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The first institutions I would begin with in the purge against corruption would be the Judiciary and Uganda Police because these are the two institutions that are supposed to investigate any charge in court. - Daniel Lutaaya #NBSMorningBreeze #NBSAt18 #NBSUpdates

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Imagine if this man were the president of Zimbabwe, wielding all the powers that come with Zimbabwe’s dictatorship. Imagine if he led ZANUPF and governed a country without strong institutions capable of protecting citizens from the abuse of power. Imagine if he had the same power that Emmerson Mnangagwa has to send police officers to arrest journalists simply for reporting the truth. How many journalists in America would be in prison today because they reported facts he did not like and he dismissed them as fake news? When I watched this video, I was reminded of the beauty of a democratic system built on strong institutions. These American journalists would likely be in prison if they were operating in Zimbabwe. Instead, they are protected by strong institutions, a separation of powers, and constitutional safeguards that place limits on what a president can do. A president can be angry. A president can be unreasonable. A president can even be ridiculous. But in a functioning democracy, there are limits to how far that behaviour can go because institutions are stronger than any individual. When Trevor Noah said that Donald Trump is a quintessential African dictator without the powers that African dictators have, he was not far off the mark. He was highlighting an important point. You can see the anger when he feels exposed, but you can also see the frustration of knowing there is very little he can do because the institutions are strong enough to resist political pressure and abuse. This is why Africa must build strong institutions. It is also why dictators fear strong institutions. Independent courts, professional civil services, free media, and accountable law enforcement are the very things that limit presidential power and prevent its abuse. Dictators rarely strengthen institutions because strong institutions constrain them. They stop them from abusing the enormous authority that comes with the presidency. I speak from experience. I have been on the receiving end of a president who was angered by truthful reporting and who used the machinery of the state to throw journalists into prison. That is precisely why strong institutions matter. They are the difference between freedom and fear, between accountability and impunity, and between democracy and dictatorship. I would never understand a Zimbabwean, or an African for that matter, who idolises Donald Trump, given the history that Zimbabweans and Africans have endured under dictatorships and strongman rule. Many Africans have spent decades fighting against leaders who undermine institutions, concentrate power in their own hands, attack the media, and treat criticism as a personal insult. It is therefore difficult to understand why some would celebrate those same traits when they appear elsewhere. Perhaps that is what they call Stockholm syndrome, identifying with and admiring behaviours that have caused so much suffering at home rather than recognising the dangers they represent.

Hopewell Chin’ono

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