Woe be East Africa's opposition: Tattered, divided and desperate for leadership
Bobi Wine is arrested on his way to a press conference following the cancellation of his music concert by police on April 22, 2019. He has inherited the beatings, arrests, harassment, and other miseries, that come with being President Museveni's main rival. FILE PHOTO | AFP
It is not the best of times for the opposition across East Africa, particularly in Kenya and Uganda, where the government is relentless in making it weak and ineffective.
From police harassment and laws that limit assembly to political infighting and tempting government appointments, the opposition is in a chokehold.
