How an old regime seeks to keep a young generation at bay
Travellers wait for vehicles in Kampala, Uganda, on June 4, 2020, the first day of re-opening public transport. In Uganda about seven out of every 10 citizens is aged 30 or younger. However, of the 18 million registered voters, only 41 per cent are aged 35 and below. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
When the National Resistance Army rebels led by Yoweri Kaguta Museveni shot their way to power in Uganda in January 1986, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu was a few weeks shy of his fourth birthday.
This week, almost 35 years to the day and still in power, President Museveni heads into his sixth election facing Mr Kyagulanyi, now a husband, father and a popular musician-turned politician.
