Dear Uganda Netters, Here is why I Haji Nadduli is spot on about the projects issue.
In America, taxes are collected at the federal, state, county, and city levels. No one is forced to pay any of the lower taxes (here lower means sub-federal). There is a simple solution if you do not want to pay particular taxes. If you are a Yankee and do not want to pay Texas taxes: just do NOT live in Texas or whatever other state you find offensive. The same applies to other levels of government. Otherwise as long as you enjoy the services provided by a given government, you MUST pay all taxes due to that government. This prevents the practice of mooching, which means to live off other people's sweat like a parasite. There is no free lunch in America. Can we afford to have free luch in Uganda? This is one of the advantages of federalism. It is the surest way of ensuring that every part of Uganda develops. Those who live in Buganda must pay Buganda taxes, but they are welcome to pay whatever amount they want to their home districts. Mary. --- Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In as much as Naduli might be right or wrong, but > Buganda must and should start to think in the 21st > century. Buganda must look into investment, into job > creation, into creating tax bases. But you see it is > only comical when we complain on what we must be > given. That is why I was so amazed that I have spent > now almost three years preaching a gospel of > stopping graduated tax system in Uganda, for it is > surely the most primitive taxation one can look at. > But here I was and Buganda has put its foot down for > if it does not get taxation rights in Uganda it is > going to refuse the federalism. Where are the > critical thinkers in Buganda? Is there any nation > you know today that Uses graduated tax system for > its funds? It is primitive and it must be stopped > hence forth. But Buganda is crying for that and > today. > Then you look on another one, one of the Preachers > of Mengo sermon in the forum, last week reminded COO > that Buganda was given the Kampala tax base, which > included the Indians'buisnesses. Well but today the > Indians are no longer in Uganda, if they are there, > the tax base is not as it was, Again Buganda stop > thinking that you are still in the year 1500 this is > 2003 and moving and fast. For you can not help but > wonder, suppose NRM today gives Buganda a right to > collect tax who are they going to tax? Again my > embattled mother? And is Mengo sure that the > population will hand over the monies willingly? If > so how many Baganda are pumping money to help Mengo > today financially? The population cosmic has as well > changed, you will be amazed that today there are > more non-Baganda in Buganda, you do not believe me? > Try visiting Bweyogerere you will think that you are > in Mbaale, Are those good citizens going to pay > taxes to maintain the Buganda Kingdom? You see a > Mugisu might feel very comfortable paying his taxes > to NRM government for it is a Uganda government, but > will he pay it to run the Buganda government? Thos > are very serious questions Mengo must ask her self, > but you see we are not supposed to bring up such > questions for then, we are anti Buganda and working > for Obote who is the main employer of Ugandans these > days. > And I will say as I did some moths ago, we should > look at the assets, why keep the Mengo government in > Bulange, a government which does not raise any > funds. Squeezed in a national capital. Why don't we > move this government with the King to Bamunanika, we > go to Baamunanika and buy a whole land for the land > is actually available, we take our cultural leader > and vacate the Bulange and most of those Kampala > buildings. For trust me Sheraton can pay a good some > of money to Mengo if it uses that building, and it > will renovate it to the standards of the capital > city and Mengo will in the end be the winner, than > sticking with it and it is helping Kampala mice to > breed. You will one day get a strong mayor for > Kampala and he will shut it down, of what value is > that to Buganda? > > Identification crisis? Yes. But uncritical thinking? > Very poisonous, just watch as time goes by. > > Em > > The Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" > Groupe de communication Mulindwas > "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans > l'anarchie" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Omar Kezimbira > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 5:48 PM > Subject: ugnet_: Nadduli Defends Land Sale > > > Nadduli Defends Land Sale > > By Richard Komakech > THE Luweero district chairman has challenged > the Mengo government to devise projects that will > help the Baganda utilise their land instead of > selling it. > Haji Abdul Nadduli, commenting on the > ongoing row between the kingdom and Property > Masters, a Kampala real estate agency, said the > Baganda are trying to fight poverty through selling > their land. > "We only need to revive our economy and land > sale will stop. Property Masters is not the problem, > but are just mediators between Baganda who want to > sell their land and those who want to buy it," > Nadduli said. > "Why won't a peasant sell his land if there > are people willing to buy it?" he said. > Nadduli said the sale was a positive move > towards decongesting urban centres of slums. > Buganda kingdom's Lukiiko (parliament) last > week banned Property Masters from advertising on the > kingdom's radio, Central Broadcasting Service (CBS). > > The Lukiiko said Property Masters' business > dealings are a deliberate move to deprive the > Baganda of their land. > Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi and his > katikkiro Joseph Ssemwogerere have at several > occasions attacked Property Masters over their > business. > "I cannot concur with this argument. > However, much as we cry about land sale, we can't do > much except finding gainful economic activity for > the subjects," Nadduli said. > Property Masters' boss, Peter Kasulu, > recently cut ties with CBS after Ssemwogerere > accused him of masterminding a plan to rip the > Baganda of their land. > Ends > > Published on: Monday, 29th September, 2003 > > Email this article to a friend. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! 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