People on this forum should remember that not so long ago (when Uganda was relatively at peace), UPDF was scaled down, as a matter of fact soldiers were reluctantly laid off (most didn't want to leave). It is also a blatant lie that Baganda soldiers are disproportionately sent to the war front. What is your remedy then, more northerners should be sent to the war front, since it is their people and their region where the conflict is or more banyankole should be sent to the war front since the President is a from Ankole or the number of Baganda soldiers should be reduced drastically so that less of them have to die during a war (since you don't want any Muganda soldier killed duing a war). Rehema you can't eat your cake and have it at the same time.
Once upon a time northerners dominated the army and southerners had it rough (from Idi Amin days through to Obote II), then northern soldiers fought and died (it wasn't an issue to you then). Now their are more southerners in the army, which to me is fare since demographically their are more southerners than northerners in Uganda, going by quotas. Well it is then obvious that in the event of a war more southern soldiers will die, because they are more in the army now, it doesn't matter whether the war is in Lira, Kitgum, Mbarara, Bulemezi, Congo, or somewhere in Europe, those are the facts, if you want less southern soldiers to die during a war, then cut down on the number of soldiers from the south full stop.
From: Rehema Mukooza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ugnet_: Re: ON WHOSE ORDER WERE THE MASSACRE CARRIED OUT Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:33:33 -0800 (PST)
Bwanika:
This business of sending Baganda Army men to the front lines has been taking place for along as in the early years of Museveni's dictatorship! I have friends who used to be in the army and some of them were sent to DR. Congo like 5-6yrs ago, and others to North Uganda. They can tell the story real well and as accurate as the saw the events taking place.
They reported to me that Banyankole army men were treated as "supposed" to be the leaders at the top. Baganda army men were treated as supposed to do the dirty, bloody job. They even reported that there is a law/guideline that states that Banyankole are untouchable and above the law. Baganda army men were told to kill fellow Baganda and not to dare touch a Munyankole. These are facts!
Most of these former army friends of mine simply ran out of the army. And I'm telling you that running out of the army is not an easy thing. Death could be involved! These people had to abandon family members and hide out in far places were the army could not possibly think they could be. Many of Baganda army men who leave the army as reported by my friends are usually killed! The news is usually reported to their families as friendly fire, killed by the rebels, disappeared, etc, and some are not reported at all, the army disowns and denies their services in the army.
A particular friend who was sent to the North war-zone, particularly emphasized that the UPDF is the one that kills civilians. I was shocked! He told me that many men in the army are forced to kill people in the North. It is either you kill or get killed! Many Baganda men are killed over there and in any other area the UPDF sends its soldiers. He said that its Museveni and his Nyankore men's way of keeping the Baganda numbers low in the army. They are afraid that Baganda will take over due to their excellent performance in the operations carried out. That is the same way they treat people of other tribes, especially those who come from the North. They are in the same situation Baganda army men are in.
The good thing is that my friends ran out of the army because they could not kill innocent civilians anymore, or kill fellow friends in the army. After a long time of hidding out, they returned back to their families and many of them moved to other places due to fear. The truth can not be denied. Museveni is a killer!
Zakoomu M.
dbbwanika db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In support of Hon Jack Sabiiti on the massacre of service men by their employer we want a full investigation !
Vice President H.E. Prof. Gilbert Bukenya Ministry of Justices Hon. Janet B. Mukwaya Ministry of Internal Affairs Hon.Dr.Ruhakana Rugunda Internal Affairs Hon. Dr. Kezimbira Miyingo Security Hon. Betty Akech The Democratic Party secretariat Conservative Party Secretariat Uganda Peoples Congress Secretariat The Free Movement Secretariat National Democrats Forum Secretariat Justice Forum Secretariat All Members of parliament Uganda human right commission The European Delegation in Uganda
In the recent meeting in the suburbs of Kampala, Hon. Jack Sabiiti was quoted by the Uganda major radio station as having said that Baganda soldiers in the National Resistance Army were sent to Northern Uganda and murdered.
However Hon. Jack Sabiiti was short of calling on Uganda parliament and the National Resistance Movement government to call a full investigation into the massacre of Uganda military service men by their employer the National resistance army.
We in the democratic farmers workers alliance � Uganda (dfwa-u) therefore profoundly wish to call on all entities that this letter is addressed � to call on the parliament of Uganda, Uganda human right commission, the international criminal court and the European delegation in Uganda to start full investigations into what Hon. Sabiiti mentioned at the meeting.
We take the issue as a very serious matter of grave concerned in the violation of personal human rights to which Uganda government is a signatory, to the security of individual soldiers in the army and the nation at large.
Bwanika
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