To work harmoniously, we need to agree on these issues, some of which are very common sense. ... Museveni went to the bush and our people were killed because of allegations that election had been rigged. We do not want to give an excuse to any gun-hungry Ugandan to go to the bush again.

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While our candidate could have suffered from problems of visibility given that she has been out of the country for 20 years, the voter mentality was also terrible. Unless people move away from politics of the gun and focus on fundamental issues, we shall not nurture democracy in Uganda.

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