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Today's Topics:
1. RE: Tracing the roots of the Acholi people?s suffering..by
Yoweri Museveni..brief comment by Matek (Okuto del Coli)
2. AND UGANDANS CONTINUE TO PRAY (Edward Mulindwa)
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:17:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Okuto del Coli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [Ugnet] Tracing the roots of the Acholi people?s
suffering..by Yoweri Museveni..brief comment by Matek
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The way I understand it, there are some specifically targeted
projectiles. Although the President uses "Acoli", the piece
appears intended for all Ugandan tribes and indeed, fits all
Ugandan tribes. If you slice off the "ACHOLI" and replace it with
any other Ugandan tribes of your own( including Baganda) you will
see that the puzzle matches. Even the Kayiira tragedy falls in
there. I beg to resume in a couple of days with
illustrations.RGDSNoc'l--- On Tue 06/28, Matek Opoko <
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Fellow Citizens:
Sometimes I am simply left with a sense of disbelieve when I read
and try to comprehend Museveni's Bull Mavi... So Museveni really
thinks this his stupid crap of is going to sell? The fellow is
simply a deranged idiot who does not know what he is talking
about...I hear Acholi suffering is due to " colonial
Manipulations".."Afro-Arab Conflict in Southern Sudan" Lack of
eductation leading to mysticism." ...etc..etc.. The fact of the
matter fellow citizens , is that Museveni createdthe mess in
Northern and Eastern Uganda..and he is yet to pay for this....
when his bold becomes dek Quiddy!!!
matek
Tracing the roots of the Acholi people?s suffering
Yoweri K. Museveni
GULU
The suffering of our people in Acholi, in particular, as well as
part of the North-Central part of Uganda in general, has been
occasioned by six factors: colonial manipulation and distortions;
poor leadership; a weak state; bad national politics; the Afro-
Arab conflict in the Sudan; and lack of education leading to
mysticism.When the British were colonizing Uganda, they used the
method of playing one group against another (divide and rule).
Fearing the strength of the Buganda they had expanded at the
expense of Bunyoro, in particular, as well as other parts of
Uganda in general, they started a new scheme of using parts of the
North against our people in Buganda. They, then, started peddling
certain myths and lies to play one group of our people against
another. For instance, the Baganda were very "clever" people. They
were not like other natives of Uganda. On the other hand, the
Northerners, the Acholis in particular, were "a martial race"
whose natural ins tincts were skewed
towards war-like activities. Those lies and distortions went to
the heads of whatever leadership was available at that time which,
in turn, amplified and spread them to the rest of the
population.Clear thinking leaders should never have countenanced
such trash. It should have been treated with disdain they deserved
before it led our people to all these sufferings: the 1966 coup by
Obote against the Constitution; Amin's 1971 coup and the
hemorrhage that went with it; the missed chance of 1979/1980; the
massacres in Luwero (the philosophy of "a good Muganda is a dead
one"); and the demonic madness of Kony, his collaborators and
apologists.Poor leadershipJuxtaposed side by side with the problem
of colonial distortions and manipulation is the problem of poor
leadership in Acholi. Like many other areas of Uganda, our Acholi
people lacked leaders from within the community to tell, in very
clear language, the trouble makers to go to hell.Buganda, and
other parts of Uganda, for a long time, had the same problem: -
nobody within the respective communities to tell off the trouble-
makers and parasites. My personal experiences highlight this issue
in two instances: the onset of Idi Amin in 1971 and the problem of
Obugabe (Kingship in Ankole). Virtually all the citizens of North
Ankole had been DP supporters. They, therefore, jubilated when
Obote was overthrown by Amin. Their simple but erroneous reasoning
was as follows: "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." I told off
all my confused compatriots, relatives, friends or previous
collaborators. I could not support an uneducated person to be the
President of Uganda for any
length of time; moreover, a person that was known to be a killer.
I never aided or abetted Amin for even one day. In so doing I
provided uncompromising leadership against evil, against my very
relatives, friends and close collaborators. More recently, there
was the divisive issue of Obugabe (Kingship) in Ankole. I made it
very clear that either Omugabe was accepted by all sections or we
would allow no Mugabe. That type of leadership has been lacking in
Acholi, except for some few individuals from this area. How could
leaders accept rape of children, murders, mutilations,
disfigurements, etc? By not condemning loudly the terrorists, many
Acholi leaders were encouraging the wrong-doers. In fact, they
would say: "let us kill civilians and Government would be blamed".
Indeed, it would happen - the Government would be condemned and
the killers would either be pampered or covered up. How many times
did we hear the statements li ke: "It is the Government killing
Acholis and blaming
it on the rebels"?
Weak state The third factor was a weak state, especially the
phenomenon of a one-dimensional national defence force. Modern
Armies are, at least, three-dimensional. A three-dimensional
defence force covers land, sea (lakes) and air - i.e. Army,
Airforce and navy. Owing to the turbulent history of Uganda, the
building of a three dimensional National Defence force was never
achieved. It is only recently that we are tackling this problem.
By 1986 we had a very dedicated land force (infantry mainly). It
was not, however, possible to quickly resolve the terrorism put
out by Kony, supported by certain external forces, only relying on
this force alone. That is why the struggle had to be protracted.
