Uganda: Museveni's claims of coffee industry revival was challenged

Robert Kyagulanyi, leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has criticised President Museveni for attempting to take credit for a purported revival of the coffee industry through Operation Wealth Creation, while ignoring the long-term damage inflicted by his administration. In a statement released last week, Kyagulanyi accused Museveni of deliberately undermining Uganda's coffee sector and highlighted the president's decades-long influence on the country's political and economic landscape. "I was taken aback last week as I read Gen. Museveni, who has been a central figure in Uganda's political and economic turmoil for over 60 years, boasting about supposedly reviving the coffee industry," he stated. Kyagulanyi's critique is rooted in a broader narrative of neglect, pointing to the dismantling of key institutions, such as the Coffee Marketing Board, which historically supported coffee farmers. When Museveni's government assumed power in 1986, it inherited a thriving coffee ...