Opinion: Why Gen. Museveni’s “tova ku main” has been drowned by intrinsic love for muhoozi.
When the rumors about the Changing of Term Limits began circulating by the opposition a few years ago, the top NRM leaders of the Time refuted any of such.
The entire nation was kept in shock after the dramatic incident in parliament that injured multiples of legislators.
In fact, as Political Wiseacres struggled with petitions, constitutional court etc, they realized that the whole Country had been kidnapped from their Legal Constitutional position to a Limitless Presidency, which Gen Museveni and the NRM herself had earlier criticized as destructive to African Politics in their Ten Point Program and even the Constitution of 1995.
However, a move by Gen Museveni to prepare one of Africa’s most trained and professional Army has been terminated by his own son Muhoozi Kainerugaba whose greed for Presidency is unlimited. As a factual matter, all citizens are now forced to dance to the tunes and the drums played by the first family.
The corridor talks concerning MK intentions began about a decade ago and ended with even another General Ssejusa running to exile and returning himself back as if anybody was chasing after him.
Ssejusa had said exactly the above things which haven’t yet come true but you can tell me more.
Maybe the reason nobody was interested in arguing with or even chasing Gen Ssejusa could be because of What has transpired long after his ‘lies” about Gen Muhoozi even thinking about becoming a President of Uganda.
Then, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba himself, appeared in an interview with a bright Child interviewer and denied ever having such ambitions, he instead reiterated that he was just a soldier serving and defending his Nation. This denial by the Political Protagonist is not new in the NRM way of things as Gen Museveni also denied all the Term and Age Limits suggestion ages back.
Today as I Speak, we have all Witnessed Team MK Political Strengths and capacities to mobilize themselves and even aggregate resources to attain anything they desire. We have also observed how their Activism has neutralized all corners of Uganda to the deepest corners where NRM thought she was alone. In fact, Gen MK concept is more rurally enshrined than even NUP, but this is to be ‘blamed’ in NRM peoples and managers themselves.
Those who Doubt the Power and Capacity of General Muhoozi to Replace Gen Museveni Must be aware that the only reason the “TOVA KU MAIN” Project was initiated was because majority of The Formal NRM Party Structures and People had Literally extra mile crossed over to Support Muhoozi and Team Chairman.
Name any, MPs, Minsters, NEC, Generals of the High Command among others, you could See All getting close to MK”. It got so “Bloody” that lobbying to Get onboard became unbearable.
As one of those who went to Promote MK, my reason was the same as those of others. Though I began as early as 2015 on Facebook, the 2021 Term had just begun and I was Worried about a Future without Gen Museveni as I needed an experienced Leader well versed with Security and Defence. we are an Epicenter of a Security challenge. We were also a Group of Pan Africans still at War with Neo imperialism and we needed to win, be it with Guns or Peace.
It was at this particular point of heightened “MK Frenzy” that Gen Y.K Museveni had to Step in to say, “Wait A Minute, I am still the Boss, my friends and even Family.” The rest of what Happened next we all know #TovaKuMain .
Those who had Voluntarily Engaged themselves to Promote Gen MK were diverted with Heavy FUNDS by the ONC to Promote Y K Museveni for 2026. Team MK was left with a strong SHELL but which was now lacking the Deep and Aggressive grassroots Mobilization capacity . Few months ago as these had been uprooted from them by Gen Museveni through Hajjati Namyalo.
It must be noted that over 80% of current ONC staff were already engaged in promoting General Muhoozi shortly before Tova ku main became Popular. Name any. It’s therefore apparent that it is the SAME system that has been moving back and forth, the undefeatable Museveni system of Liberation Peoples.
It is this Museveni System That at the Start of 2022 and earlier had decided to become “Muhoozists” without even first listening to Gen Museveni’s way forward. And to the shock of most, Gen Muhoozi also decided to Embrace them and made trinity with them. (Gen Ssejusa was not shocked through, neither was I as this is what I had wanted)
What is causing the Sudden Upsurge in Team Mk now PLU brand Visibility is caused by two factors:
1. The launch of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) by Gen Muhoozi supporters to coordinate Team MK activities (called Promoting Patriotism). If it’s only a News item, then it should subside soon.
2. The Failure of the ONC Management to HOLD and consolidate as well as convince this Museveni Mobilization machinery which was already mind tuned to Muhoozi being President Today.
