Very intelligent! twice overthrown. UPC dead and buried. th North cowed and raped. Very intelligent.
On 7/23/13, Herrn Edward Mulindwa <[email protected]> wrote: > Ggwe George Ssendiwala > > > > Yoweri Museveni has lead this country for almost 30 years, the only people > he has killed apart from Northerners and Easterners are only Baganda. And > yet there is no single indication to show that he is about to leave power. > 85 of babies born in Buganda today are fathered by Rwandese even those that > think are fathered by Baganda men. Wabula wakyaliwo Enungu eyimba mbu > without Buganda there is no Uganda. Look all money has gone to Mbarara and > Kampala has been turned into a cows feeding shack. Allow me to quote you one > thing my dear friend George Ssendiwala what a very intelligent man said on > Uganda. You can win a Uganda election without winning a single constituency > in Buganda. –Dr Apollo Milton Obote > > > > Awo oli ku Pokopoko era byoyogedde bya’Swakaba !!!!! > > > > EM > On the 49th > > > > > > Thé Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy" > Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi > "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko" > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Ssendiwala > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 10:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: {UAH} Is Buganda still relevant as a monarchy in the 21st > century? > > > > H.O., > > Without Buganda there is no Uganda. Kindly rephrase your question so as to > attract DEEP answers/ thoughts. > > I feel the itch you are massaging but you are an inch off target. > > Soft and Real Power really rests in that building below. And YES we can > restructure the monarchy without disrespecting the existing. > Uganda will remain anchored on Buganda. > > George S. > > _____ > > From: Hannah Ogwapiti <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 6:52 AM > Subject: {UAH} Is Buganda still relevant as a monarchy in the 21st century? > > > > > Is Buganda still relevant as a monarchy in the 21st century? > > > Is Buganda still relevant as a monarchy in the 21st century? > <http://www.monitor.co.ug/image/view/-/1924230/highRes/547248/-/maxw/600/-/14ddiet/-/Report02pix.jpg> > > > Bulange Mengo, the administrative seat of Buganda Kingdom. Analysts say > whereas the kingdom runs its own government headed by the Katikkiro, it is > politically impotent and has been overshadowed by the central government. > File Photo. > > In Summary > > In our series “Celebrating 20 years”, we take a look at Kabaka Ronald > Mutebi’s 20-year-reign and how his kingdom is far from getting over its > political turbulence. > > For 27 years, Buganda had no kingdom, and one of Kabaka Mutebi’s palaces on > the outskirts of Kampala had been turned into an army barracks, while the > seat of the Buganda government in Mengo served as the headquarters of the > Ministry of Defence. > > It all began with the infamous raid by independence leader Milton Obote of > King Edward Muteesa’s palace in 1966. Monarchies were abolished, the king > fled into exile in the United Kingdom and his son, Muwenda Mutebi, grew up > in a foreign country, accommodated and supported by friends. > > Things started to change for the better on July 31, 1993 when Buganda > Kingdom was restored with the coronation of Mutebi as its 36th king. The > ceremony at Naggalabi, the birthplace of the kingdom, remains one of the > momentous events in Buganda’s history. > > On August 3 (actual anniversary is July 31), Buganda will be celebrating the > 20th anniversary of Mutebi’s coronation with pomp and ceremony. Many > Baganda, the country’s largest ethnic group, will be taking stock of the two > decades of their Kabaka’s coronation. > > While Baganda will remember Mutebi’s colourful wedding with Sylvia Nagginda > in 1999 and the birth of Princess Katrina Sangalyambogo in 2001 and that of > Prince Richard Ssemakokiro (out of wedlock) in 2012 as highlights of the > past 20 years, there have been sad chapters in the kingdom’s history in > recent years. > > The challenges > It has not all been smooth sailing. There have been ups and downs, and there > are still lingering questions about the relevance of a monarchy in the 21st > century. > > Baganda’s quest for federo, as the federal system is called in Uganda, has > so far come to nothing - and it seems highly unlikely that it will bear > fruit in the foreseeable future. The central government has allowed Buganda > to have and to do many things but it balks at ceding political power to the > kingdom, something that has angered many in Mengo. > > President Museveni, who played a key role in having the monarchy restored, > has