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Ssemogerere Criticises Government for Suffocating Opposition

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Government has been criticized for deliberately frustrating the opposition.

Paul Kawanga a veteran politician and former leader of the Democratic Party, says that frustrating the opposition has suffocated the democratic process in the country.

He told leaders of the political opposition on Thursday that the 2011 elections are already rigged given the prevailing conditions.

Ssemogerere said that there was need to neutralize the power of the incumbent in order to create a level playing field for the political Opposition.

He challenged the civil society to launch an aggressive campaign that will counter the ideological indoctrination which discourages democracy in the country.

//Cue in: iThe incumbent plays around#.
Cue out: #free and fair electionsi//

Kawanga Ssemogerere lost the 1996 Presidential elections to Yoweri Museveni. City advocate Joseph Balikudembe took issues with the electoral commission, questioning its competence to run the 2011 elections.

Joseph Balikudembbe said that the continued breach of electoral laws is likely to spark off a repeat of the 1980 scenario.

//Cue in: iPeople in this country#
Cue out: #go to the bushi//

Badru Kiggundu Chairperson of the Electoral Commission maintains that the Commission has the competence to run fair elections.

opposition politics

Type Report
Freelance author No
Location Kampala, Uganda
Accepted on 2009-04-30 20:50:06

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