
The Observer argues that Ugandans should prepare for what it calls a largely authoritarian regime under President Yoweri Museveni. The Ugandan outlet says Museveni has retained power for nearly four decades partly through patronage, citing vehicles and privileges for religious and cultural leaders, access and protection for businessmen, and wealth accumulated by politicians and public servants within a system it describes as corruption-prone.
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