Mwami Ssemuwemba
So in essence you are stating that UPC damaged Uganda more than the Movement
has. I wonder how simple that statement will be swallowed by any
intelligent Ugandan.
Now having reached at this low, one might add as well that if we still even
have any out there.
EM
Toronto
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Abbey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ugandans at Heart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:43 PM
Subject: {UAH} Re: UPC is a hopeles!/Wambuga/Nsubuga
''just as I pray to Abbey to defend his National Resistance Movement-
Organization to the death.''
Mr.Wambuga,
With due respect sir, I'm not a supporter of NRMO at all. However, i
said that given a forceful choice to vote between them and UPC, i go
for the former(NRMO). I dont think that makes me NRMO,does it?
Abbey
On Nov 26, 12:22 am, B Wambuga2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mw. Nsubuga,
Thank you for your emotive indulgment. But I will hasten to say that as
Ugandans we all deserve the right to engage and indulge through our
cherished freedom to debate the future of our home ground. In deed by your
words "...democracy is an instrument employed to propel ideas freely
without huddles in the way". Boy I could not agree more with you.
Having said that, let me mention that I sensed some high voltage in your
assertion about who is best to deliver and lead Uganda. Again you
mentioned that "sometimes, those ideas are unpopular, but pointing to the
future...". Again I could not agree with you more.
It is in that spirit that we should give credit where it is due; I know we
may not like it because it comes from someone we just do not like, but if
we are obliged then let us take and swallow it nevertheless.
I know you just do not like Obote out right. I do not blame you, and do
not fault you either. You are a Uganda after all, and it is absolutely
your right not to like him. I mean there is no constitutional law any
where that stipulates that all Ugandans must like Obote. I for one do not
like Amin for absolutely personal reasons, although, in fact my position
would be upheld by his ultimate disruption and rapture of Uganda. In fact
you propably might have come across some Ugandans who thought it was
incumbent of your to like him. I do not want to be apologetic for such
behaviour since we are all responsible for our individual behaviour and
conduct. We as democrates must not condone such uncouthed trends in our
national politics. That said, it is imperative on us to reach above those
petty "house-keeping" rivalry and hatred and do something remarkable for
our own national existence and the future of our children and all those we
love. I noticed you
called the Uganda Peoples Congress chaps as "brilliant". That is the
spirit we need in this democratic dispensation; and I applaud you for
that. The onus is on us to rise above the fray of backward political
discourse and challenge our dear brothers and sisters on the best, if not
optimum way forward.
I think it would be wrong for me to mention that it would be a total waste
of energy to say that Uganda Government under Obote did not do any thing
for Uganda for eternity. I do not know what you would have personally like
to see Oboteas a person do, but I am convinced that given the adversity
that existed then, The government under Obote's Uganda Peoples Congress
leadership managed to first upgrade all the 18 dispensaries that were set
up by "Jajja Omungereza" to grade one hospitals and built 22 more
hospitals and built dispensarries in each county (magomboloa), and through
the Ministry of Health, promulgated improved healthy practices, all of
which provided for improved health of the citizens (eg including
distribution of free "Tandaruas" mosquito nets), These dispensaries were
to be upgraded to grade one (or A) hospitals. The existing grade one (or
A) hospitals were to be upgraded to regional (read district) referral
hospitals, and Mulago would be
a fully fledged National Research and Health Institution (hence upgrading
Makerere Medical School to yet a higher standard).
Secondly, it was Obote's Uganda Peoples Congress government together with
other Ugandans working together who upgraded the national road networks to
grade A Trans Africa highway, and all the local road networks were
generally upgraded from feeder networks down to the road leading to the
villages (call parishes).
Third, schools under Obote's Uganda Peoples Congress government were
enhanced and improved to provide people like me with almost free education
in the lowere levels and free school from O'levels up through University
level. 36 senior secondary schools were built to accommodate the
increasing number of Ugandans who were increasinglt attending schools.
This was a far cry from only the children of the chosen royalties and
upper class members of the community who could go to "well cultured and
tailored schools". Just likemany million other Ugandans regardless of
which political party you voted for we all stood to gain together.
One thing that I must mention here is that by the way the first five year
development program was conceived together with President Sir Edward
Fredderick Muteesa in Office. So the credit goes to both of them as our
National Heros. So if you follow my arguement here I am strictly looking
at Uganda as built by both men, and all the other Ugandans who contributed
in many ways to build our country. This is where I then hav a problem with
Amin when he disrupted the development and progress in more than one way
(first when he unilaterally attacked the Lubiri because he feared Mengo
was closing on him about his grand theft from Congo. second, when he
staged the c1971 coup to put a final grave stone on Uganda's development
progress, and finally, when he murdured Bendicto Kiwanuka our Chief
Justice.) That was gross and I do not regret what befell him in 1979.
