Citizens,
There is an article in The New Vision News Paper written by one Mr. Peter Mulira
which purportedly intends to explain the reasons as to why the the Buganda Crises of 1966 happen. Our friend Mulira claims that there are four facts which lead to the crises.
What I find interesting and of intrigue ..is this notion that UPC' leader Dr.A.M Obote (RIP) would simply wake up one morning and decide to send Uganda Army troops to Kabaka's place to dislodge the King!.
This to me is very simplistic of an explanations especially given the fact that Obote ascended to power as a result of cooperation and mutual Political understanding, if you
like, between the Kabaka's Party ( Kabaka Yeka) and the UPC
Naturally , therefore one would argue the Kabaka and Obote were good friends who worked together to out maneuver the Democratic Party, right?
The question then is: what happened in a very short time of a few months such that this two once very good friends , out of the blue, had a fall out?
To attempt to answer this question in an honest manner, is to begin to understand one of the Uganda's Greatest Political history.
On the other hand to REFUSE to address the question above and engaged in some revisionist history as our dear peter Mulira is attempting
to do, is to refuse to understand Ugandan Political History period.
I believe that when the British colonialist granted Uganda Independence in 1962, they , in their own British wisdom , left a powder keg of an issue, in form of "THE LOST COUNTIES" for the next Government of Uganda to address..rather solve!!
Indeed, If the British were not malicious, which I believe they were, they should have addressed the "Buyaga, Bugagazi lost county " issue first and fore most before even granting Uganda Independence.
That way Obote would have started with a clean plate.
Nonetheless,
I believe it is the issue of the "lost counties" which lead to the deterioration of friendship between the Kabaka and the UPC government lead by Dr. Obote.
One thing lead to another....
At the end, many of King's men, now harboring bitter hatred for Obote and the UPC precisely because Obote , a shrewed political thinker as he was, simply out maneuvered them politically when it came to the issue of the "lost Counties"
The King's men demanded that Obote take his UPC government to Akokoro! The UPC government reacted accordingly.One thing lead to another. The King ended up in exile.
Now in assigning blame for the
1966 crises, MUST we now blame the UPC and Obote for the Crises...... as Mr. Peter Mulira wants us to do so in his piece which appeared in the New Vision News Paper?
The answer is NO!
In Retrospect, I believe we all need to MATO OPUT!!!
Matek
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