President Yoweri Museveni is an opportunist who could destroy Kenya if given too much space to operate, a top university lecturer has warned.
The Ugandan President, who ended his two-day official trip to Kenya on Thursday, lauded the country's infrastructural development, adding that it had made it easier for Uganda to get goods and services in time from the port of Mombasa.
“While we are still waiting for the railway (in Uganda), the Kenyan Government has already moved and is now constructing modern jetties and petroleum pipelines," President Museveni said.
“That means that in the coming years, a lot of cargo will move from the roads to the railway and fuel will move from the roads to the pipeline and across the lake through tugboats which can carry the fuel across the lake cheaper, faster and safer,’ he added.
However, according to political analyst Prof Edward Kisiang'ani, President Museveni has been taking advantage of Kenya in many situations, adding that he's fond of mistreating Kenyan nationals.
"To be fair, President Museveni has not bn a good neighbour to Kenya. Despite our goodwill n our respect for his people n govt Museveni has often treated our people n govt with unparalled disrepect. Uganda is a threat to our national n strategic interests (sic)," argued Kisiangani.
He added: "So my third -rate advice to our govt n President is: Be careful with Museveni! He is dangerous! Let us not give him too many concessions n respect than he probably deserves. M7 pulled out of a joint oil pipeline project with Kenya with no apologies (sic)!"
For several years now, Kenya has been having a border row with Uganda over the Migingo Island and at one point, Museveni was quoted saying 'the Island is in Kenya but the water's in Uganda'.
Since taking over in 2013, President Uhuru Kenyatta has been a close friend of the Ugandan veteran leader who ascended to power in 1986.
Other than the Migingo standoff and the pipeline controversy, the two both leaders have had a cordial relationship