However, the debate on the of supporters in the National Resistance Movement and within topic, albeit under different terms, started with Roth (1968), the executive, legislative, and military branch, enabling him to who distinguished between traditional patrimonialism and strategically intervene in those challenges posing a serious threat to personal rulership, the latter of which he explicitly du. [...] Izama and Wilkinson (2011) argue that while in the run-up to the 2011 elections, Museveni was facing a steep Economic reforms: After Museveni came to power, Uganda challenge due to a 2009 corruption scandal and clashes with the transformed from ‘laughing stock’ to a serious economic player in Buganda kingdom. [...] However, relations In response to senior NRM leaders Jim Muhwezi, Mike Mukula, between donors and the government soured over the 2001 and and Henry Tumukunde’s ‘rebellion’ (criticising the president for 2006 elections, and the 2005 lifting of constitutional term limits, weak leadership and corruption), Museveni directed that they as both the United States and the United Kingdom pushed face trial o. [...] loyal legislators and government ministers in the form of roads, The US and the UK see Museveni as a crucial ally in the fight health and education facilities, and personal benefits” (Tangri & against terrorism and Islamic extremism in the region, notably How Strategic Choices Keep President Museveni in Power page 5 Somalia. [...] Attempts to form a coalition of opposition organisations have accused the police of arbitrarily arresting and parties in the run-up to the 2016 elections have faltered.
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