It has taken this long for WBK to state that UNAA is in a tragic situation,
where was he when I stated so many many years ago? That is the cause of our
failure we take 15 years to bleat how we were fooled. One had to be really
stupid to expect UNAA to succeed but I was left outside the kraal and called
all names when I was alerting Ugandans about the organization eminent
danger.
You bet I told you.
EM
On the 49th Parallel
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 Gwokto La'Kitgum
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 12:55 AM
To: ugandans-at-heart
Subject: Re: {UAH} The Observer - Alaso, Otto snub jobs to raise tensions in
FDC
Tell you what? The list here is so amazing and befitting of qualified real
ministers who can deliver on all purposes and intents unlike Kaguta's
Cabinet of Buffoons and Ass sniffers. Where is God when we need Him to flip
this thingi around?
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Gwokto La'Kitgum
"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower
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On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 10:36 PM, Owor Kipenji <[email protected]>
wrote:
You can take some one out of the village into a city but you can not take
the village
out of him/her.
That is human nature.Some behavioral traits die hard!
Kipenji
On Thursday, 13 February 2014, 22:00, WB <[email protected]> wrote:
Rev Kamugisha:
What is going on in UNAA is sad. It is actually tragic.
WBK
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: {UAH} The Observer - Alaso, Otto snub jobs to raise tensions in
FDC
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 02:52:14 +0000
WB:
Sources from the grapevine, indicate that some of the current rulers of UNAA
have aspirations of running for electable offices in Uganda whenever they
are done messing up with UNAA!
So, do not be surprised to learn that some of them were strategically
planted in UNAA as a stepping stone for some fat jobs in Uganda.
Kamugisha
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: {UAH} The Observer - Alaso, Otto snub jobs to raise tensions in
FDC
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 02:45:20 +0000
Mr. Nekyon:
What is going on FDC is similar to what is going on in UNAA. if what iI m
hearing and reading about UNAALIST is true, Ugandans should be very afraid.
Let me be blunt, UNAA has no democrats either. Pretend as they may, they are
no democrats period. Think about it; if the fight over shadow cabinet slots
or UNAA list membership or even membership can be as vicious as it is, God
forbid what will happen if these folks do ever get in power in Uganda?
And why has not the moderating influence of democracy in America which
Tocqueville admired so much failed to change the behavior of Ugandans who
aspire to run UNAA?
What the hell is going on?
WBK
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Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 21:36:30 -0500
Subject: {UAH} The Observer - Alaso, Otto snub jobs to raise tensions in FDC
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<http://www.observer.ug/images/stories/Alice-Alaso-rejects.jpg> Forum for
Democratic Change (FDC) President Mugisha Muntu was today locked up in a
series of meetings, as he sought to quell a growing crisis sparked by two
senior party officials who declined appointments to shadow cabinet and
parliamentary roles.
Party Secretary General, Alice Alaso, today declined to head the Public
Accounts Committee (PAC), just a day after Aruu County MP Odonga Otto turned
down the internal affairs docket, saying he had wanted to head PAC.
Both legislators argued that they had not been first consulted by Gen Muntu,
or Leader of Opposition, Wafula Oguttu. In a brief internal memo to the FDC
president, Alaso thanked the partys National Executive committee (NEC) for
the PAC appointment, but said she did not have the expertise in figures
that one needs to be effective in the role.
I am only a historian, social worker and policy analyst. If only I had been
consulted, I would have informed NEC of my inadequacies earlier. I have no
background in accounts, finance or auditing. Please re-assign, she noted.
A day earlier, Otto had been less diplomatic, even questioning Muntus
leadership style, despite campaigning for him during last years party
presidential elections.
Im also going to consult with my electorate. The party must sit down now
and look into whether well be working with a person like Muntu, he said,
before storming out of Najjanankumbi on February 12.
Otto is said to have been interested in PAC to help build up his campaign
profile ahead of what is expected to be a bruising confrontation with deputy
speaker Jacob Oulanyah in the 2016 polls. Gen Muntu tried to maintain a
brave face in the midst of the fallout, telling reporters on Wednesday that
he would explain the rationale for the appointment to Otto.
We need someone who would be able to stand up and assure the establishment
of our biggest problem, which is the state using its machinery to oppress
the opposition
and Odonga Otto is that person, he said.
But the latest snub from Alaso unmasked the lack of coordination in the
Muntu camp as he tried to stamp his authority on the party, nearly a year
after he took over. Some of the recently- appointed shadow ministers
admitted to The Observer that they had not been consulted before their
appointments were made public.
Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze Bakireke, who belongs to the
Democratic Party (DP), was most vocal.
I was appointed Local Government minister without anyone consulting me to
find out whether I was still interested in serving
Im happy that I was
retained, but Im concerned about the procedure on our side if there had
been consultations, ugly scenes [like Otto and Alaso rejecting their
positions] would have been avoided, she said.
However, unlike Otto and Alaso, the rest of the appointees have accepted
their positions.
Protracted struggle
The opposition cabinet line-up is the result of a protracted struggle that
started last December 2013. The FDC had planned a management meeting, to
review the leadership of the shadow cabinet and house committees, after the
mandatory two-and-a-half-year service.
