I had a dream of engineering a peaceful Muhoozi-Bobi leadership tandem in 2028.

This is a true story! It was one of those nights a few days ago when I had the perfect dream for Uganda’s political establishment.

The setting was Kololo ceremonial grounds, where a mammoth crowd had turned up to watch Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba swear in as the new president of Uganda.

I don’t remember the official reason why President Museveni had left power or how Muhoozi had been elected, but there were murmurs in the crowd that President Museveni had retired midway into his seventh term to pave the way for a united Uganda that includes the opposition in the running of the country.

Muhoozi had been fully decorated in his military attire, and beside him was Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, as the incoming Prime Minister. A cheerful Bobi even got a moment to perform a special song called “Unity is Strength” as the crowd roared on.

The two leaders had struck a pact to have an all-inclusive government in order to avoid an impending bloodbath in the country, deeply divided by politics and tribal differences. It happened that Muhoozi had control of the state structures in his hands, while Bobi had the following of the most citizens, especially the youth.

To counter the situation, it had been agreed to form a unity government with two levels of Parliament, the lower one chaired by Thomas Tayebwa and deputized by Mr Asiku Abdulmutalib, a legislator from Yumbe, and the upper one with Dr. Saudah Namyalo Birabwa of Makerere University as Speaker.

I recall seeing the likes of Kizza Besigye, Amama Mbabazi, Gen. David Sejjusa, and a plethora of religious and cultural leaders wildly cheering for the new arrangement.

In his speech, Bobi Wine said his NUP party had been wrongly castigated as a union of abusive, insolent individuals because all options of political discourse had been closed and they only remained with social media to vent their frustrations with governance in the country.

He said that with this new arrangement, the country had a solid future. Richard Todwong  had been named Vice President.

When Jimmy Akena, the designated Minister of Internal Affairs, rose to speak, he recalled the tumultuous days of his father when the country was divided between the north and the south. He praised the new regime for being pro-people.

Mugisha Muntu had been named to steer the Ministry of Defense and was speaking with a comfortable military mentally assuring the populace of the security of their investments and lives.

They had appointed the 3 deputy prime ministers with specific roles:

• 1st Deputy Winnie Kizza (General Duties)
• 2nd Deputy Charles Peter Mayiga (to build regional government structures)
• 3rd Deputy Pamela  Namakanda Watuwa (development of social structures for Eastern and North Eastern Uganda, integration of Luwero in terms of general home income generating societies).

The president was to appoint 7 cabinet ministers of his choice, and the prime minister was to appoint 6 ministers of his choice, whereas Hon. Kabanda, Michael Katungi, and Lubogoya,Luttamaguzi were tasked with building their individual party structures in the 5-7 years before elections. Hon. Balaam Barugahara had been tasked with taking over as Minister of Cooperatives and Investments.

Mao had been assigned as Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.

The architects of this union, Prince Nassim Kakugulu Nakibinge, Archbishop Odama, Amanya Mushega, Miriam Matembe, Pastor Kiganda, Pulkol, Archbishop Orombi, and Justice Ogola, were cheering all the moment as the swearing-in was going on, while Maama Janet Kataaha had invited Madame Janet Kagame and Madame Ruto to prepare a meal for his children, who had been handed a duty of protecting her grandchildren. As Emeritus IGP Ochola was the incoming Attorney General, Eng. John Vian Twinomujuni gave a comprehensive formula to work on all internal road networks and those leading to Congo and South Sudan in his capacity as minister of Roads, Housing and Urban development.

From a realistic point of view, it is perhaps high time Gen. Muhoozi and Bobi Wine sat down for a drink to plan for the next phase of Uganda’s political future.

The gods in Kifuta Kyotera Buddu disappeared in lightning for everyone to see happiness as the white gods were left wondering how these blacks had seen true light for their children and grandchildren. And our grandfather was smiling for keeping his Uganda united to see him driving to Kisozi using petroleum from his oil project as the foreign investors and the business community cheered to recommend the East Africa regional block elect M7 as regional president.