The Buganda Secession
Buganda secession is a debate preceding our independence, but its worth
mentioning that save for when Buganda was hastily granted independence one day
before the Father of Uganda Peoples Congress, Dr. Apollo Milton Obote (RIP)
received the instrument of Governance on behalf of Uganda Government, not even
the Protectorate system could resolve it. Hence they technically abandoned it
to the UPC Government. Five years later, Uganda was blessed immensely by
becoming a Republic, setting the post colonial landscape of Uganda for ever.
Today Ugandans are so proud to identify with and enjoy the status of being a
citizen thereof in their own rights. This was UPCs best gift to the people of
Uganda.
The aspiration of all Ugandans since independence has then become focused on
the interpretation and definition of how to beget perpetuity of self-governance
and preservation of Uganda, and later the Republic. Ugandans have wished we
could attain such political and national governance sophistication that would
allow a democratic flame to burn with the guaranty that at least a half of our
citizens would determine the course of our history, with minimal obstruction,
distraction, diatribe and destruction; praying that however rudimentary and
backward it would be, democracy should seem to prevail and with time grow until
we would take it almost for granted. But that Ugandans still yearn for that
promised status, and albeit that it has still largely remained very illusive,
indications are that it is calling for an urgent redress in parts like Buganda,
requiring a real deep soul searching. There are diverse, disparate, and
persistent interpretational ideologies on how best
Uganda should navigate this channel to avoid treacherous rapids. Some people
consider this healthy depending on which side of the coin you are for. Others
like Buganda now find itself once again on a collusion path with the monster
Uganda. And the Government of the day is down playing this demand at best. But
God forbid, if collusion occurs now it will be the first ever with The Republic
of Uganda.
With a Republic, however, We the People' invariably gave birth to
instrument of Governance that again Ugandans would take so dearly with great
pride in protecting and defending. The instrument was envisaged to provide us
not only with a legal and constructive remedy, but also a constitutional power
and leverage to operate in an orderly and functional manner to ensure the
fulfillment of our national duty with aptitude and diligent competency, and,
respect for one another and public service for the reverend benefit of Uganda.
This was a constitutionally enshrined contract with the clear mission to
preserve Uganda for the future generations if that [constitution] was not
tampered with to railroad a civilized construct to nation building. Suffice,
therefore, to quickly add that the last time I checked the [1995] constitution
as promulgated it has not annulled the Republican revolution that we all strive
to defend to death today. In so far as the revolution has engulfed all
of us as a people, and although many citizens have had disputes over the
conducts of the governments that have led Uganda since the republican
revolution, other than the misnomer of the 1970s Iddi Amins (RIP) concept of
2nd Republic (he probably meant 2nd Government; there was no philosophical or
political follow up), the Republic has largely remained unscathed. Thanks to
nationalism exhibited by those wise Ugandans under the leadership of UPC, to
conceive the idea and realize the firm foundation for its basis.
Our constitutional requirement, therefore, would call upon us all to
rededication to do all that is within our powers to ensure that We, including
Baganda, do not only get the full benefits of our God given rights and
inalienable citizenship, but also that our democratic governance dispensation
is realized and bestowed upon all citizens without any undue regards, where
every citizen would adhere to it in pursuit of artificial and/or God given
happiness. There is, thus, need for a political structure which would provide
us all with a remedy to resolve such a debate.
In Buganda as it currently stands, and notwithstanding the controversy over
the level of political credibility of our democracy field, We have a
constitutional political environment which allows our participation to
determine the fate of Uganda, and we could urge Buganda to use their power and
strength to democratically vindicate the spirit of the Ugandan Republic and use
the ballot to constitutionally accede to governance, and defend their rights
and all that is rightfully theirs. If indeed their cause is legitimate which
like many other Ugandans, we strongly believe it is, their active involvement
in this process is the one vice Buganda needs to champion their cause to the
Ugandan people. Buganda must strive
