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bad governance in Uganda, and is especially critical of the NRM.
The same individual claimed that the NRM Government
has failed to abide by its own Ten Point Programme,
the party’s main propaganda tool, employed when
Museveni and the NRM first came to power in 1986. 446
A key informant stated that the PRA had very strong
support from opposition politicians in Uganda and
other anti-Government groups in countries including
Rwanda and the DRC, as well as some Ugandans living
abroad in South Africa and Europe. 447 Participants
also alleged that the PRA had been recruiting youth
in western Uganda, and that they continue to train
them in the DRC. Although the PRA has not been as
active as the LRA, Government officials recognise it as
a threat to peace and security in Uganda. 448 Participants
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in 2001, says Col Mande. Daily Monitor, [Internet], Available from: [Accessed 29 September 2013]; Xinhua. (2004) Uganda deploys troops along on Congo border.
People’s Daily Online, Available from: [Accessed 15 October 2012].
446 Research conducted in Mbarara District
447 Ibid
448 Uganda Online. (2007) PRA still a threat – col. Kyanda. Red Pepper [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 15 October
2012]
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