UgandaToday: Kyagulanyi Breaks Week-Long Silence With Stark Reflection on Museveni Era
After a lull of over a week without any public communication from former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the silence has been broken—quietly, but with unmistakable political weight.
In a reflective message shared via his social media platforms, Kyagulanyi re-emerged not with a rallying call or mobilisation directive, but with an introspective meditation shaped by reading, repression, and resolve. Writing against the backdrop of what he described as a “criminal regime” that continues to haunt his family and pursue him, Kyagulanyi revealed that he had taken time to read what he called “a very insightful book” by renowned scholar Prof. Mahmood Mamdani.
According to Kyagulanyi, the book lays bare President Yoweri Museveni’s long-term impact on Uganda, puncturing the historical myth of a liberator who once promised to break decisively from the violent past. Instead, Kyagulanyi echoed Mamdani’s sobering assessment of a country morally eroded under decades of authoritarian rule.
Quoting the scholar directly, Kyagulanyi highlighted Mamdani’s conclusion that “The Museveni era has corroded the morals of an entire generation, and there is unlikely to be an easy solution to the problem. A pervasive corruption and cynicism cloud the country like a fog. It will take no less than a generation for the country to come out of it.”
Kyagulanyi described the account as “depressing,” yet insisted it was clarifying rather than paralysing. His message struck a familiar chord with supporters who have watched Uganda’s opposition face arrests, abductions, exile and sustained intimidation in the aftermath of the disputed general elections.
“We have work cut out for us,” Kyagulanyi wrote, reaffirming a posture of defiance rather than despair. “We refuse to give up or give in. UGANDA WILL BE FREE.”
The post signals that, even in moments of apparent quiet, Kyagulanyi’s political engagement has merely shifted from the streets to reflection—drawing intellectual ammunition from Uganda’s foremost thinkers while reaffirming his commitment to resistance. For allies and adversaries alike, the message was clear: the silence was not surrender.
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