But other voters question why they should change a winning team. Under Mr Museveni, economic growth has been consistently strong and he remains a powerful and popular force. Take the army, it was a very cruel army, we have now an army of educated people, which is accountable to the people. All these positive changes are attributable to teamwork and his leadership. New Blood Nevertheless, a growing chorus of people says Mr Museveni has had his day.
New blood is needed to steer Uganda to a more peaceful, stable and prosperous future.
Apart from Mr Besigye, no one seems to stand any real chance of beating Mr Museveni. Despite trailing the President by about 10 percent, Mr Besigye radiates confidence. The first support I'm drawing on is of people are looking for change, clearly. But there are five alternatives, so they could have chosen any of the four people in whom to see their aspirations realised. I think, in that respect they realise that I may have a better advantage than the other four.