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MUSEVENI AT 24: Balance sheet of the NRM reign
TOP LEFT: Museveni campaigns on the UPM ticket for the presidency in 1980, TOP RIGHT: Museveni swears in as president in 1986, BOTTOM LEFT: A relaxed Museveni addresses journalists last year while BOTTOM RIGHT: Museveni carries the ‘olubengo’ which became a popular political image in 1996.
By Emmanuel Gyezaho
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Posted Tuesday, January 26 2010 at 00:00
Posted Tuesday, January 26 2010 at 00:00
In Summary
As today’s celebrations in Mbale kickoff, attention will be drawn to Mr Museveni’s performance as president these past 24 years. Mr Museveni assumed power at a time when the state had been run-down; insecurity was at an all time high and the economy was in shambles. Register to comment on this story.
- Per capita income has risen from $264 in 1986 to almost $394
- Country now collects Shs 4trillion in revenue compared to Shs 5billion in 1986
- Total exports of goods are now approximately $1.3billion of which $1 billion are non coffee exports
- Number of Ugandans living below the poverty line has reduced to 31% down from 56% in 1988
- HIV prevalence rates slashed from 32% in 1992 to 6.2% thanks to ABC strategy
- As of 2007, 7.5million pupils attending Primary school compared to 2.2million in 1997
- Economy growing at an average 6% of GDP.
- Inflation has been stable at about 5 per cent per annum until most recently when it shot to 14 percent
- Relative peace and security around the country with the exception of northern Uganda
Failures
- Corruption continues to blight his administration
- Over stay in power, failure to groom successors
- Weak infrastructure, hospitals, roads,
- Real power is centred in the presidency, failure to build independent institutions
- Two decades of conflict in northern Uganda
- Intolerance for democratic opposition
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