Why President Yoweri Museveni Has Never Forgiven Capt Mike Mukula

Capt Mukula Forgets That President Museveni Has Never Forgiven Him 

• ·        Mukula’s current Frustrations Will Culminate into a Presidential Bid In 2021 

 

Capt Mukula vigorously campaigned for Museveni during the 2016 elections

Capt Mike Mukula is one the senior members of the NRM central executive committee on which he seats as the vice chairman of the Eastern region.

He was for many years regarded as the smartest Ugandan politician you could find in the corridors of power. He speaks with the gait of a very cultured man with first class grooming.  

But those who went to school with him claim that Mukula is a man who enjoys first class things and the limelight.  

During his school days he used to claim that he was the son of an influential man called Mr. Ekochu who served as permanent secretary in the governments of president Obote 1 and Gen Amin’s regime in the 60s and 70s.

But the truth was that Ekochu was his maternal uncle. It is alleged that he was one man who used to surround himself with the most beautiful girls.

But his peers admit that even during his youthful days it was obvious that he was in for bigger things in future.

He indeed managed to rise to big positions and served as minister in various positions especially the health ministry which was brought to an abrupt end with the GAVI cash scandal.

THE FATAL GAVI FUNDS SCANDAL

Before that Gavi funds scandal which resulted into his brief imprisonment in Luzira prison, the trained pilot from Teso land had created a very firm personality cult around him. He was one of the most respected members of the ruling party.

Capt Mukula had announced his intentions to contest for the 2016 elections but the Gavi scandal interfered with that grand scheme.

He instead opted to support president Museveni in the 2016 elections, probably due to the rumored assistance the Ugandan president offered him during his difficult time in jail.

During the 2016 campaign trail the captain featured prominently on the campaign trail with a helicopter pasted in Museveni posters.

Many observers thought that the smart boy from Teso had mended fences and struck political rapport with president Museveni.  There was huge expectation that Mukula would be rewarded with a ministerial appointment.

There were other speculations that Mukula was set to be appointed ambassador to some of the big cities of the world like New York City or Hong Kong.

But wapi, he was neither appointed minister, Ambassador or in any other influential position of government.

Capt mukula's loose talk has caused him problems

A FRUSTRATED MUKULA

Today Mukula is a frustrated man reading from the book of lamentations in the bible!.

The smart captain is the Board Chairman of Uganda Aviation School but has of recent been bickering with the Civil Aviation Authority [CAA] for allegedly blocking an operating license to his aviation school.

 In 2013 mike Mukula started the Uganda Aviation School (UAS) but has made consecutive communications to CAA in pursuit of joint certification, with no response.
UAS has also written to CAA to acquire Air Operating Certificates that permit the school to conduct ground and air training for its students using 2 aircrafts that have now been grounded at Entebbe Airport for the last 2 years, but received no attention.

He claims that the Civil Aviation Authority has questionable competence in handling Aviation regulatory matters, he noted, adding that his is clearly illustrated by the numerous anomalies in the sector such as Uganda Air Cargo’s lack of an AOC over the last two years.
Mukula went for the jugular when he said that the bias and selective approval of routes for other airlines against our very own companies, proves the unethical approach by CAA.” he said
Mukula vowed to pursue the matter at all levels, including, Executive, Legislative and Judicial.To make the short story even shorter, Mukula wants to sue the CAA for around over $1.5m loss.

The Facts Of The Matter

Capt Mukula is oblivious to the fact that the body (CAA) he is bickering with is controlled by people who are very close to the appointing authority. The same reasons which blocked him from being appointed in any government position are the same reasons which account for the refusal to grant his aviation school an operating certificate.  Therefore he is fighting a LOST political battle of some sorts.  Mike Mukula has forgotten that the appointing authority has issues with him which put him on a direct collision course way back in 2011, recounted as follows;.

1-capt Mukula was quoted by wiki leaks that he told US ambassador Jerry Lanier and Mr. Aaron Simpson, the political and economic affairs chief at the American Embassy in Uganda In a 2009 diplomatic cable that President Yoweri Museveni was grooming his son, Lt. Col. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to succeed him.

He also went on to claim that president Museveni should NOT impose his son Muhoozi onto the party and the country because it would have a backlash.

2; Mukula also said the Museveni was favoring Banyankole politically, militarily and economically, and that he, Mukula, wants to become president in 2016.

3- The Wiki leaks also reported that Mukula under estimated percentage points President Museveni could garner to only 49% 10% points fewer than what he received in 2006 elections.

4. In September 2011 Mukula opposed the proposed give-away of Mabira forest and openly wrote to president Museveni telling him that it’s his duty to preserve all these forests in the country for posterity

5; in 2011, Mukula told the media that he stood by the issue of restoration of term limit on the presidency.

5; ;Captain Mukula himself admitted that he indeed made all those aforementioned statements when he met the American diplomats at La Chateau restaurant in Nsambya and had discussion on matters of governance in Uganda and they were consulting him as a leader within the NRM party.

CONCLUSION

Now the same Mukula who crossed swords with president Museveni a few years ago expects favors from the ssame man. Oh dear!

Yet there is incontrovertible evidence to show that it’s unlikely that Museveni forgave or will indeed forgive MM.

Our raw prediction is that Capt. Mike Mukula’s current frustrations will culminate into his presidential bid in 2021. We shall explore MM’s chances at the presidency in 2021.

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