[Daily Nation (Kenya)] A new ruling party campaign slogan proves Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni plans to hold on power "forever", a senior opposition leader said Thursday.
When Museveni, in power since 1986, launched his re-election campaign this week, supporters wore T-shirts bearing the president's face and the word "pakalast," a blend of Swahili and English that means "forever".
"What do they mean? That people are going to be poor forever? That we'll have corruption forever?" Salaamu Musumba, deputy president of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) told AFP. "We are going to use this as a campaign tool. Museveni can't just tell voters that he plans to be president for eternity."
Ruling party spokesman Ofwono Opondo insisted the opposition misunderstood the message. "It was just meant to show that the president will always be available to the ordinary citizens as long as they need him," he told AFP.
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