Musevini and Lack of Sustainable Essay

(Mwenda) Musevini, who faces opposition in the next election from northern Ugandan resident Norbert Mao, has had to deal with accusations from Mao that Musevini deliberately ignored the problems in northern Uganda as part of deliberate plan. (DP Uganda).

Interestingly, as the national election nears Musevini has suddenly begun to actively campaign for votes in northern Uganda. He is promising to bring the same social and economic reforms that he introduced to the rest of Uganda to northern Uganda after virtually ignoring the region for twenty-four years. (Acemah) Additionally, he is trying to assure the northern Ugandans that the LRA is no longer a power in the region and that if re-elected he will make sure that the LRA has no capacity to come back to disturb the peace. Residents of the area, however, have every reason to suspect that Musevini's claims are without merit. As noted in a book describing the situation in northern Uganda states: "As long as rebel leader Joseph Kony is somewhere with his fighters, so experience told my informants, once could never really tell what will happen next. The only thing one can know for sure is that the war is not over." (Finnstrom)

The reality is that the ingrained bias against Musevini and his perceived lack of concern over problems in northern Uganda may be a hurdle that is impossible for Musevini to overcome. Many of his critics see him as a pawn of the west and in order to encourage Ugandan solidarity Musevini's time as Uganda's president might need to be come to an end. Works Cited Acemah, Harold. The East African. 13 December 2010. 13 December 2010 . DP Uganda. Musevini Brought War to Northern Uganda, Says Mao. 30 November 2010. 10 December 2010 . Finnstrom, Sverker. Living with Bad Surroundings. Duke Unversity Press, 2008. Mwenda, Andres. Inside Musevini's Political Game. 17 May 2010. 9 December 2010 . Nyeko, Balam and Lucima, Okella. Profiles of the Parties to the Conflict. 2002. 10 December 2010 ......