Robukuni
The problem with your reasoning is to falsely depict that Uganda was built
by that contract, nonsense the contract was built by Uganda for at a time,
Uganda had structures built to back up that contract, and that is what we
are missing today, we need structures in Uganda to implement any system. So
let us stop to delude ourselves into the comical terms that really mean
nothing,. The problem of Uganda today is that neither unitary no federalism
can function for the structures to run such are non-existence. And I opine
that it is very interesting that Betty Kamya and WBK are pounding the wall
for Uganda to become a federal state, but do you know of any country that
built Federalism from up top and shoveling it down the throats of the
people? And I need only one. How many Batooros are taking streets in Fort
Portal for federalsim?
Now let me say this too. When you raise up and ask the preachers of
federalism on building the structures into Uganda to support any system,
they throw you out. Well let us get regions organized so that we have
political partys into them, for Federalism is a political issue, how good
are political partys on regional levels? Nope we cannot put in that, what
we need is Mengo to lead Buganda. Well can we get at least a political party
under which it will lead Buganda? Nope that is Buganda/Bagandas decision.
When you look closely the more federalism sermon goes in the worse is the
political partys do in Uganda. The reinstatement of Buganda Kingdom was the
last nail into the CP party coffin. So what kind of federalism are we really
preaching when it is not walking the political party path? What is the real
agenda here in this sermon? The answer is to watch carefully how Mengo has
started to target Banyala Baluri and now latest Ankole. Good luck with that
kind of Federalism. I was one of the very few people that spent so many man
hours warning Ugandans about The Movement.
The Uganda Federalism agenda is way worse than The Movement agenda.
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"
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To: UAH
Subject: Re: {UAH} I suggest we split Uganda into 14 states
Ndugu Ocen,
You couldn't pick any other two countries but Germany and the U.S.A. You
raise some poignant points, dully acknowledged, but you also raise Germany
that has dual federalism, with great power decentralized, and transferred to
the States.
You speak of Nation building, a very noble cause indeed, critically though
when that agreement was signed to create Uganda,, it was under a certain
pretext, that pretext was changed, some could and might argue in the name of
Nation Building. However, the same conditions existed when the initial
contract was signed, as when the 53 amendments were added to the contract.
No reason why Ugandans can not have Municipal elections to elect mayors and
councilors for their immediate Cities/Towns, elections for State/provinces
for state wide affairs, and if agreed upon some affairs should be the sole
/immediate concern of the Federal State. We don't want to encourage Mirima
or Okurut to start a war to re-unite all Teso's by invading and annexing
Eldoret.
What A.A Nekyon was saying (if one can separate his clashes with the
Political personalities at the time from his wisdom) specifically on the
dangers on transferring power to a Central entity, echo true to this day in
Uganda.
The danger of Absolute Power? Uganda and Ugandans have the scars to testify
to this.
Ndugu Ocen, certain issues in your State should are best handled by your
State, and your State is the better for it, if Texas wants to teach
creationism or revise History that it was never part of Mexico, The people
of Texas are competent enough to trust their elected officials to make that
determination.
Some Municipal Bylaws drive me up the wall, but I know where my City
Councillors have their morning coffee.
Ndugu Ocen, the first government under this contract was a coalition. The
then UPC President Milton Obote (RIP), who saw the alliance as the way to
power, and KY. In return Obote offered the Kabaka a ceremonial role in the
new administration and the retention of all royal powers. The UPC/KY
alliance thus formed Uganda's first government with Milton Obote (RIP) as
Prime Minister.
The contract is broken, the statusquo is unsustainable economically and
politically.
Viele GruBe
Robukui
Viele GruBe
Robukui
2014-02-13 11:10 GMT-08:00 Gwokto La'Kitgum <[email protected]>:
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<http://www.observer.ug/images/stories/Odonga-Otto-2.jpg> Recently, while
on a visit to Nigeria, I felt it important to reconsider my views on
federalism.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria comprises 26 federal states. I had the
courtesy of visiting Aqua Ibom state located in the coastal southern part of
Nigeria. Aqua Ibom state was carved out of Callabar state in 1987, just a
year after Ugandas NRA/M revolution.
