In a book Betrayed by ‘My Leader’, authored by Major John Kazoora, he writes about president Museveni’s political manipulation. Major Kazoora cites when one day Museveni in the caucus, ridiculed his Vice President (former Vice President of Uganda), Dr. Specioza Kazibwe in front of top NRM members and military officials by saying- ” Does Ms Kazibwe really think she is Vice President? By appointing her, I have killed three birds with one stone.”
Museveni went ahead, “the BASOGA think I am a good man because I have appointed one of their own a vice president. The WOMEN like those of the Miria Matembes (former ethics minister) love me because they know I have appointed one of them and the CATHOLICS are ecstatic because I have appointed a Catholic in the second highest position.”
Museveni then reportedly turned to Gen. Jeje Odongo who was Army Commander by then and said ” his ITESOs are used from Milton Obote (former Ugandan president) and Iddi Amin’s days to military pomps and when Jeje goes to Teso with military Jeeps and platoons of soldiers escorting him, and the BATESO come to gaze at all this pomp, they say that I am (Museveni) a good person since their son is that flamboyant”. He then laughed and asked ” What army does Jeje Command in Uganda?”.
He then moves to David Pulkol who was Chief of External Security Organisation (ESO) and said ” you know the KARAMAJONG are primitive; when they see one of their own flying in a helicopter, they support me but what intelligence does Pulkol gather? He is just a womanizer- I use other means to gather intelligence not Pulkol”.
I (Major Kazoora) asked the president ” from today how do you want me to relate with your Vice President? – As a Catholic, a Woman or a Musoga?” He answered ” Kazoora – you must learn to manage politics’.”