ONC Bazzukulu’s Hajjati Namyalo is undoubtedly a good mass Mobilizer and an expert in field mass mobilization, but she may not be the kind of Expertise needed to Convince an NRM elite whose mind has already decided otherwise. Such people may need Patience and extreme People Management Experience of decades old.
To revert thousands of ardent Muhoozi Fanatics masquerading as Bazzukulu may require a real Community Psychologist with experience in Concrete systems, processes and controls awash with critical internal and external performance management standards, not a Manual system of Oyeee Oyeeee run of childish rumor mongering, finger pointing and lack of standard data gathering and record Keeping capacities.
It must be noted that the sole Purpose of ONC Kyambogo under Hajjati Hadijah Namyalo was to “Mobilize the then Muhoozi-Minded Mobilizers to “RETURN to Support Museveni for 2026. That is the only mission, even now.
The Keyword is “return”, as used by Hajjati Namyalo herself. Therefore, something that is still yours does Not need to be Returned, does it? So to assess ONC success, this RETURN must be well assessed in Numbers of Returnees.
As Tova kumain becomes a viral trend due to the Fact that the Same talented and well trained Museveni/Muhoozi Promoters were now in charge, at this Point, it started to appear to most Observers that Gen Museveni had begun “Fighting his own Son”, who had literally earlier “Captured” his Party, Love, Legacy and taken every vital mobilizer or Architect you know of (think of any, MK had already taken them, or was in the process)..
The Muhoozi wave is therefore the Only Activity that has Ever driven Majority of Museveni supporters Voluntarily to Support Another Candidate to Become their Leader.
This “system capture” happened at all levels of the Movement as you know it, with CEC and NEC members Joining MK, and some have never left, even after Heavy Funds have been used by Gen Museveni at the ONC to attempt to consolidate them back to Museveni “2026 and beyond”. Even those who went Back to Push Museveni for 2026, have a Leg in team MK as we speak, gagged by their Appointed roles that may not permit them to air out their thinking. But we have seen them with Muhoozi, many times.
It is therefore Just a matter of Time.
If Tova ku main was intended to make the ‘Bazzukulu” and senior NRM managers, patriots cadres and Voters to Abandon MUHOOZI and Return to Museveni , then I can categorically say that the Mission has totally failed. On top it Looks rosy, but the deep hearts and Minds of NRM may have already moved on with Gen Muhoozi , never to Return.
In fact, if Gen Y.K Museveni stood up and said, “Feel Free, Everyone should go where you he or she wants. I predict that 99% of Bazzukulu and those Promoting Museveni 2026 will turn up voluntarily.
The Only reason Muhoozi and the PLU still do not have “formal Numbers” to show is because such a system that would accept, register and TAG a Member is absent.
Also to avoid appearing as a Direct Political System, there are activities they cannot do e.g registering of new Members, endorsing Political candidates, making Promo posters and banners, making Political rallies for the sole Purpose of Politics etc. These are the Only fetters which prevent a “Total MK Revolution” as some of their Members like to call it; the New Generational Leadership.
More so, Gen MK has created a necessary Impenetrable Wall around him that prevents the usual Ugandan Political Opportunism and manipulation. For a typical Powerful NRM politician to directly access Gen MK to share anything, they must pass through “someone they annoyed” or “someone they wouldn’t expect.” a scenario they are not used to in the Mainstream Powerhouse.
Typical Ugandan “Big people” have a Proud Class vice; like to respect and even speak to only ‘big people’ or bigger people than them. If you don’t want them near you therefore, make them report to a “small person” in their eyes first. You will never see them.
Then you can have time and space to Plan new things with Peace.
This has caused some Discontent in those who want to join, but has also helped to Limit Speculators, powerful mind influencers and Political Merchants from Nagging Gen Muhoozi with their Ideas of what should be and not.
The conclusion of this is that, even though Gen Museveni has Tried his best to hold onto his People who have always Loved and still love him so Much using all interventions possible within the past 18 months, General Muhoozi has become a real egg just waiting to hatch. When it hatches shall depend on the Gestation Period of a Human Egg.
Author
Prof Makombo Jago Minyang.
_Former Team MK brander and Ambassador and
_Former TOVA KU MAIN brand ambassador and
_Global Political Strategist, ACUP.