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And that is the posting of J Nansinkombi, an
Educated Ugandan living in United States. And you
wonder why Ugandans are waiting to celebrate in millions at Entebbe when another
Educated from abroad named Sebagala lands in Entebbe?
Em
Toronto
(The un educated and getting money from
Museveni)
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 -----
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:07
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Subject: Re: ugnet_: Re: [Ugandacom]
Owangee...I present to you the ravings of a madman from none other then
Nyakatura
Edward Mulindwa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Museveni went to the bush for Uganda elections
were ridged.
Just to remind you
Em
Mwami Mulindwa.
Please, do not think that we are as stupid as you and your
Kaguta. We are educated Ugandans do not play with our Nation like that
just because you need money. We know how you have been bought just
to betray your nation because of money. If you were a
true Ugandan you would'nt be writing such rubbish.
Remember he was defeated by his brother-in-law Sam Kutesa. What
is wrong with you. He did not even get any
votes. How did your empty head think that, At that time a newly formed party
would defeat the two organized and well establised parties like DP &
UPC?. You do not have a common sense, Just like Kaguta
abusing our Doctors and now our Lawyers.
Do not think that all Ugandans are like you. We can see and
compare Uganda history. By the way!!! Why is he staying
long hanging to Power!! Ffee tomukkoyye, agendde ewabbwe Rwanda
if you want to follow him, go with him, we will be delighted. 18
years is a long period of his
dictatorship. Oh
God hear our prayers!!! Ugandans fight for our nation.
J. Nansikombi (U.S.A)
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 -----
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 11:31
AM
Subject: [Ugandacom] Owangee...I
present to you the ravings of a madman from none other then
Nyakatura
Museveni Rejects Referendum
Ruling
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The Monitor (Kampala)
June 28, 2004
Posted to the web June 28, 2004
Richard Mutumba
Kampala
President Yoweri Museveni last night rejected the Constitutional
Court ruling that nullified the 2000 Referendum, saying the government
will not accept the contents of the ruling.
"The Government will
not allow any authority including the courts to usurp people's power in
anyway. We shall not accept this. It will not happen. This is absurd and
unacceptable," the President said in a Radio and TV address to the
nation.
The five judges of Constitutional Court on Friday annulled
the Referendum (Political System) Act 2000 and the June 29, 2000
referendum because Parliament did not follow the Constitutional procedure
when enacting the Act.
Court also ruled that no other mandatory
referendum can be held, because article 271 of the Constitution that
provided for the referendum was not complied with and had expired,
rendering article 74 that should have been activated for the purpose of
changing into another political system redundant.
General Museveni
said a closer look at the ruling reveals an absurdity and shocks the
general moral of common sense.
The President said under the 2000
Referendum, Ugandans exercised their right to choose a political system.
He said these rights are not given to the people by the
judges.
"The work of the judges is to interprete the Constitution
or the laws but not to enact the laws," he said. "The power of the people
to choose how they should be governed lies with the people themselves. We
chased Idi Amin and Obote because they wanted to grab this power and this
is re-affirmed by our revolutionary struggle against those foolish people
who thought the y could usurp that power," Museveni said.
He said
judges had no power to change this arrangement, saying that they were even
less qualified than the people. The General said the Movement had a duty
in accordance with article 271 to organise a referendum to take place in
the fourth year of its term in which millions of Ugandans took
part.
"It is therefore totally unacceptable that anyone should try
to reverse this exercise. You can play with any other thing but not this
one. When you say Ugandans have no power to choose their destiny, that is
a no go area for any authority other than the people themselves," he
stressed.
The President said he couldn't believe the fact that the
court that derives its authority from the people could turn around and
usurp their power.
He cited article 126(1) on administration of
justice, which provides that "Judicial power is derived from the people
and shall be exercised by the courts in the name of the people in
conformity w ith the norms and aspirations of the people." He said this
was a decision the judiciary must respect.
The President assured
Ugandans that there was no cause for alarm, saying the world of anarchy
ended and the Movement restored constitutionalism and the rule of law. He
said this was the reason why judges could even make decisions against the
government.
He said if these judges made such a ruling during the
past regimes, they would not live to see the next day. "This government
has changed all this and we don't want to get back to those days. There is
total adherence to the rule of law and constitutionalism under the
Movement," he said.
Museveni said some people were taking Ugandans
for a ride. "We cannot accept this. No authority will usurp the power of
the people or even nullify the existence of the Movement by any other
means other than the vote. The sovereignty of Ugandans cannot be taken
away by court manoeuvres or Ssemogerere and his group," he
said.
"We are planning to propose to Ugandans that those who don't
want to be in the Movement should leave and form their own parties where
they will be happy. If people don't want to be in the movement, they
should be allowed to go away, and we are going to do this in a
referendum," he said.
Museveni said, "article 74 is not dead. the
Movement is not dead and Ugandans are not dead." He said the government
lawyers were studying the ruling and shall take appropriate legal redress.
He said in the meantime, the Movement shall ensure that harmony and
adherence is maintained.
He said the government is proposing a
number of amendments to Parliament to tie all the loose ends and to ensure
that the contradictions don't happen again. "Each organ of government
should know its jurisdiction," Museveni said.
10 Key Quotes
The judgment reveals an absurdity. The ruling means the Movement
system does not exist, that all elections held under it are null and void,
that all acti ons taken by the government including the appointment of
judges are a nullity.
The judges are saying the country is in a
state of anarchy. They have usurped the power of the people to choose
their political system.
Our power to choose how to be governed does
not derive from judges, but from the people's intrinsic right granted by
the Constitution.
Who are you? Even you judges have no power. you
even have less power than the people to choose how they should be
governed.
5. It is totally unacceptable that any one can allow the
reversal of the 2000 Referendum.
Those who want to play games can
play with other things but not this one. No authority, not even the
judges, will be allowed to usurp the power of the people to choose how
they will be governed.
We restored constitutionalism and the rule
of law. That is why judges can rule like this against the government.
There were times when if a judge made such a ruling, he would not live to
see tomorrow.
The ruling will not work. It is simply not
acceptable. Judges say Article 74 has evaporated. Article 74 is not dead.
The Movement system is not dead. We are all here.
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There is no problem. Courts are making mistakes, but these
will be redressed legally, politically, legislatively and
constitutionally.
There will be referenda. I repeat. I assure you
these matters will come to a referendum. When you get a court to make a
law or to legislate or write their own constitution, then you run into
problems.
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