John Kwitonda
Your reasoning is exactly as Simon Peter Okurut let alone Allan Barigye, simply
put, very frustrating. And look you are preaching for Mbabazi, but for the very
first time in the history of Uganda all the carnivorous animals (Lion, Hyena,
Wolf and Cheetah) = Museveni, Mbabazi, Besigye, Sejjusa and Mugisha Muntonyera
are gathering for the 2016 kill. The lion (Museveni) has already made his
kill...he has already rigged and won the 2016 Election. The rest of the
scavengers (Byesigye, Sejjusa, Mbabazi and Muntonyera) will be fighting over
the carcass. What is going to follow immediately after the election chaos is
violence that has never been seen before in the country, it will be referred to
as close combat. Let us remember that Museveni, Mbambazi, Muntonyera, Sejjusa
and Besigye are all hardened killers with no remorse. Museveni has been killing
since 1971. If Uganda survives the 2016 storm, then we should know for sure
that it will survive much longer and may pull out of the sinkhole around 2050
after the current generation is gone. Those who become fathers and mothers
after 2016, should spend more time with those babies as that is the only
generation that will revive and grow Uganda after the cannibals are all gone.
And remember that this analysis is only Kampala based , excluding The Acholi
factor, a people that have trained their children to murder people from as
early as age 9. But as a critical thinker I wonder how you run a country
without investigating mistakes of past governments to create better laws, for
Mbabazi has served in Museveni government, how will we get a fair investigation
on Museveni government under Mbabazi?
You are screwed up today for you supported Museveni for you were fade up with
Obote, why are you supporting Mbabazi for you are fade up with Museveni?
EM
On the 49th Parallel
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika
machafuko"
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of john kwitonda
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 6:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: {UAH} A Citizen’s Opinion on the Character of Uganda’s Democratic
and Constitutional Stance
he is not the solution as yet now, but again we have to give him a chance. if
he can remove this man who is showing signs of going,30 yrs on he wants to die
with ugandans, lets welcome whoever can help make the change. we shall sort
the rest later .this man is going nowhere and if we continue discouraging
whoever comes up, where will you get a mr .perfect in uganda? he is not
there.lets first get rid of these potato growers and their man, then ugandans
sort out the rest
On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Frank Mujabi <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:
John
Mbabazi's just points out what is wrong with Uganda which we have all been
saying for years.
Since he has been the second most powerful man in M7's govt, he is responsible
for choosing the thousands of Un and semi educated and greedy people from
western Uganda
who have mismanaged and stolen all resources they can lay their hands on.
I don't think that he is the solution to Uganda's problem.
Sent from my iPhone
On 15 Jun 2015, at 20:20, john kwitonda <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:
the problem these potato growers are crying is that all along they have given
ugandans nothing worth talking about.now, these issues are critical and are
rubbing them the wrong way. that s why we are going to see many of them on
media houses they want to close down.the worst enemy is an enemy within.
let them argue oint by point of what the man has fed ugandans and we see if he
is wrong. let ugandans decide for themselves and not these sycophants and NRM
police
On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 8:11 PM, 'Hannah Ogwapiti' via Ugandans at Heart (UAH)
Community <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:
Former Premier The Hon. John Patrick Mbabazi has declared and offered himself
to breathe new life in Uganda's democratic, governance and human development
challenges. To be honest,I like some of the key issues he dwelled on: 1) Making
Uganda work not just for the rich mafuta mingi, but for everyone; 2) Making it
fit for the 21st century and beyond by focusing of fair, equitable and quality
delivery of public services; 3) Redressing threats to the self-governing hopes
and dreams of democratic Uganda; 4) Reinstating the promise of government
accountability and transparency to citizens at all levels. These are very
critical issues that any leader and all Ugandans should be equally concerned
about!!! Let's be true to ourselves, Uganda in its current state is not working
for all, and certainly,is far from what a 21st century democratic and resource
rich society should look like. Those who have had the opportunity to appreciate
the pace of development in other countries both in Africa and beyond would
agree that Uganda in many respects appears to have rolled back to stone
age-like times.
Our country is endowed with all these natural resources; which if exploited
sustainably, managed prudently and redistributed fairy would transform the
lives of millions. We would then be elevated to the status of a middle income
country; not just in GDP measures, but rather in the actual quality of life we
live day in, day out. Such is the kind of society Ugandans should be yearning
and actively fighting for regardless of which political party is in government.
The saddest fact however is that with each passing day, the power and channels
through which we as citizens can rightfully demand for such a society; and hold
our leaders to account should they fail to deliver, are being systematically
taken from us under our very watch. If this happens, our survival is then tied
to the rare benevolence of those we have delegated to lead us (who as we have
often witnessed always act in their best interest, not ours). We are then
reduced to beggars in our own homes,entreating a system to which we pay our
hard earned taxes. Whatever happened to the idea of social contract in
Uganda!!!!!
