Mr Okello Patuda:
I beg to disagree with you. You wrote:
Uganda is a Republic supported by the majority of the population; any body wishing to abolish it must do it only by political means supported by the majority of the population.
In 1962, after extensive negotiations in Lancaster (House?), UK, adopted a constitution and subsequently got our independence. Pray tell:
a) when Obote attacked and destroyed the Kingdom of Buganda, which political means did he use and who did he consult?
b) When Obote subsequently abrogated the independence constitution, whom did he consult and which political means did he use? Why did he jail those who dares to discuss it and give their honest opinion, e.g.
www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00297.html,
www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg16635.html,
www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00202.html
www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg14401.html
www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg05893.html
www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg05965.html
etc.
btw: did you know that the 1967 pigeon-hole constitution was Nkurumah's brainchild? Mr. Nkurumah "lent" Obote a Senior Parliamentary Legal Draftsman, one C.V. Crabbe, who crafted that document. In those days Uganda was in essence a colony of Ghana. The details are in KWAME NKRUMAHS PRESENCE IN A. M. OBOTES UGANDA: A Study in the Convergence of International and Comparative Politics by Opuku Agyeman, Transition 48 (1975).
Facts can be troublesome, but there they are.
c) Now, what in the world do you mean by the quip: Those who hold views like the ones below, are by definition "separatists extremists" with hypocrisy in proposing a political system 'federalism' they do not even know how to explain well? Do you want to tell us that your brand of democracy does not honor the Declaration of Universal Human Righs (DUHR)? We
ll if
does you better revise your platform becase what you separatist extremist is called the right to self-determination by DUHR. Listen here: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4770090
As for explaining federalism I assiure you I can, and I have done so: both in Luganda, and in English.
Joseph Senyonjo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Philip,Musamize, is not a member of northernlightnet. You may want to address him directly via his email. Alternatively, I can forward your response to him via fedsnet. As to equating federalism with abolishing the republic, you are mistaken. Uganda would still be a republic under federalism, in as much as it will not be ruled by a King. Federalism, would simply re-organize the structure of the nation to empower the regions to have more say in their local economic and political affairs. For a detailed exposition of the case for federalism for Uganda, along with a model of what a federal Uganda constitution would look like, I refer you to: http://www.federo.com/Pages/FedsNet%20Federal%20Proposals.pdfJoseph
Philip Okelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Those who hold views like the ones below, are by definition "separatists extremists" with hypocrisy in proposing a political system 'federalism' they do not even know how to explain well.
Uganda is a Republic supported by the majority of the population; any body wishing to abolish it must do it only by political means supported by the majority of the population.
No rampant-time-wasting discussion or argument, here and there on Northernlightnet or Fednet shall come to bear, but perhaps to those therapeutically engaged for their own benefits which is not bad per se, but frustrating to the others.
If Baganda want to change the current Republic system, they must change their tactics by persuading the rest of Ugandans with a clear language that is well perceived. The best forum in my opinion would be under a political party, say, "Uganda Federalist Party" while on their platform, they stand to abolish the Republic system in favour of the Federal system as they underline several benefits that will accrue from the new system.
Okelo P Patuda
It befuddles me to know what people like this want. They seem to think that it is ok and fair for them to impose on us, and that we have no right to complain about it
The moment we point out that we as much right to a socio-economic-political infrastructure that suits our cultural needs as they do to theirs, they are up in arms on how bad & proud, etc the Baganda are, etc.
Concomitantly, they are blind to the advantages of a true federal arrangement that would allow each people to do as their cultural norms warrant.
At the same time, there is little doubt that the unitary model has been an unmitigated failure: 40-something years of turmoil are hard to wish away.
Sometimes it seems like these people nurse a secret wish for Uganda to end up like Somalia or Yugoslavia.
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