> *Thank you compatriot Egesa for highlighting this aspect of Olara Otunnu; > i.e. that he is out of touch for he has been out of the country for too > long. > > Cognisant of that aspect you also have to acknowledge that living/hustling > when one is out of ones country and succeeding is another school of hard > knocks. > > You immediately can see that, say, DP's Mao's problem is having no clue > of the dog eat dog forces in the wider world. > > Robert Musaazi-Namiti's articles in "The Uganda Record", about we Africans > slavishly bowing to the fascistic racist white supremacists whose goal is > only plunder stems partly from our lack of exposure of the wider world. > > My take is that of all opposition leaders Dr Kizza-Besigye has the firmest > touch with wananchi. While his eyes have been opened by the struggle to > survive in a foreign land (i.e. South Africa) Otunnu beats him on this > score. > > Besigye's camp again is saddled by those who see m7 as a formerly good man > gone bad. > > My take is that since 1968 Museveni has been the same thug. > > He has never changed. It is just that it took many close to fifteen years, > including Dr Muniini-Mulera here in Toronto, to see the true Museveni. > There are even some oppositionists who see nothing wrong with Museveni but > are just envious of him. > > So we are in a catch-22. > > All the world's vultures, Boers, WASPs, Serbs, Corporate vampires, the > world's out-laws etc.... are descending on to Uganda to loot the Oil, gold, > etc.... > > The peasant-like Norbert Mao, or Ssebana-Kizito would just be rolled over. > > Otunnu is not going to just let himself be run over by such scum. > > You cant take that away from him!!. > > Mitayo Potosi. > =============== * > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:11 AM, EGESA RONALD LEONARD > <eg...@magezi.net>wrote: > >> Otunnu is simply out of touch with the common Ugandan. >> >> My brother who is praising Olara Otunnu, am sorry to say that much as >> Otunnu served in Uganda's government, his knowledge of Uganda is >> slightly better than that of a newly born. >> >> Otunnu is simply out of touch and at least from my discourse with >> corporate friends, I realise that he has even failed to win over this >> section of society that would automatically fall in his target basing on >> his cv. >> >> Otunnu is not a politician, he could serve better as a PRO of some >> apolitical organisation. Ofcourse, the Baganda who continue to demonise >> UPC are the self-seeking politicians hiding in Mengo. Any sane Muganda >> who remembers the questions Miria Obote asked in 2005 following the >> death of Apollo Milton Obote; She asked what they would do if they were >> Obote and they were confronted by a Kabaka who was even a SOLDIER?? and >> no one has ever answered him. >> >> Eversince Binaisa came back to Uganda, he has never hidden the fact that >> as Attorney General, he advised Obote to attack Mengo and he(Binaisa) >> went ahead to draft the pigeonhole constitution overnight. With all >> these events, I would therefore find it foolhardy for any Muganda to >> accuse UPC of wrongdoing. Mind you, Obote was the Chief Executive of the >> country then and he could not risk the slightest error of judgement. >> >> What Obote did is what any CEO does and that is exactly what Museveni has >> continued to do. Museveni as CEO and CIC(Commander in chief) could not >> wait to get clearance from Mengo in order to visit Kasubi! People seem >> not to understand what it means to be President, that is why the >> Government of George Bush wielded so much power that it disregarded the >> UN security council advice and attacked Iraq! >> >> Olara Otunnu has personal hatred for the person of Museveni and this >> stems from the way Museveni outsmarted the Okellos(of which Olara Otunnu >> was chief negotiator) in the Nairobi Talks of 1985. When they Okellos >> and of course Olara Otunnu came back to Kampala, they announced that >> they 'had de-fanged the snake in Museveni' and they had finally struck >> a DEAL. The shrewd politician in Museveni came to the fore because as he >> engaged them in talks in Nairobi, Saleh and the troops were plotting the >> final assault in Kampala. >> >> This is the history of the mistrust Olara Otunnu has for Museveni, it is >> understandable, but Olara needs to understand that Politics is not for >> the morally upright, that is why himself while serving as UN ambassador, >> did not hesitate to take on Foreign Affairs Ministerial post in an >> illegitimate and accidental Government of the Okellos! >> >> My friend Olara Otunnu must also wake up and understand the demographics >> of Uganda today. Many of the voters in 2011 are Museveni kids and >> awakening the ghosts of Luweero will not help. Many of us who are >> orphans and in this generation of the class of 80's have lost Parents >> to HIV/AIDS, accidents, cholera, Ebola and others more than to WAR! >> This message is not resonating well with minds of this class. >> >> If Otunnu was brilliant, he would have first sat back and understand >> Uganda for 5 years while raising his political profile, and then he >> would seek to join politics, but since he has chosen to go full throttle >> this time, then he is in for a beating and it shall be a lesson for >> others of his ilk. >> >> On 4/11/2010, "ugandanet-requ...