Uganda shows Museveni using constitutional changes to cling to power, while low turnout at poll reveals voters' despondency
Election indicates the health of democracy even when it is rigged
It is not easy for leaders to relinquish power. Like almost anything else, power can be addictive. And the more leaders become preoccupied with holding on to power, the less their leadership is about the prosperity of their countries and wellbeing of their people and the more it becomes about devising measures to keep them in power...
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