiflu Hussain is An Ethiopian Refugee in Uganda, he can be
reached at: kiflukam@yahoo.com
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A ruler with a stronger juju
16 March, 2011 | By Kiflu Hussain
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Since holding election under a bogus multi-partyism has become
more of a fad in Africa after the cessation of the Cold War, Uganda
too has passed through one of this ritual and held a presidential and
parliamentary election on February 18. As I have been living in
Uganda since 2007, I happened to witness the politics of this
country from a close up.
Often times, I found myself collating situations in Uganda with that of
my country, Ethiopia. Having absconded from a fully blown tyranny
that no longer attempts to cloak itself with pseudo-democracy
wherein cold-blooded snipers were unleashed that didn’t even spare
children as little as five year olds on top of a sweeping arrest that
included opposition figures, activists and journalists in 2005, I was
dazzled by the apparent freedom of space in Uganda.
Among the high points that impressed me so much was the
numerous private TV channels and FM stations.Nonetheless, it didn’
t take me long to be nagged by questions such as why Ugandans are
unable to use this apparent freedom of the press to come up with a
cogent alternative and send the current degenerating system to the
dustbins of history. I do not pretend to have found answers to these
questions.
All I did is highlighting the opportunities Ugandans have unlike their
counterparts in Ethiopia and why I think they failed to use....More
16 March, 2011 | By Kiflu Hussain
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Since holding election under a bogus multi-partyism has become
more of a fad in Africa after the cessation of the Cold War, Uganda
too has passed through one of this ritual and held a presidential and
parliamentary election on February 18. As I have been living in
Uganda since 2007, I happened to witness the politics of this
country from a close up.
Often times, I found myself collating situations in Uganda with that of
my country, Ethiopia. Having absconded from a fully blown tyranny
that no longer attempts to cloak itself with pseudo-democracy
wherein cold-blooded snipers were unleashed that didn’t even spare
children as little as five year olds on top of a sweeping arrest that
included opposition figures, activists and journalists in 2005, I was
dazzled by the apparent freedom of space in Uganda.
Among the high points that impressed me so much was the
numerous private TV channels and FM stations.Nonetheless, it didn’
t take me long to be nagged by questions such as why Ugandans are
unable to use this apparent freedom of the press to come up with a
cogent alternative and send the current degenerating system to the
dustbins of history. I do not pretend to have found answers to these
questions.
All I did is highlighting the opportunities Ugandans have unlike their
counterparts in Ethiopia and why I think they failed to use....More
