I personally have read this book more than once and today i agree with this borrowed article written by Timothy Kalyegyira...





Seated next to him, Edith Byanyima broke down in tears and the photograph of her weeping was published in the media. At that time, many found that scene amusing. However, she more than most of us- even more than Winnie Byanyima- knows Museveni for who he is. That 1996 election was a confirmation of all her worst fears.



The eldest of the Byanyima children and generally the most perceptive in that family, Edith Byanyima knew the terrible future waiting for Ugandans that most of us are only starting to realise today.

In Emily Bronte’s Gothic novel Wuthering Heights publish in 1847, the English writer narrates the story of a family in the moors of Yorkshire called Earnshaw.



“Its hero, Heathcliff, a waif from the streets of London, is adopted and given a home in Wuthering Heights. Thinking himself rejected, Heathcliff as an adult systematically seeks revenge, even against those who love him dearly.” (Grolier Universal Encyclopedia, 1965 edition, Vol. 10, page 607)



See how strikingly the Earnshaw family reminds you of the landed and propertied family called Byanyima in Uganda in the 1950s and their relationship with Museveni.



Heathcliff has no friends. He trusts nobody. You can’t be loyal enough to him to get him to like or trust you. He lives in his own world.

A perennial weakness among the Mengo establishment is that of always wishing to appear dignified, calm, and reasonable. “Mubere bakakamu” is the catch phrase heard in every setting of official Buganda, calling for dignity in the face of provocation.



Even after dealing with the NRM/NRA for more than 25 years and the 22 it has held state power, Mengo is still unable to understand who Museveni and his closest henchmen really are....