In many other progressive societies, citizens were quick to understand that
tying their livelihood and survival to mere individuals was too risky a venture
to tolerate. This lesson was often drawn from real life events where seemingly
good, able and dedicated leaders turned violent, ruthless and uncompromising.
Thus out of popular struggle, citizens in these societies set aside their
individual differences and joined hands to reclaim their power, their liberty,
their freedoms, their rights, hence their lives. Such was the case for example
in 13th century Britain (where the Magna Carta was forced on King John) or 18th
France (The Declaration of the Rights of Man).
To avert the possibility of future, mismanagement of power by individuals, the
task and indeed the solution was often to build strong systems and support
development of institutional mechanisms by which societies would be governed,
and leaders held to account. In contemporary society, top on the list of such
'power check' institutions are a People's Parliament and the Judiciary (to
function effectively, both should be independent). The most important framework
all however is a fair, rights-embedded and pro people Constitutional and Legal
framework. The others (Parliaments and the Judiciary) only act to prevent
selfish manipulation /amendment of the Constitution. Yet to be acceptable, the
Constitutional framework must itself provide to every man, woman, and child
equal justice,equal opportunity, and equal dignity without discrimination.
Hence any amendments to the constitution are justified in my opinion only on
two fronts:1) To the extent that provisions enshrined within the existing
framework violate the fundamental premises of equal justice, equal opportunity,
equal dignity; and 2) That depending on changing times, there is need to
include within the existing framework new provisions that are in line with the
principles outlined above. Thus in societies where these three institutions
exist, are socially sanctioned and function effectively, citizens can be
somewhat assured that individual interest will not override public interest and
common good. If there is any one leader or a group of people acting contrary to
the common good, citizens through the above institutional mechanisms can
challenge and overcome those forces until a pro people state of equilibrium is
re-established.
Quickly taking this discussion to our own society, one would almost agree that
in many respects, such an institutional framework by which we can influence and
determine how we are governed remains wanting. To begin with, we elect people
to represent us in Parliament (often after extorting money from them in
exchange for the vote). Ironically, this is the first of the many steps through
which we give up power (this time it is not even seized from us). We then
expect that successful candidates will constitute a pro people parliament; an
institution that serves national interest, one the citizens can hold to
account. Incidentally, the men and women in suites are no fools at all!!! From
experience, they know that the power is a preserve of Ssabalwanyi; and not in
the hands of the electorates. You shouldn’t be surprised then that your
parliament (at least the majority) can vote in favor of a law that further
curtails the basic rights of citizens; or that they can make a decision today,
and overturn it the next, subsequent to a retreat in Kyankwanzi or that other
place.
Am sure the tribulations of the Judiciary are also public knowledge. Where else
in a democracy have you witnessed public courts being stormed by heavily armed
goons in broad daylight, who just ferry away defendants to some unknown
location; and nobody ever questions that kind of impunity and insanity??? Where
else in a democracy would a country go two whole years without a substantive
Chief Justice; or where a tax payer remunerated court clerk refuses to accept a
petition from a litigant, and yet goes unpunished???
And finally, the survival of the constitutional framework rests on the extent
to which the other two institutions (Parliaments and the Judiciary) are
autonomous and effective (which doesn’t seem to be the case in Uganda). Any
constitutional amendments must be presented to and approved by the same
Parliament, whose misery we have already unveiled. Thus if the amendment
process is itself in question, institutions within the Justice, Law and Order
Sector (JLOS) among other; courts, police and prisons can only implement the
output of a fraudulent system (the garbage in, garbage out theory). No wonder
that some amendments to the Constitution of Uganda have been marred by heated
controversies, notably the lifting of the presidential age limit. Do not forget
that Article one of the constitution goes: “All power belongs to the people,
who shall exercise their sovereignty in accordance with this Constitution”.
This makes this single document the supreme law by which we are governed and
through which we can exercise our sovereignty. While this would not be a
problem in itself, the pace and direction of amendments to our own invite us to
reconsider both the present and future survival of our democratic balance and
state of constitutional governance.
Now back to where we started: Listening to Hon. John Patrick Amama Mbabazi’s
address (see linked video) it would seem that such are the questions he
promises to address (at least some of them). Whether or not he will come
through to as he calls it ‘breathe new life’ into the state of governance and
the democratization process in Uganda ultimately depends on the answers and
attendant justifications each of you country folks can provide to this
question!!! Do the principles, the will and the institutional mechanisms
required to further Uganda’s quest for a true, sustainable and pro people
constitutional governance and democratic dispensation exist within the National
Resistance Movement (NRM) as a political group?
For God and Our Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW5hJsumpes
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