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BE CALM: Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi has urged Buganda to follow law |
By Vision reporter
PRIME MINISTER Prof. Apolo Nsibambi has said that Buganda must democratise to solve its persistent political problems with the government.
He also criticised some people�s desire to restore Buganda�s �historical special status�.
Nsibambi, in an 11-page article, said Buganda�s main problem is that its political leaders, led by the Katikkiro, are not elected and therefore not necessarily financially and politically accountable to the people of Buganda.
�To the extent that they are appointed by the Kabaka, they are accountable to him. Consequently, these leaders sometimes fail to capture and serve the short-term and long-term interests of the silent majority of the people of Buganda,� Nsibambi said.
�The suggested cabinet cure to the problem is that the Katikkiro and majority of political leaders of Mengo must be directly elected,� Nsibambi, who said he was writing in good faith, said.
�Those of us who
still
believe in a democratic form of federalism feel that it cannot be achieved overnight. It is a process. The proposed democratic regional tier can be an important facilitator towards realising democratic federalism,� said Nsibambi, who was President Yoweri Museveni�s nominee to the Constituent Assembly, where he advocated a democratic federal system of government.
Published on: Sunday, 26th September, 2004 |
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