However, Party Chairman Sam Njuba died, and the meeting was moved to early
January. The meeting eventually happened on January 14 at the party
headquarters Najjanankumbi, with 25 MPs present. Subsequently, the party
held another management meeting, resolving to consult other opposition
parties about the cabinet, although it enjoys the majority of opposition
numbers in Parliament.
Muntu then wrote to DP, UPC and Jeema parties seeking their views on the new
cabinet. Officials at the DP admit that Muntu consulted his counterpart,
Norbert Mao.
The party asked for the ministry of health and to deputise a committee. Our
proposals were for Dr Lulume Bayiga and Florence Namayanja, a party
official said.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that DP was keen to exclude MPs allied to the
Buganda-leaning Ssuubi pressure group, such as Nambooze, Medard Lubega
Sseggona (Busiro East) and Mathias Mpuuga (Masaka Municipality). The move
was, however, rejected by both Muntu and UPCs Olara Otunnu.
UPC only sought the education portfolio, while Jeema asked that its sole MP
be considered for a ministerial position. Within FDC, individual MPs were
jostling for particular positions, mostly owing to the perks attached, and
are said to have actively lobbied Muntu, mostly through intermediaries.
While Odonga Otto has not hidden his wish to join PAC, Elijah Okupa was keen
to stay on the Parliamentary Commission, a position also reportedly coveted
by Alaso. Christine Abia also reportedly lobbied an official in
Najjanankumbi for a position on the Pan- African Parliament, also reportedly
sought by Abdu Katuntu.
Ultimately, in the interest of transparency, Muntu put the matter before a
management meeting that sat in Najjanankumbi for five hours on February 12
to consider the cabinet line-up. The meeting included Oguttu and party chair
Joyce Sebuggwawo.
Several accounts have indicated that the Canada-based party envoy Muniini
Mulera was also a key influence in this meeting. He was mostly pushing for
the rebranding of FDC away from a brash and militant party to one that would
attract corporate interest.
Sharing out
The Observer understands that when it came to sharing out the positions,
there were several considerations. To accommodate the other opposition
parties, Maxwell Akora (UPC- Maruzi county) was appointed deputy to Winfred
Kiiza on the committee of Local Government Accounts and Florence Namayanja
as deputy to Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda on the committee of Commissions,
Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises.
The management committee had wanted Mafabi to return to PAC; however, he
insisted on becoming a backbencher. With Mafabi out, the east was
represented by two other MPs Budadiri Easts Isaias Ssasaga (deputy
chairperson, Government Assurances) and, Sironko Woman MP Femiar Wadada
(Karamoja Affairs Minister).
Geoffrey Ekanya (Tororo), a former contestant in the FDC presidential race,
approved of the changes.
This shows that Muntu is ready to work with everyone in the FDC and the
opposition in general, said Ekanya, who remained Shadow Finance minister.
We should not personalise these positions in Parliament. We need to work as
a team.
Cabinet
Leader of Opposition: Philip Wafula Oguttu
Opposition Chief Whip: Cecilia Ogwal
Deputy Opposition Whip: Roland Kaginda Mugume
Shadow ministers
1. Attorney General: Abdul Katuntu
2. Justice and Anti-Corruption: Lubega Medard Sseggona
3. Presidency and Anti Corruption:Hussein Kyanjo
4. Information: Nabilah Naggayi Ssempala
5. Agriculture, Animals and Fisheries:Francis Epetait
6. Local Government: Betty Nambooze
7. Finance, Planning and Economic:Geofrey Ekanya
8. Internal Affairs: Samuel Odonga Otto
9. Foreign Affairs: Jack Wamanga Wamai
10. Health: Dr Lulume Bayiga
11. Education and Sports: Fr Jacinto Ogwal
12. Public Service: Jack Sabiti
13. Gender, Labour & Social Devt: Betty Aol
14. Works and Infrastructure: William Nzoghu
15. Lands and Physical Planning: Patrick Amuriat
16. Housing and Urban Planning: Gilbert Olanya
17. Trade, Industry and Cooperatives:Taaka Kevinah Wandera
18. Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities:John Ken Lukyamuzi
19. Water and Environment: Beatrice Atim Anywar
20. Energy, Oil and Mineral Resources:Ibi Florence Ekwau
21. Communication, ICT, Scienceand Tech: Andrew Allen
22. Rehabilitation, Relief and Disaster Management: Mathias Mpuuga
23. Karamoja: Femiar Wadada
24. Special Regions and Luweero:Stephen Ochola
25. Kampala: Angelline Osegge
26. Youth: Bernard Atiku
27. Defence and Security: Fungaroo Kaps
28. East Africa: Benson Obua
Accountability Committees
Government Assurance
Chairperson: Kassiano Wadri
Deputy Chairperson: Ssasaga Isaiah
Public Accounts Committee
Chairperson: Alice Alaso Asianut
Deputy Chairperson: Paul Mwiru
Committee On Commissions, Statutory Authorities And State Enterprises
Chairperson: Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda
Deputy Chairperson: Florence Namayanja
Local Government Accountability Committee:
Chairperson: Winnie Kiiza
Deputy Chairperson: Maxwel Akora
Parliamentary Pension Fund:
Odo Tayebwa
Parliamentary Commission:
Reagan Okumu
Ambassadors to International Organisations
Pan-African Parliament: Elijah Okupa
International Parliamentary Union (Ipu): Franca Akello
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association: Yokasi Bihande
African Caribbean/ EU: Christine Abia
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