00:00Uganda just voted recently and President Yoweri Museveni has won again.
00:06This extends the length of his rule to half a century now.
00:09Museveni has grounded his leadership style in African values, discipline, religion and order.
00:15At least, that's what he says.
00:17He has repeatedly said that rights must also come with responsibilities.
00:21In practice, in Uganda, this has meant arrest of opposition figures, detention of activists,
00:26or in Museveni's own words, we've decided to put them in a...
00:29fridge, and internet restrictions during elections.
00:33These are the conditions Ugandans voted under.
00:35Funnily enough, as a young man, Museveni openly criticized African leaders who cling on to power.
00:41Today, he governs a country where most citizens have known no other president.
00:46President Museveni has dismissed Gen Z's concerns as mayor distractions,
00:51saying his generation fought for liberation, not vibes and watching European football.
00:55But all this generation really wants are jobs.
00:58It's the freedom to organize themselves, fair elections, and economic mobility.
01:03And it's not like Uganda's economy is stagnant.
01:06There is oil, 6 billion barrels, roads, agriculture, big growth projections.
01:12But growth on paper is not the same as money in people's pockets.
01:16So maybe Ugandans don't want to vote based on history.
01:19They vote based on what's happening right now and for their futures.
01:24So what's more important for you in a leader?
01:26Power and longevity?
01:28Or action and change?
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