So Yoweri Museveni finally did it. He appointed his wife, Janet Kataaha Museveni, a minister in the cabinet of Uganda.
Janet Museveni – First Lady, Ruhaama County Member of Parliament, State Minister for Karamoja and Second-in-Line to the Ugandan Throne. All hail!
Maybe I’m just being silly, simplistic and cynical. After all, El Señor Presidente dropped his scandal-dogged brother, General Salim Saleh as Micro-Finance State Minister and appointed his one-time rival for the presidential seat, Aggrey Awori, as ICT Minister.
Perhaps this appointment is Yoweri Museveni’s way of sending a message of solidarity to the people of Karamoja. Perhaps he hopes that the bevy of brown nose humanitarian types who support his wife’s every cause will transfer their ‘goodwill’ to developmental programs in Karamoja. Perhaps a picture of Mama Janet cuddling a snotty nosed Karamojong baby will be good PR for the Museveni government.
Still, I can’t shake this ominous feeling …
**P.S. The blogger at Between a Rock and a Hard Place is discussing “Uganda’s Next President.” I’m a little biased where he’s concerned, but you should give it a read.
