Uganda must embrace the politics of ideas, not of money;
Uganda must embrace constructive engagement, not destructive monologue;
Uganda must seek leadership with impeccable record and vast experience in domestic and external affairs, not novices with tarnished image;
Uganda must demand patriotic leadership that puts the country first, not itself, its relatives and handpicked individuals;
Uganda must demand leadership that addresses the people directly, not through agents and/or press releases;
Uganda must demand leadership with a clear historical background and record, not one shrouded in secrecy including changing of names;
Uganda must embrace the Wilsonian doctrine of self-determination for all peoples enshrined in UN, regional and national instruments, not suppression of voiceless, powerless and/or conquered communities;
Uganda must demand a foreign policy of non-alignment, not jumping from one position to another for regime survival;
Uganda must demand an economy that is equitable and protects the environment, not one based on economic growth and per capita income alone;
Uganda must demand economic integration that accords real net benefits to citizens, not one that disadvantages it through unsustainable migrations, asset and job grabbing from Ugandans;
Uganda must demand leadership that gives our children good, relevant and quality education, keeps them in school through providing school lunch, not one based on completing schooling without learning anything or dropping out early and engaging in child marriage with all serious health and demographic offshoots;
Uganda must demand health facilities where people go to be cured, not to die;
Uganda must demand manifestos or development plans that spell out what the leadership plans to do, not one based on mobilizing or appeasing sections of society.
More to follow in due course
Eric