From Saul to Paul? A candid conversation with Andrew Mwenda about his new-found love for Museveni, his contempt for the opposition and several other issues Andrew Mwenda or Oldman of the Clan as he loves to call himself, is a man that is loved and respected by his followers, but perhaps detested by his critics in equal measure. The journalist first, political analyst and businessman, broke his teeth as a harsh critic of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni while he worked for Nation Media Group in Kampala, but has since not only toned down but instead refocused his trademark sharp-tongued assaults onto the opposition. CEO East Africa’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, tracked him down for a candid nearly 2-hours interview to understand his Saul-to-Paul story and many other issues.
Mwenda describes himself as being fiercely independent, opposed to mob justice and hostile to common nonsense mistaken for common sense. He also says he is intellectually curious and a non-conformist who likes to question conventional wisdom.
Andrew Mwenda is one person who is loved and hated in equal Andrew Mwenda is one person who is loved and hated in equal measure. Everyone has a different view of Andrew Mwenda out there. But to you, who is Andrew Mwenda? How do you describe yourself? Why do you call yourself the old man of the clan?
First of all you are right, Andrew Mwenda is the ‘Old Man of the Clan’. Why I call myse