At 80 Mr Museveni has to cut his losses

Our ruler of nearly four decades, the Ssabalwanyi (chief fighter), ruler-in-chief, President Museveni recently celebrated 80 years of life, officially. It’s a monumental feat in a country where male life-expectancy is in the lower 60s. Ugandans above 70 are a tiny fraction. At 80 it is a good time to look back at life and introspect deeply, more so reflecting on one’s legacy and place in the world having been at the highest echelons of authority as the most powerful individual in a country of close to 50 million people.