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Musamize
And you are comfortable for a man who is even
appointed not elected in Mengo to make that call?
Em
Toronto
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: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:02
PM
Subject: Re: [Ugnet] Join security
forces, Katikkiro tells Baganda
What is all this fuss about? That there is a link between
ethinicity and the military (dysfunction) in African politics is
hardly news, except, perhaps, to the Klingons.
In any event, anyone who care to read the many volumes on the subject
will come to that realization, e.g. for Uganda:
Ibingira's The Forging of An African Nation or African
Upheavals Since Independence
Amii Omara-Otunnu 1987 Politics and the
military in Uganda, 1890-1985
Ali Mazrui 1973 Ethnic stratification and the military-agrarian
complex : the Uganda case.
Ali A. Mazrui 1975 (?) Soldiers and kinsmen in Uganda : the
making of a military ethnocracy
Elsewhere:
The military and politics in Africa : from engagement to
democratic and constitutional control. edited by George Klay Kieh,
Jr. & Pita Ogaba Agbese.
etc etc
So:
a) what is what is wrong or unusual with the Baganda joining the armed
forces or don't the Baganda have a right to be in the armed forces?
b) Wouldn't an army whose proportional composition mirrors
Uganda's ethnicity lead to a more stable Uganda? If not, why
not?
Matek Opoko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How could you?...It takes a high level of Critical Reasoning
, to decipher certain things... otherwise you simply cannot get it.
Comprehende!!
Matek
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
May be it is because the UGANDAN TROOPS have over time (1962 - 2005)
failed to
protect the nationalities in Uganda. That the NATIONALITIES
are resorting to
protecting themselves, CRITICALLY, I don't see any
STUPIDITY in NATIONALITIES
in Uganda trying to protect
themselves.
Quoting Matek Opoko
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
EM:
There is a notion out there
held by some of our fellow citizens commonly
referred to as "The
mengo clique" which seems to think that Buganda
exist apart from
Uganda. ..and therefore, "Buganda troops" within the
UPDF will
mostly defend Buganda Interest. Such notion is of
course
stupidity of the Highest order. The fact is that Buganda
or Iteso, or
Acholi, lugwara,Madi, Busoga,Karamojong Uganda
Troops MUST PROTECT THE
INTEREST OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF
UGANDA....and not some entity
called
Buganda!!
Matek
Edward
Mulindwa wrote:
Matek
Why do we need a
national army to protect a cultural institution, and
from
what?
Em
Toronto
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 -----
From: Matek Opoko
To: [email protected] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:07 AM
Subject: [Ugnet]
Join security forces, Katikkiro tells
Baganda
Join security forces,
Katikkiro tells Baganda
Michael J Ssali
MASAKA
The Katikkiro of Buganda, Joseph Mulwanyammuli
Ssemwogerere, has urged
the Baganda to encourage their children
to join security forces to
protect the kingdom s cultural
institutions and traditions.
Ssemwogerere was speaking at the
new Kkingo Sub-county headquarters in
Masaka district on
Sunday.
He said under the regimes of Apollo Milton
Obote and Idi Amin Dada, the
security forces were dominated by
members of ethnic groups that had no
respect for the cultures of
other tribes.
He said this had caused tension and chaos in the
country.
It is not good for you parents to discourage
your children from joining
the security forces like Police, Army
and Prisons because other tribes
dominated these institutions and
took advantage of their large numbers
in the security forces and
attempted to wipe out our kingdom, our
traditions and our
culture, he said.
The Katikkiro, who also comes from Kkingo, had
been invited by the
sub-county chairman, Mr Ben Bukenya, and his
council to thank him for
his many achievements for Buganda and
Uganda.
Turning to the deal between the central
government and Mengo on a
federal status for Buganda and other
regions that want it, the Katikkiro
said, We are satisfied with
where we have reached so far.
The federo deal was
arrived at after protracted negotiations between
Mengo and the
central government.
Under the agreement sealed on February 1, the
Katikkiro will be elected
as opposed to being appointed by the
Kabaka.
There will be one Lukiiko dominated by directly
elected members, with a
few cultural representatives.
The Lukiiko would make laws consistent with the Constitution.
Bugandas
9,000 square miles were put under the management of
district tender
boards.
The deal gives the regional
government authority to manage some
functions of local government
like construction of feeder roads.
The regional
government can also take over and manage community health
centres
that do not belong to the central government. It is allowed
to
charge some user fees for the use of the facility.
The deal also allows the President to take over the
administration of
any region if he deems that the regional
government has violated any
laws of the
country.
Ssemwogerere said it was unfair for some
people to think that Buganda
would get all its demands at once
and asked everyone to be patient and
even thankful for what has
been achieved so far.
The Katikkiro added that during
his many trips to other parts of Uganda
he had discovered that
even those commun ities were making similar
demands for a federal
status.
Bukenya thanked the Katikkiro for bringing
honour to Kkingo sub-county.
You have done us proud, and we
thank you very much, he said.
; Bukoto South MP in
Masaka, Dr Herbert Lwanga, attended the function.
Also in
attendance was Mr MathiasNsubuga, the personal assistant to
the
Kampala mayor.
He has declared his
interest in contesting for the Bukoto South
parliamentary seat.
Lwanga and Nsubuga bought Buganda Certificates worth Shs100,000
each to
bolster the kingdoms finances.
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