Of Museveni, Mugabe and Europe’s iron lady

Critics for the long serving leaders have now turned to Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda following the bloodless fall of the last Africa’s independence father, Dr Robert Mugabe, 93.

Mr Museveni, one of the new breeds of Africa and a regional peace keeper liberated the pearl of Africa from tyranny and he has reigned since 1986.

He introduced electoral democracy to Uganda and in his maiden speech he pretty noted it very well that it wasn’t a ‘mere change of guards’.  Many Ugandans thought that Museveni was to handle over power to a civilian government. However, none knew of his hidden agenda.

A number of political thinkers assume that after serving for two terms, one should leave power so that he let new and fresh ideas take on for the betterment of the county.

African leaders have for so long been condemned for over staying in power and in many cases western countries have empowered opposition or some people within to fight such leaders.

Uganda will live to remember a very big tall man bestowed a number of praising titles, a patriotic leader who loved his fellow countrymen and wished every good thing for them. However, History side notes him as one of the worst leaders Africa has ever had.

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor widely described as the de facto leader of the European Union, the most powerful woman in the world, ‘iron lady’ and the ‘leader of the free world’ and many other praising names has ruled since 2005 but she has received little punches in her face despite of clinging into power for the fourth term amid what has been explained as a ‘far right surge’.