HMMMMM .. very interesting!!!
MK
Not justified-
Tumukunde's detention and surrounding saga of resignation as MP upon arrest once more cements Uganda's position as a banana republic. Why bring truck load of soldiers to arrest an individual officer??It is disheartening that the big man is willing to lock up comrades in arms just because they remain opposed to the idea of the third term.
Is it not double standards that Major Mutale and other supporters of the Kisanja are free to air their political views without breaking the army code? If the issue is the army code to serving officers we await to see if the president confirms the army's wish to retire Major Mutale.
I am not sure whether our beloved country would pass the test in resisting the powerful lobby to remove the term limits. We need the term limits to deny dictators a chance to stay in power forever.
By: Mr Mathias Kulubya
2nd June, 2005 2:50 PM
Time to send the soldiers back to the barracks!
We have discussed this before -the topic then was Besigye!
A few comments;
Tumukunde's story is very similar to that of Besigye. One can expect that another former army officer may soon be added to the swelling ranks of opposition presidential candidates.
Museveni is between a rock and a hard place and like in the case of Besigye will likely have to let Tumukunde go!
Armies do have a code of conduct that demands that serving officers communicate through official channels. In a truly professional army anywhere Tumukunde would have faced prosecution!
Unfortunately Uganda is in the unique position of having serving soldiers who are also either a part of the executive as well as the legislature! This creates unique problems and conflict of interest!
Professionalising the army involves disengaging the army from politics and parliament. An army representative is technically a member of parliament. Members of parliament are expected to have views and articulate those views through various media including FM radio stations!
Bottom line is that there is a conflict between the role of the army representative in parliament and their roles as serving army officers!
Given the fact that the myth of an all inclusive movement has come to an end everyone is chosing sides!
Besigye and Tumukunde demonstrate that it is not fair for army representatives to continue to be put in this position!
Cheers,
DAK
Tumukunde's detention and surrounding saga of resignation as MP upon arrest once more cements Uganda's position as a banana republic. Why bring truck load of soldiers to arrest an individual officer??It is disheartening that the big man is willing to lock up comrades in arms just because they remain opposed to the idea of the third term.
Is it not double standards that Major Mutale and other supporters of the Kisanja are free to air their political views without breaking the army code? If the issue is the army code to serving officers we await to see if the president confirms the army's wish to retire Major Mutale.
I am not sure whether our beloved country would pass the test in resisting the powerful lobby to remove the term limits. We need the term limits to deny dictators a chance to stay in power forever.
By: Mr Mathias Kulubya
2nd June, 2005 2:50 PM
Time to send the soldiers back to the barracks!
We have discussed this before -the topic then was Besigye!
A few comments;
Tumukunde's story is very similar to that of Besigye. One can expect that another former army officer may soon be added to the swelling ranks of opposition presidential candidates.
Museveni is between a rock and a hard place and like in the case of Besigye will likely have to let Tumukunde go!
Armies do have a code of conduct that demands that serving officers communicate through official channels. In a truly professional army anywhere Tumukunde would have faced prosecution!
Unfortunately Uganda is in the unique position of having serving soldiers who are also either a part of the executive as well as the legislature! This creates unique problems and conflict of interest!
Professionalising the army involves disengaging the army from politics and parliament. An army representative is technically a member of parliament. Members of parliament are expected to have views and articulate those views through various media including FM radio stations!
Bottom line is that there is a conflict between the role of the army representative in parliament and their roles as serving army officers!
Given the fact that the myth of an all inclusive movement has come to an end everyone is chosing sides!
Besigye and Tumukunde demonstrate that it is not fair for army representatives to continue to be put in this position!
Cheers,
DAK
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