Aqua Ibom state has a population of 4.5 million and budgetary revenue of
about nine trillion Uganda shillings, which is close to two thirds of
Ugandas annual budget. The state has a monthly local revenue collection of
about Shs 30bn.
Aqua Ibom state is a model for a successful federal state in Africa and I
bet in the next three years it will be one of the leading tourism
destinations in Africa. The whole state is dedicated to God and every Monday
all the civil servants and political leaders start the day with prayers and
give themselves goals to achieve in the week.
I attended the routine Monday morning prayer where a sermon was delivered by
the speaker of the state assembly, Rt Hon Samuel Ekon. The state has built
the first underground water drainage facility in Africa, whereby a town like
Bwaise was drained with drainage networks stretching 9km beneath the city,
without any building having to be destroyed.
There is free health care for expectant mothers and the elderly. The state
is building an international airport at Ibom, just 10 minutes flight from
Callabar Airport. It has also constructed 290 new roads and built Nigerias
first e-library.
Additionally, the state has completed a 191-megawatt power plant, built a
69km gas processing pipeline and embarked on comprehensive rural
electrification linking 1,400 communities to the national grid. This has
helped the state to achieve 85% rural electrification.
The Aqua Ibom government has also built a 30,000 ultra-modern stadium to be
commissioned later this year when the governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, is
set to sponsor an international friendly game between Britains Arsenal and
Manchester United in September. This game would be the first of its kind in
Africa and it would boost tourism in the state.
Furthermore, the state is undertaking construction of an Olympic-size
stadium, six fly-overs and massive housing projects for its people. In
addition, the state offers free quality education and is constructing the
eight-lane third ring road, among others.
Would the central government of Nigeria have achieved all this if all eyes
were on President Goodluck Jonathan? Or, rather, has President Museveni
achieved such success over the last 28 years?
Previous governments in Uganda made deliberate efforts to forge national
unity. Our forefathers, for instance, had school exchange programmes whereby
students from all over the country studied in different parts of the same
country.
Nostalgia still runs high for old students of schools such as Sir Samuel
Baker in Gulu, Sir Tito Winyi in Bunyoro and St Leos in Fort Portal [where
my father studied]. However, this practice has been frustrated to the extent
that today one can easily study from nursery to university without leaving
his or her village. The cultural shocks and national divide are more
profound today.
There is too much centralisation of power and heartbreaking competition for
such power. And such power at the centre is very often abused and
personalised to the extent of a leader calling the UPDF my army or a
natural occurrence my eclipse.
The national cake has been used to develop certain federal districts at
the expense of the whole of Uganda. Therefore, there should be a deliberate
effort by the central government to consider a federal system of governance
for Uganda.
Government and Parliament must come in to educate and sensitise the public
about its advantages. We must all accept we are different yet we have to
live together, just as a fruit salad is best with many other components.
Uganda can reconsider federalism by amalgamating the vast 117 districts into
14 federal states; West Nile, Acholi, Lango, Bukedi, Teso, Busoga, Bunyoro,
Karamoja, Buganda, Ankole, Elgon, Kigezi, Tooro and Sebei.
Each federal state would have an elected governor and a council. This would
go a long way in saving on the cost of delivery of social services and
organising elections. The current governor of Aqua Ibom state, because of
the two-term rule, is contesting for the position of senator and maybe,
later on, the presidency.
In Uganda, a federal system would ensure that those who contest for
leadership are pre-tested in their home regions. As the saying goes, charity
begins at home. In addition, federal government resources and revenue can be
used to develop international airfields, universities and business hubs.
The fear of federalism in Uganda is based on misconceptions about the Kabaka
taking over all the land and non-Baganda being forced to leave Buganda. This
fear is propagated by the enemies of federalism.
Does the Kabaka s power override the Constitution of Uganda and the Land
Act? On the contrary, it would be in the interest of the Buganda state
government to attract people to their state the same way the Nigerian states
are doing.
There should be a deliberate effort by each state to market itself to the
whole world and attract revenue for its own survival and that of its own
people.
Bravo Nigeria! Bravo Aqua Ibom state!
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The author is MP, Aruu county, Pader district.
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