MUSEVENI SPEAKS POOR ENGLISH AND ITS EMBARRASSING!


By George Okello Via UAH

I think a leader should be able express him/herself in their chosen language of fluency in an impeccable manner. They do not have to use English, because there are now translators who can do voice-overs. I don’t think Uganda can go on with semi literate leaders like Idi Amin, Tito Okello and Yoweri Museveni, whose mangled attempts at speaking English are just so embarrassing to our younger generation. Of Uganda’s leaders, only Milton Obote could speak perfect English. Therefore, why would Idi Amin not speak in Swahili, Tito Okello not speak in Luo and Museveni not speak in Kinyarwanda and then make use of voice-overs, interpreters and translators?

Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, speaks good English and German, but when he is addressing international audiences, he speaks in Russian and his speech is translated because he does not want to be misunderstood. So does the new French President Francois Hollande who speaks both English and German but makes all his public speeches in French, which is his native language.

So why can’t Museveni speak in Kinyarwanda and make use of interpreters and translators and voice-overs, instead of embarrassing Ugandans with his very poor grasp of the English language?

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  1. I am not sure that would necessarily help. The problem, as you pointed out is his semi-literacy. The meaning of what he says would remain the same when he talks of, for example issues like LGBT, HIV AIDS etc.

  2. Clive Mann,

    I agree with Cherie. Just think of the total nonsense he spouted when he greeted Netanyahu.

  3. Kagabo andrew,

    The creator of this post is just fake,if you say that museveni’s english is not to the standard then i don’t know which english you understand,are you a native english speaker we take you right?your small thnkng makes you think that museven knows kinyarwanda yet the man knows just one word in the language”muraho neza”which means are you ok.respect people in authority,

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