The fact of the matter remains that during the Kampala riots Neither Mengo
as an entity let alone Ssabassajja as a regional leader came out with a
statement calling for peace. And some of us expected that statement to be
made public and very fast. They kept quite as people were going after each
other until when we started to get deaths. There is no point in discussing
Uganda issues where a thread gets so paralyzed as when you ask people to
name the safe houses we have in Uganda, or who murder people let alone who
torched the Ugandans in places like Kanungu let alone Mukura. When we talk
about deaths we talk in generalities, those people killed people that tribe
killed people but Ugandans never cross that level of generalities to
personality. So to Ugandans killing people is an accepted idea, again I
remind you the posting I made about burying the holes in Kampala used to
murder people. To today no one has dived into that discussion for it is our
very little secret. We kill people and laugh how justified are those
murders.
Yup the murder of those M
F
.ckers was justified.
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"
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Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 4:32 AM
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Subject: {UAH} Academics have an onus to advise the government on the course
Uganda ought to take regarding democracy, Uganda's justice minister has
said.
Justice minister Kahinda Otafire: If I was not afraid of fighting for
democracy with the gun, why should I be afraid of fighting for democracy
with ideas?
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By Innocent Anguyo and Ann Amito
KAMPALA - Academics have an onus to advise the government on the course
Uganda ought to take regarding democracy, Ugandas justice minister has
said.
Directing his message to academics, Kahinda Otafire said: You should tell
those in charge of the country what you want, and not what we [government]
want.
It is only through debate that we get a total sum of ideas that build the
country. Let everybody speak. Let the wise and the foolish talk alike, for
as long as in the process of exercising their democratic right they dont
infringe on the rights of others, he said.
If I was not afraid of fighting for democracy with the gun, why should I be
afraid of fighting for democracy with ideas?
The minister made these comments at Makerere University <http://mak.ac.ug/>
while presiding over the launch of a book titled Our greatest fear is the
transition of power: an open letter to the president authored by a Makerere
University <http://mak.ac.ug/> professor, Godfrey Sseruwagi.
Otafire went on to say that when the Ugandan society eventually gets to be
dominated by intellectuals, then the struggle for democratic governance will
be easy since there will be a seamless exchange of ideas between the led and
leaders.
Accordingly, he mentioned that the greatest constraint to democracy in
Uganda is that a big number of people who manage other peoples affairs are
actually part-time thinkers.
Such people manage their personal businesses and other peoples businesses,
and their personal interests eventually supersede the national interests.
There are very few people who are willing to put their personal interests
at the service of the nation, he emphasized.
Makerere University <http://mak.ac.ug/> Chancellor, Prof Mondo Kagonyera,
implored the government to always turn to the university if it seeks
unbiased counsel on national matters, saying Makerere has powerful people
who are a dependable fountain of knowledge.
Respect dissent
Commenting on Sseruwagis work, Otafire said there wouldnt be fear for
transition of power in Uganda if there was fear for the constitution, as it
(the constitution) lays down the procedure of transfer of power.
In the constitution, power belongs to the people and they determine how
power is transferred from one person to another. Nobody can take your power
without your approval.
The minister underlined that the greatest fear of the author should be
mal-observation of the constitution, not transition of power.
He further called on the opposition and government to work together to
trudge Uganda forward along the path of democracy, saying those in charge
of the country should respect dissent and understand that opposition is not
subversion.
Government looks at itself as managers of society on behalf of the people.
And, the opposition looks at itself as alternative managers of society, said
Otafire, adding: Opposition should not be subversive and government should
see them as enemies.
He noted that Uganda should not be compared to developed democracies that
have taken ages to reach relatively higher echelons of efficiency.
EC not a commandment of God
Democracy is a process that requires building of institutions, culture and
norms of democratic governance, he argued.
Allaying fears of the populace that the current Electoral Commission is not
independent enough to deliver fair and transparent elections, the minister
said the election body can be changed if it is not serving its purpose.
Is the Electoral Commission a commandment from God? It is a construction of
man meaning, if there is a necessity to change the Commission then it will
be changed. said Otafire.
Government, Otafire said, is set to table a new election law which will
ensure that all stakeholders are satisfied with the way elections are
handled in the country.
Meanwhile, Sseruwagi, in his book, implores President Yoweri Museveni to
prepare the country, when he is ready to retire, for a peaceful transition
of power, which he believes will set precedence for future leaders.
The author, an information technology (IT) consultant and national general
secretary of the NRM entrepreneurs league, similarly implored Parliament to
declare Museveni Father of the Nation.
He also wants Parliament to pass laws that will guide transition of power.
Democratic Party president Norbert Mao was critical of the writers
thoughts. He said Museveni does not deserve the honor of Father of the
Nation just yet, on grounds that he has built and destroyed Uganda in equal
measure.
The DP leader asked Museveni not to run for presidency in 2016, step down
from power and preside over peaceful transition of power.
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