The Invisible party oligarchies in
African Democracies: The case of Uganda
Abstract
The
proverbial voter apathy in African “Democracies” can never surpass the
attention of an ardent observer of African political cycles. A keen observer of
African government regimes must have noted at one point or another disgusting
manifestations of a rule by the irresponsible multitudes in the name of
Democracies. Occurrences across the globe have indeed proved beyond doubt that
Democracies are not only governments founded on mob-psychology but also a mere
organization of opinion and propaganda which hides from the people their
deficiencies and lures them into a false sense of equality. In the book “Money,
Power and Politics”, Bryce would probably have included the Corruption dilemma in Kenya as one of the abuses of
democracy as it is evident that bureaucracies in democracies are indeed an
avenue for illicit gain and undue extravagance. However, it is not prudent to
dwell on the known evils of democracy. This article examines Party politics in
Africa, using a demonstrative case of Uganda. The case of Uganda as far as this
subject is concerned is transferable to Kenya, Burundi,
Rwanda, Tanzania, and South Africa just to name a few states. This
article points to the harsh reality of Oligarchic Governments masked behind the
veil of `ideal` Democracies through Political Parties.
In the paper(Upcoming)- Find out a critical analysis of National Resistance Movement(NRM-Uganda), African National Congress(ANC-S.Africa),Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM-Tanzania) , Rwandan Patriotic Front and Kenyas (KANU& TNA ) .
