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'Guns Everywhere: The military and transition politics in Uganda.' 📌Showing on youtube.com/live/Bw6YgMiVK… #CivicSpaceTV Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG) Godber Tumushabe Job Kiija Karamagi Andrew Dr. Bireete Sarah

"When we published our first political transition scenarios paper in 2021, we described three possible transition scenarios: the Flying Crane scenario, the storm in the tea cup scenario, and the warrior mad king scenario." ➡️youtube.com/live/Bw6YgMiVK…

"...we presented evidence that the warrior mad king scenario was the most likely but undesirable scenario. In this paper, we now show that the Ugandan military remains the single most important factor in the political transition process..." youtube.com/live/Bw6YgMiVK… #CivicSpaceTV

"The Uganda people’s Defence Forces is increasingly being weaponized against citizens and systematically pushing the country towards the warrior mad king scenario." Live on #CivicSpaceTV youtube.com/live/Bw6YgMiVK…

"Uganda’s case, the ruling establishment is defined by highly concentrated & centralized governmental power maintained through systematic political repression & the exclusion of potential opponents by brute force,coercion & an elaborate patronage system." youtube.com/live/Bw6YgMiVK…

Key Findings of the 'Guns Everywhere' study by IDEA & GLISS are; 1️⃣The consensus that underpinned the 1995 Constitution (especially on the subordination of the military to civilian authority, as stipulated by Article 208) has gradually been eroded... youtube.com/live/Bw6YgMiVK…

"...in large part,by the military & associated forms of violence such as paramilitary units,vigilante groups & ruling party-aligned outfits. These entities tower over civilian institutions with impunity & are a law unto themselves, even publicly disputing judicial decisions."

Dr. Bireete Sarah Godber Tumushabe Job Kiija 2️⃣Despite the promise of a clean sheet post-1995,the military has degenerated into a tool of both targeted & mass violence, with a partisan,ethnically charged tinge that projects its lethality at civilians(especially political opposition) in Uganda & political hot spots around🌍

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Dr. Bireete Sarah Godber Tumushabe Job Kiija 3️⃣The military and its offshoots in Uganda possess a major foothold in many of the country’s aspects of public life, including culture, religion, the economy, and law enforcement. 'Guns Everywhere' is Live on #CivicSpaceTV Follow via youtube.com/live/Bw6YgMiVK…

Dr. Bireete Sarah Godber Tumushabe Job Kiija Mugisha Muntu 4️⃣The military in Uganda mirrors various examples from countries that have experienced the rule of hybrid regimes such as Gabon, Togo, Equatorial Guinea and Chad. 📌 'Guns Everywhere' study by IDEA & GLISS on #CivicSpaceTV Showing on youtube.com/live/Bw6YgMiVK…

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"...the '62 independence took us to '66 which UPC literally abrogated and Obote declared himself a President. It is worth noting because some people think that that is where the problem started..."-@awich-pollar #KnowYourConstitution ➡️katibaheritagelimited.org

HAPPENING NOW: The second Annual stakeholders convention on Policing 2025 focusing on Democratic policing and public trust; bringing normative standards with lived realities in Uganda organized by Justice Access Point (JAP) at Fairway Hotel. Dr. Bireete Sarah mohammed ndifuna Uganda Police Force Open Society Foundations