Two of the eight running candidates are presently vying for Uganda’s presidential position. As Yoweri Museveni and Kizza Besigye competes to win the race, thousands of voters flocked into the polling station, February 18, to exercise their power of choosing who must deserve to become their president.
The incumbent Museveni had taken his term to sustain economic expansion within his 25 years term. For such a longer time period, some Ugandans think that his leadership had consumed a time for quite so long to prove his worth.
Mr. Museveni is an ex-rebel leader and was known to be a Father of Modern Uganda. He was able to lift his country for years of civil war in the 1970s and 1980s.
On the other hand, the loyal supporters of Besigye presently united to hold tight and support him of fulfilling his campaign platforms. Besigye, on his third time of running for the position of President continues to fight he can prove that he is true to his promise made during his recent campaigns. It takes a greater convincing power to let the voters figure out on how they would rule their country. He is a retired army colonel who caught the heart of urban voters.
Looking back, it was only in the year 1962 when this country came to be independent. However, it was the start of the changing leadership as violence has been shown during the factions of the opposing group was overthrowing the government that time.
Ugandans actively participated in their national elections, Friday, as part of their responsibility of using their agency top choose who deserves to0 be on top.
The elections went in order so far. Citizens were seen to have formed snaking lines fronting public-owned buildings such as schools, government offices and even churches.
Complaints rise among few polling stations because of the reason that they opened their precincts late. There was even a report of one Western observer that in the setting near the military base held a suspicious activity regarding ballot boxes containing full votes supposing that 7am is the official opening time.
An election is a symbol of power, truth and justice. It is more than a thought of casting voters, counting results and announcing the winner.
Whoever the elected President would be, the people of Uganda will definitely deserve to accept the choice of the majority.