He made these remarks despite critics  both domestic opposition figures and several Western nations  accusing him of being a dictator, largely because he has ruled for nearly 40 years. Museveni insists, however, that no other country in the world has a democracy stronger than Uganda’s.

He said: “Our democracy is the real democracy, not the kind of drama you often see in some countries. We represent all categories of people in our system.

We have Members of Parliament elected through different constituencies where everyone participates, and we also have mechanisms to promote women representatives.”

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Museveni added: “We also have MPs representing persons with disabilities, workers, the youth, the army, and the elderly. I would like to know if there is any other country with a democracy that surpasses ours.”

He went on to say that the problem Uganda faces is that some leaders do not understand their responsibilities and instead focus on pleasing the public.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is running for another term in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for January next year, noted that beyond Parliament, Ugandans elect their leaders from the village level upwards  including parish, sub-county, and district levels  which he presented as an example of a superior form of democracy.