been foremost in warning traditional and cultural leaders to steer clear > of politics. > > Restoring Baganda’s kingdom was a token of appreciation for the support they > gave him during his 1980s bush war that brought him to power. But Museveni > seems not ready to do more for Baganda, especially where political power is > concerned. Granting Baganda a federal status means that other kingdoms will > be pressing similar demands, and that leaves a question mark on the future > of a unitary system of government. > > Some Baganda politicians have proposed a federal system that leaves the > central government intact, but this has had only a tepid response from the > powers that be. > > Buganda can still use its numerical strength and economic power – something > it has dismally failed to do in the past – to gain state power. It has a > large number of well-educated and ambitious people although many of them, > especially the youth, do not seem to value their culture and norms and even > have trouble speaking and writing their own language. > > Despite being politically impotent, Buganda continues to run its own > government, headed by the prime minister who is appointed by the king. The > king also appoints ministers but their ministerial duties appear to be > largely symbolic. > > NRM Vs Buganda > Buganda has also continued to occupy a central but not necessarily powerful > position in the country’s politics, with some of the key ministries and > institutions being led by Baganda. Since Mr Museveni came to power in 1986, > three of his four vice presidents have been Baganda – Samson Kisekka, > Gilbert Bukenya and Edward Ssekandi. > > Out of seven ministers who have held the Finance portfolio, five have been > Baganda. They are Ponsiano Mulema (RIP), Joash Mayanja-Nkangi, Gerald > Ssendaula, Syda Bbumba and Maria Kiwanuka. The central bank has also largely > been headed by Baganda – Suleiman Kiggundu (RIP) and Charles Nyonyintono > Kikonyogo. > > Many say that appointing Baganda to key positions (the new head of the army, > Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, is also a Muganda) does not mean Buganda wields > power, but it seems that is how Mr Museveni has managed to gain the > electoral support of Baganda as many voters attach a great deal of > importance to having a minister who belongs to their tribe. > > The kingdom may have nothing to celebrate on the political front, but it has > been making attempts – some successful; others unsuccessful - at building > institutions that can generate income. > > The prize example is the Central Broadcasting Service (CBS). Launched in > 1996, CBS is Buganda’s flagship business venture and arguably the most > successful. It makes money for the kingdom and employs many Baganda (and > non-Baganda) who would otherwise be jobless. > > In 1997, when the army vacated Lubiri which it had occupied for decades, > Buganda tried to expand its media empire, launching Njuba Times as a > bi-lingual daily. But the newspaper - like Teefe Trust Bank which was > launched by prominent Baganda in 1992, – was a disaster. Njuba Times had > trouble paying its staff and did not celebrate its first anniversary. > > The 2009 deadly riots that began when Mutebi was prevented by the central > government from visiting Kayunga, are sadly remembered by many Baganda. > > The violence left scores dead and also saw CBS taken off air for more than a > year, regaining the right to broadcast only after protracted negotiations > with government officials who set preconditions for the radio to reopen. CBS > has since refrained from discussing politically sensitive matters. Its > temporary closure exposed the powerlessness of the kingdom. > > Another sad event was the torching in 2010 of the Kasubi Tombs, which > accommodated the mausoleums of Buganda’s past kings. Mutebi, who visited the > gutted tombs along with his wife, wept. A commission of inquiry the kingdom > promised would investigate the cause of the fire has never revealed > anything. > > The writer is Al Jazeera’s online Africa Editor and is based in Doha, > Qatar. > > Tomorrow, we shall look at the dark moments Kabaka Mutebi has faced under > his reign. > [email protected] > > > > -- > H.OGWAPITI > ----------------------------------------------------- > "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we > are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and > servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." > ---Theodore Roosevelt > > > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3204/6013 - Release Date: 07/23/13 > > _______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). 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