Uganda: Reading Between the Lines of #UgandanLivesMatter and the Effects of Poor Governance

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Uganda: Reading Between the Lines of #UgandanLivesMatter and the Effects of Poor Governance

[Africa In Fact] Our continent has had its share of despots in the post-colonial era. There was a time when it looked like they were on their way out. Sadly, for the citizens of Uganda and a handful of other African countries, despotism is again on the ascendancy. Despotism and autocratic consolidation invariably destroy good governance. At Good Governance Africa, we contend that this governance deficit not only leads to reckless (if calculated) brutality, but ultimately to insecurity for the despot himself.

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