New African, December 1st, 2003
Bob Astles, a Briton who served both President Milton Obote and Idi Amin says Obote did not ruin Uganda as claimed by President Museveni in his article, Why Africa Is Lagging Behind (NA, Nov). Rather he says, "history will record that an architect of the Ugandan problems, very much in evidence today, is Museveni himself."
I note in the November issue of New African that President Museveni, whilst lauding what he has achieved, blames Dr Milton Obote, (Uganda's first president): "Uganda was ruined by Amin and Obote." This is most unfair, especially in the case of Obote.
Museveni, whilst at his...
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