Mr. Magomu, I personally do not find Mr. Kakande's assertions entirely untrue. And whereas you may quote a Dr. Obache who may may or may not be related to you, some of us can quote our own fathers, uncles, aunties, brothers ans sisters who perished during Obote's regime. I'm sorry, I can not fail to blame it on UPC just like you fail to blame what has happened under M7 regime to the movement, because Obote was the leader of UPC then and is still the leader today. May be the investigation should be done not only by Kakande but also by you.
Quoting Magomu Wacha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Netters, > > Mr. kakande was wrong to disingenous in the use of his heading attacking > Dr. Rwanyarare. This is particularly so when he plays about with words > on Museveni's record. > > Mr. Kakande should investigate his report before he taks about the UPC > per se the way he has attacked the party. He should find and talk to > people whose lives have been ruined for ever by having the head of the > household disappear. Dr. Obache for one who was the first to be killed > by Museveni. I leave the rest for his research. > > Read on...................... > > Magomu Wacha. > > .................................... > > The Rwanyarares owe us an apology > > THE WRITER: John Kakande > > President Museveni made an important point when he said a political > opponent isn�t an enemy, that although the late Prof. Adonia Tiberondwa > was a UPC diehard, he was a good opponent. > During the 1996 presidential elections, Prof. Tiberondwa was among the > members of UPC who vigorously campaigned for Paul Ssemogerere. > Tiberondwa was particularly notable for his very stinging criticisms of > President Museveni. Museveni acted like a statesman when, in spite of > his disagreement with Tiberondwa, he still had some nice words for him. > He has demonstrated that even if you disagree politically you do not > become enemies. > It is important, as the country enters the critical phase of the > transition from the Movement to multiparty politics, that politicians do > not regard opponents as enemies but treat them with respect and dignity. > The country has had a violent history because successive leaders > regarded opponents as enemies and sought to eliminate them politically > or physically. Many Ugandan politicians in government and opposition now > were in exile for most of the 70�s and 80s. Fear for their lives forced > them to flee from the country to seek asylum abroad. > During the UPC regimes in the 60s and 80s, although the country was > purportedly under a multiparty system, the opponents were > indiscriminately hounded routinely. > Some opposition MPs couldn�t even travel freely to their constituencies. > Some were murdered. Ssemogerere, the leader of the opposition, was often > blocked from visiting parts of the country. I wonder why the > Rwanyarares, Ogwals and Mwondhas never spoke out against these abuses by > the Obote regime. Did they fear to confront Obote and tell him what was > going on in the country? Why did they close their eyes to the massacres > in Luweero Triangle? What moral authority do they have now to lecture > those in government today about democracy and human rights. Certainly > they owe Ugandans an apology. > While the situation has remarkably improved under the Movement > administration, there are still disturbing tendencies of political > fanaticism, which don�t augur well for proper functioning of a > multiparty system. The recent incident where four members of Parliament > from Acholi were flogged by soldiers was scandalous and extremely > unfortunate. > The way government has handled the matter leaves a lot to be desired. > Soldiers who flogged the MPs should have been punished. Instead it > appears the government is trying grossing over the matter and > unashamedly shifting the blame to the MPs. This sets a bad precedent and > doesn�t contribute to the nurturing of a democracy. > The Kira town mayor, Mamerito Mugerwa recently blocked the supporters of > the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to convene a meeting in > any of the hotels within his area. I do not recall that government has > ever reprimanded him for his unwarranted action. The Luweero district > leaders have also exhibited high handedness and political fanaticism. > In one incident Luweero authorities literally bundled opposition > activists into a Kamunye and forced them out of the district. Then there > was the incident where Luweero authorities attempted to block Maj. Gen. > Mugisha Muntu from visiting a local church in the area. The Iganga > district boss Asuman Kyafu and a number of local council leaders from > Jinja were recently implicated by a parliamentary inquiry in the attack > on the members of the Parliamentary Advocacy Forum (PAFO) in Jinja. It > is unfortunate that police has not taken any steps against these > individuals. The Movement should promptly take steps to restrain its > political and security functionaries from mistreating political > opponents. This is the only way the country will establish a genuine > multiparty democracy. In a multiparty democracy, the opposition is > extremely vital. But African politicians loathe opposition. Often > leaders, through their security and political functionaries, subject > opponents to physical harassmen > t or > psychological torture. Legitimate political activities are > criminalised. Opponents are humiliated, which leads to resentment and > hatred. Opponents with business interests are ruined. > Subsequently, when those in opposition get into power, they seek > retribution. This ends up in a vicious cycle of political violence. > Ends > > Published on: Monday, 3rd January, 2005 > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. 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