In the media interview granted to UBC TV barely hours after Kenyans activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were released by Ugandan authorities after more than five weeks in captivity, Museveni praised his intelligence and took pride in the extra-judicial tactics used to handle critics and activists.
Uhuru who is enjoying his retirement has emerged as a kingmaker whose actions have ripple effects in the political ecosystem with 2027 presidential hopefuls eyeing his endorsement and keen on being part of a coalition of alliance that has his backing.
Recent demands by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party that it will accept nothing short of the Deputy President (if not the top seat) only complicate what is already proving to be a difficult decision for a president whose former deputy has made it his personal mission to make him a serve one term.