Now, Nsubuga, you may have noticed that I have not mentioned anything
about Ochieno here. Yes, I do not speak for him in any way. As for Obote
the person, I also do not speak for him. In fact I just do not waste my
time speaking for people period. My concern as a citizen is to speak for
development and progress in my country. My duty is to give credit where it
is due. I credit heroic culture ot all who deserve it, incuding Sir Fred
Muteesa, Ignatius Musaazi, Milton Obote, and Bendicto Kiwanuka. These are
men who should be honoured as representatives who epitomized our struggle
for Independence, Freedom, Liberty and Development. People may debate, or
even call names on who their individual Heros are, but this would relegate
the debate to a really low level. In the miltary arean I would put
Nkwanga, Kayiira, and Oyite in the same basket as our soldiers of "Pease".
SOmetimes we waste too much time splitting hair with the erratic beleif
that we are being
objective and intelligent. Political Parties are mere vehicles and colours
that we have been given the graceful opportunity to use to project our
ideas and personal opinions as to thw best way forward. Whether it is
Uganda Peoples Congress, Forum for Democratic Change, National Resistance
Movement-Organization, Peoples Progressive Party, Democratic Party, or
whatever we have out there, it is not for us to even mention the
philosophical fate and social destiny of ny of them. Let us spare
ourselves the political exuberance and spoils of dogmatic and ignorant
fights. I pray that you be very satisfied with Forum for Democratic
Change, and defend it to the death, and I also pray to Ochieno to defend
his Uganda Peoples Congress to the death, just as I pray to Abbey to
defend his National Resistance Movement-Organization to the death. So you
see, it really does not matter what colour we are all wearing. It just
turns that we all just do not agree on
one particular party. And so be it. One consolation is that the Democratic
Party survived its defeat in 1962, and hsa lived to see the sun rise
today. It is now upon the current generation of that party to put it back
in order if they still beleive in its canons. Just as it is upon the
Uganda Peoples Congress generation to do what they want for their party,
National Resistance Movement-Organization is also being forced to come to
terms with the realities of the day. Forum ofr Democratic Change is not
being spared either. So there is enought castigation and defamation making
the rounds here.
So good luck Nsubuga...
Bwambuga wa Balongo
Gen. Otafiire said: "This is a capitalist economy. Capitalism has no human
face. Man eats man; it's survival for the fittest."
Remind General Otafiire that Capitalist Economy with no 'Capital' is very
similar to a eunuch.
--- On Tue, 11/25/08, John Nsubuga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: John Nsubuga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: {UAH} UPC is a hopeles!/Wambuga
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 4:53 PM
MR Wambuga,
I thank you. Among other things, democracy is an instrument employed to
propel ideas freely with out huddles in the way. Sometimes, those ideas
are unpopular, but pointing to the future.. President Obote never even
attempted to put in place any mechanisms that were meant to safeguard
Uganda's interests as a country, on a regional setting, but also
internationally. He was absorbed into him self, and preoccupied with how
to servive for another day as president. But as I've said before, the
wounds we see on UPC are self inflicted and the party is in intensive
care. Its surrogates are not helping either, for they are still trapped in
the rhetoric of cheap pokopoko. That strategy worked then because, we had
one radio station, one TV channel, two supper markets the size of former
junior minister Mukula's bathroom. The list is long.
The other day, my friend Mr Othieno Joseph asked me a how UPC could have
managed to run things peacefully when Museveni was in the jungle firering.
I asked him to tell me how the same Museveni has managed to keep him self
afloat for over two decades with Kony up there, the ADF and Besigye's
rebels in the west I hear . I have never heard from him. In Russia, the
Chechen rebels are still there, the Tamil tigers are still active, the
Bask rebels in Spain are working, I can go on, and on.... The small things
you have mentioned has Obote's major achievements, are a disgrace to us.
Those are small things for any body to even mention to an entire country.
Uganda was handed over to Obote by the colonial masters in a fantastic
shape, but how was it when Amin removed him?
The only time he would have proved him self was in the 80's but we all
know what happened. Obote failed because he did not have the skills to
lead for others to follow. He failed to tame his generals as well and ...
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