I don't know which era he specialized in, but as a professor in History, he would surely be aware that Daudi Chwa II chose Muteesa II as his heir in his will (1935) and Muteesa II did the same when he appointed Mutebi II as his heir. Both were accepted by the Lukiiko and Baganda as their Kabaka. The only instance when this would not work would be if the heir is not mentally capable of taking up his duties as Kabaka. Our history, therefore, shows that the so-called 'election' of the Kabaka which the dear professor is talking about has never been a reality.
Kasangwawo
From: Simon Nume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [FedsNet] Mengo Are Liars - Ssemakula Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 02:59:14 -0700 (PDT)
Mengo are liars - Ssemakula By Agnes Nandutu Sept 28, 2004
KAMPALA - The President, while denying Mengo several demands during federal negotiations, offered the kingdom Shs100 billion.
The State Minister for Luweero Triangle, Prof. Ssemakula Kiwanuka, talked about the offer yesterday during a press conference at his office.
He talked about the negotiations and denied reports that he disowned the White Paper.
�We say Shs100 billion shall accompany what you have been given and you say you don�t want it? it beats my understanding when you refuse such an amount of money to the people,� Ssemakula said.
He said the money would help the secondary, tertiary, technical education, referral hospitals and cultural projects.
He said he does not see a good reason why Mengo denied Baganda all this money from government.
Semakula, who said he is the right person to speak on the negotiations because he has been part of the talks since last year, said Mengo has not told the country the truth of what transpired in the negotiations with Museveni.
�They lie that Museveni dictated. He never did so, they are liars,� he said.
He said Mengo and Government agreed on everything apart from the two �Lukikos� councils.
He said they agreed on leaving the collection of taxes to the central government, on regional tier, and on Kampala to remains the country�s capital city and outside Buganda control.
He said Mengo wanted to give options for any district to opt out of the tier if it was not comfortable and Buganda to have its own constitution,ideas Museveni rejected.
He said he thanked the Katikiro for withdrawing the collection of taxes.
�I thanked the Katikiro for removing the burden from our Kabaka because Buganda doesn�t want to pay taxes�. he said.
Semakula said it was wrong forMengo people to blame government for not giving them 9,000 square miles it wants.That land, he said is not government land.It is public land and under the authority of the districts.
He said Mengo and Museveni only disagreed on the two Lukikos. He said the White Paper was delayed for two months because of those disagreements.
Semakula said he does not see why Mengo rejected two Lukikos when they already exist.
�It is wrong,� he said, �to say that two Lukikos have never existed in Buganda when they really do�. .
He said the Katikiro heads the political one and Mbazira chairs the cultural one.
�That is why the Kabaka is called the Sebataka because he is the chief of the two Lukikos,� he said.
The minister said because the white was delayed and they had not agreed on whether to have one or two Lukikos, Museveni suggested that parliament decides but Mengo rejected that.
�They rejected and announced �fedrom egganyi� meaning federal has failed. They have an agenda. They want to make federal an election issue�. He said.
Semakula also called people who are criticizing the government white paper ignorant to say that since kings are not elected then they should not be unseated.
�Go and enlighten them�, he said they are very ignorant, even the MPs like Nsambu don�t know that the Kabaka is elected according to �Enono� culture�.
Quoting the Buganda agreement and the 1962 constitution which Semakula said the Baganda cherish so much for giving them federal, said the king is supposed to be elected by the Buganda �Lukiko� council.
�The Kabaka who is the ruler of Buganda , shall be elected by the majority of votes in the Lukiko�. he quoted from article two of the 1962 Constitution.
�All the �balangila� the descendants of Mutesa 1are eligible to sit on that throne. Why do go around saying that the king is not elected?� he asked.
About the White Paper recommendation to unseat the kings, semakula said he does not see that recommendation apply to any king unless he chooses to play politics.
He said there is nothing wrong to give parliament powers to unseat kings who could engage themselves in functions outside the Constitution.
� 2004 The Monitor Publications
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