@kym.net" <ugandanet-requ...@kym.net> >> wrote: >> >> >Send Ugandanet mailing list submissions to >> > ugandanet@kym.net >> > >> >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet >> >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> > ugandanet-requ...@kym.net >> > >> >You can reach the person managing the list at >> > ugandanet-ow...@kym.net >> > >> >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> >than "Re: Contents of Ugandanet digest..." >> > >> > >> >Ugnet-Digest >> > >> >Today's Topics: >> > >> > 1. Buganda youth apologise to UPC?s Otunnu (Mitayo Potosi) >> > 2. Thanks Mr. Barigye for Milindwa - Enjoy With Rosa! >> > (Assumpta Kintu) >> > >> > >> >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> >Message: 1 >> >Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:33:00 -0400 >> >From: Mitayo Potosi <mitayopoto...@gmail.com> >> >Subject: [Ugnet] Buganda youth apologise to UPC?s Otunnu >> >To: The First Virtual Network for friends of Uganda >> > <ugandanet@kym.net> >> >Message-ID: >> > <r2z6f9b63b81004101333ha072ba26v621c6cc2b883a...@mail.gmail.com> >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >> > >> >Re:Buganda youth apologise to UPC’s Otunnu >> > >> >The move by Buganda youth to apologize to Mr Olara Otunnu is, of course, >> the >> >right thing to do. >> > >> >Many of us Baganda are in strong support of this step. >> > >> >We are happy that our youth have shown the wisdom to break with the talk >> of >> >the likes of Betty Olive Namisango Kamya Turyomwe, who stridently, and >> for >> >ever, wants to demonize everything UPC. >> > >> >Hasn't Kamya been listening to Mzee Mayanja Nkangi who gave us a >> >clarification on the antics of the Mengo Lukiiko in 1966. Muteesa was >> >ill-advised into a conflict with the central goverment by the likes of >> Fred >> >Mpanga and Owessaza Sebanakitta. >> > >> >Betty Kamya wants to play UPC victim, forever !! This leads us into a >> dark >> >alley of division, weakness and maybe even violence. I hope she is not >> >doing this for her selfish ends. >> > >> > >> >All the political parties belong to us Ugandans. >> >And there is no permanent ill-will in UPC towards Buganda. So let's work >> >with Otunnu to turn a new leaf. >> > >> >I wish I was in Uganda. I would start campaigning for Otunnu in my home >> >province of Masaka. The man is way ahead the best of the whole lot of the >> >leaders of the different parties. >> > >> >Thank you Mr Lutabaguzi Semakula, and all in Nkobazambogo. >> > >> >Mitayo Potosi. >> >============ >> > >> >Buganda youth apologise to UPC’s Otunnu >> >By Isaac Khisa (email the author) >> > >> >Posted Saturday, April 10 2010 at 00:00 >> >Kampala >> >A section of youth from Buganda on Thursady apologised to Uganda Peoples >> >Congress president Olara Otunnu, over the hostility he faced at the burnt >> >Kasubi Tombs last month. >> >Mr Otunnu’s delegation that had gone to visit the burnt tombs was stoned >> by >> >rowdy youth who blamed the party for causing the kingdom’s woes in 1966. >> >“We apologise for that happened at Kasubi during your visit and we fill >> it >> >will never happen again,” Mr Lutabaguzi Semakula, member of Baganda >> >Nkobazambogo, said. >> >-------------- next part -------------- >> >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> >URL: >> http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/ugandanet/attachments/20100410/f576d4d0/attachment.html >> > >> >------------------------------ >> > >> >Message: 2 >> >Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:53:23 -0500 >> >From: Assumpta Kintu <assumpta.ki...@gmail.com> >> >Subject: [Ugnet] Thanks Mr. Barigye for Milindwa - Enjoy With Rosa! >> >To: ugandans-at-heart <ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com>, ugandanet >> > <Ugandanet@kym.net> >> >Message-ID: >> > <n2yb72fb7781004101953s2c68c87ckc1c3927f2e5...@mail.gmail.com> >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >> > >> >*I have just received your music, Mr. Barigye after reading all the sad >> >stories.* >> >*It is soothing! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! However, I am >> >jealous **it was for Mulindwa to enjoy. Why does he get everything? * >> >*Happy Sunday Everyone!* >> >*Assumpta Mary Kintu* >> >** >> > >> > >> > >> >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> >From: barigye.r...@gmail.com <barigye.ru...@gmail.com> >> >Date: Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:26 PM >> >*Subject: {UAH}: Milindwa - enjoy with Rosa >> >*To: ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com >> > >> > >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xe95HuFSpQ >> > >> >-- >> >A positive mind is a courageous mind, without doubts and fears, using the >> >experience and wisdom to give the best of him/herself >> >We must dare invent the future! >> >Capt. Thomas. Sankara {RIP} ’1949-1987 >> >The only way of limiting the usurpation of power by individuals, the >> >military or otherwise, is to put the people in charge >> >Capt. Thomas. 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