We are now, finally, solving that problem of a uni-dimensional
national defence force. That is how we have been able to break the
back of the terrorists. We are continuing to build the three
dimensions of our national defence forces. I can assure Ug andans
that, henceforth, it will not be
possible for any force to destabilise our democracy using force.
We have the capacity to deal with them promptly unlike in the past
when we had to engage in this valiant but protracted campaign
against the terrorists. Those in the habit of threatening violence
had better restrain themselves. The fact that UPDF has been able
not only to cope with the Kony group but to also suppress it, is a
factor that should give Ugandans peace of mind regarding their
democratic future. We are now going to focus more on corruption in
relation to State funds, contracts, fair adjudication and abuse of
office.Bad politicsThe undoing of Uganda right from the days of
colonialism was the problem of bad politics. Bad politics means
politics that is devoid of principles that are designed to uplift
the people of Uganda out of their backwardness. It is politics
that is, instead, aimed at, using the Ugandan people's lack of
information to use them for personal interests to access jobs or
resources. It is politics without vision for transformation. It is
parasitic politics. The bad politics of Uganda, in particular, has
been characterized by two elements: lack of belief in democratic
solutions and sectarianism. Why has Kony been killing people? If
he wanted power, ever since1989, when we expanded the NRC, we have
been having elections. Why couldn't he stand for any post? See how
we are resolving all outstanding issues: opening the political
space, regional tier, term limits for President, etc. We refer the
issues to the referenda, Parliament, etc. Wh y should there be
violence? Anybody who
continues to believe or talk of violence, when there are
democratic options is an enemy of the people and a criminal. The
other element of bad politics is sectarianism, based on tribes,
religion, etc. This is why Obote did not act against Amin even the
British Governor-General gave him the evidence of all the crimes
he had committed. At that time 1962, there was still the false
groupism of the Northern Region vs the other regions of Uganda.
The consequences were very bitter for Uganda. "Whatever a man sows
is what he reaps." My stand on such issues is very clear. In 1989,
I dismissed my own brother, Saleh, from the Army for drunkenness.
Yet, very few people in Uganda could compare with Saleh in
contributing to our struggle. He had, however, lost bearing. I had
to act. I was, therefore, happy to hear that Rwot Acana
reprimanded the terrorists when he met them near Palabek. That is
part of the medicine.
Afro-Arab conflictThe Afro-Arab conflict in the Sudan is one of
the greatest indignities to the black people. Sudan should be a
great Afro-Arab bridge, where the heritages of the two different
races are accorded equal treatment. Instead, some elements in
Sudan tried to turn it into an Arab bridge-head into Black Africa -
to convey Arabism and enforced Islamisation into the heartland of
Black Africa. The Black people there, our brothers, waged a
protracted and lonely struggle for their salvation ever since
1955. When we came into Government in 1986, for some unknown
reasons, the Sudanese Arabs decided to attack us, without any
provocation, on the 22nd of August, 1986, at Bibia. Our Battalion
28 defeated this attack decisively. However, the attackers,
spurred on by Sudan fanned out and spread the terror to the
countryside.The mistake by the Arabs of Sudan of interfering in
our internal affairs caused us to give strong support to the SPLA.
As a consequence, the SPLA took over
90% of Southern Sudan, a land area that is three times the size of
Uganda. Some other Governments in Africa also extended material
support to the SPLA off and on. The SPLA has, eventually, signed a
very good agreement with the Sudan Government, thereby liberating
the people of Southern Sudan. The Sudanese Arabs, by supporting
Lakwena and Kony, created a lot of problems for us, but they also
created a lot of problems for themselves and a hope of freedom for
our Black brothers in Southern Sudan. Having realized the futility
and counter productiveness of their support for Kony, the Sudanese
Arabs, starting with 2002, agreed to end support for Kony. Some
clandestine support for Kony continued until about one year ago.
Without Sudan supporting Lakwena, Kony, and others, there would
have been no terrorism in Northern Uganda, in West Nile, in the
Rwenzori region, etc. However, possibly, there would not have been
the liberation of Southern Sudan either. Should we conclude that
God
works in mysterious ways?
Lack of Education There seems to be a lot of superstition in
Acholi that can be manipulated by the crooks like Kony. This is an
unfortunate result of limited education. The Movement has
introduced Universal Education in the form of UPE. We have built
Gulu University, etc. We shall get rid of illiteracy. However, the
Acholi leaders and religious leaders must help us with the
superstition.The Movement and the UPDF have stood with you (the
people of Acholi) throughout this in addition to our previous
stand against Idi Amin, Milton Obote, etc. We support right,
oppose wrong, unite as many people as can be united to isolate the
enemy to the maximum. You all can see that our firm stand is,
finally and irreversibly, bringing peace.We have a rehabilitation
plan as soon as the scattered remnants are accounted for.
*This is an edited version of a speech President Museveni gave at
a retreat for Acholi leaders at Paraa Lodge on June
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:08:31 -0400
From: "Edward Mulindwa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Ugnet] AND UGANDANS CONTINUE TO PRAY
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Our father, Who art in FDC Hallowed be Mugisha Muntu Thy
leadership come Thy will be done to Corruption As it is to
Embezzlement Give us your ideas, our only stand And forgive
Museveni As we forgive the so called Movementists Lead us not into
third term But deliver us from it For thine is the Leadership Eria
Kategaya, Salaamu Musumba, Maria Matembe are yours Now and forever
AMEN
The Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy"
Groupe de communication Mulindwas
"avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
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