Re: ugnet_: Kabaka to Meet Sudan Elders Over LRA Rebels - Makanga

[Rehema Mukooza]

Makanga:

 

I can not believe what you've said until I see some evidence.  The story is coming from one source (you alone), how do I know it's true??  By asking you again??  Hmmm, I don't think so, maybe from other sources, I might.

 

How can the Kabaka compensate people's property in the Luweero if he can not levy taxes, and he was not the culprit??  You think he's got a money-tree??  The present gov't that caused all the chaos in Luweero is simply not fulfilling its duty to compensate Luweero people who lost their property, and family members. 

 

I think you are putting the recompensation blame on the wrong person.  Kabaka is not to pay for what he did not do, even if it is in his Kingdom.  And he did not kill neither take Luweero people's land and property.  The Kabaka was safely living in London.  Luweero people have over and over again gone to gov't to ask for what they believe they deserve because they know who the culprit is.   What is the Mov't gov't doing to compensate its citizens in Luweero?? 

 

Besides, the Kabaka has no powers to give land, unless if it is own personal land not related to the Kabakaship.  The title of the Kabakaship owns its own property unrelated to Kabaka's personal property.  That is why the Kabakaship must get all properties that belong to it, unmentioning who the Kabaka is.  Kabakaship property is inherited from generation to generation of Kabakas.  And personal property of the Kabaka can be distributed as he wants (to his children, friends, or anyone he wishes to). 

 

If you are talking about the Kabaka giving away his personal land (compensation) to Luweero sufferers, my question to you is.  How many Ugandans have such huge amounts of land and property to compensate to hundreds of people??  Unless Museveni who has masses and masses of land around Uganda.  You are being very unrealistic.  Let Museveni the man who gained out of the loss of Luweero people fill the recompensation.

 

I don't see anything wrong with the Kabaka talking peace.  Unless ofcourse if you prefer seeing the war continuing.  Failure for Museveni to recompensate the people of Luweero makes me see him as unfit to lead our country.

 

Zakoomu R.

gook makanga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Vukoni,

I agree with you here, but yet again you should have been in Luwero when him and Mu7 went about preaching about the new change they would usher and the methods they would use to bring about that change.

They, him and M7, hade clearly identified whom their enemies were. Hoes, pangas and rungus where used to kill off all those perceived enemies. A lot of people including my dear old uncle lost their lives in Luwero, and later in the rest of Buganda simply because they were "Bipingamingi" -read Non Gandas!

When they got to Kla, you must have seen how they went about torching any "dark" skinned person they met. In the process i again lost a very dear friend, Mutebi,. His crime? his skin complexion was dark! As they later found out they had actually torched a royal! The method? They tied a tire around his neck and torched it! Chief, it is one of the most painful and inhuman way of dying! To this day i still have night mares! Will it ever end? Shall i ever forget the things that happened to my people in Luwero and in Kla? To this day these people, those who were lucky to survive , have not got their land and other property back!

Now, you tell me what the Kabaka has done to compensate these innocent Ugandans right in his kingdom. let him first settle the problem of Luwero before he can go talk to the people in Sudan.In Luwero i know he has some powers. He can order for those properties to be handed back to their rightful owners and probably also apologize for the role he played in their being treated like they  were not his subjects!

Failure to do this will make me see all his later attempts as nothing but cheap politicking!

Rgds

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From: Vukoni Lupa-Lasaga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: ugnet_: Kabaka to Meet Sudan Elders Over LRA Rebels
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:33:25 -0600

I'm not a monarchist but if truth be told, this Kabaka has displayed remarkable statesmanship in expressing solidarity with Ugandans and other Africans within our borders who continue to bear the brunt of the NRM's failed militarist approach to solving every problem.

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