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For my sister Nankindu, I say, that is the 2nd time you use that quotation of my namesake Martin. I however fail to see its application especially to me, because I am a Muganda of the Enkima clan like you.
Finally dear Baganda Brothers and Sisters in the diaspora Byemwaleka eno ebya ‘twalyanga nammwe?’ tebikyaliwo. Ensi Uganda n’ebuganda bikyuuse nyo. Abamu ku Bantu baffe kati bebapakasa E Kabaale. And that is not entirely because Museveni a westerner is in power. It is because people like Busagwa and Tara have failed to devote their apparently vast energies and resources to be part of the socio-economic development effort for Buganda and Uganda. You expend a lot of emotional energy insulting Museveni and at the end you have nothing to offer you king,kingdom and country. Mujja kuvuma Abanyarwanda n’abanyankore till the cocks come home. Meanwhile life will go on. ‘Abaganda n’ebannamawanga bewase, till you guys will become irrelevant. The only problem is that in all this the sun may set on the ancient mighty kingdom of Buganda.

Well, I don’t think the likes of my clan brother Ssentongo;Musinguzi and this other man calling himself Nsamba deserve my response. What I can only possibly say to all those dictatorship-apologists is to reflect on the following famous quotation by Martin Niemoeller about the Nazi and the fascist dictator Adolf Hitler:

“First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me.”

Well, it is a brutal fascist dictatorship down there camouflaging under sham elections and a sham House of Representatives!

I hope Sentongo, Musinguzi, “Nsamba” will be able to remember Niemoller’s last of “Then they came for me- and there was no one left to speak for me”!

Awangaale Cucu Baffe Maggulunnyondo!

Now picture a funeral family meeting. The deceased is a youth who was murdered by a gang of outlaws. He was shot down in cold blood, and left to bleed and die on the roadside. The family members are unconsolable, crying out and calling to God to help them get rid of this evil murderous gang of rapists,robbers, child sacrificing Satanists. Then someone calling himself Sentongo, Nsamba Musinguzi comes in, claiming he’s a member of this family. He speaks out loud, complaining about why the compound is not well tended to, and demanding to be fed. He has problems with the way the family is run, and takes this as the right time to addres his grieviences. He tells everyone they don’t know what they are doing, otherwise they wouldn’t be sad and angry for the death of their own. He swears the gang is good and helpful and drinks water to it’s name.

I’ve been to quite a number of funerals but never have I witnessed anything like that. Here where Iam, someone can quickly snap your head off for something like that. The Baganda always try to be understanding. But of course they would kick him out, and they would try to decide on the following;

1. He is mad
2. He is not of the family/is an enemy
3. He is a spy, one of the gang members
4. He is an evil worshipper
5. He is the devil incarnate

Embuga Mununula will have to look into many more personalities. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going, and then the tough gets rough. Then we will see how you will enjoy your laugh.

Your reply (above) to Tara provides really interesting reading. I hope Tara finds time to answer back.
For me, I wish to tell all and sundry that the 9/10-13 Buganda riots reminiscent of similar brutal actions by Dictator Milton Obote in 1966 have again rekindled yet another fertile ground for the patriotic Baganda and other democracy-loving Ugandans to ferociously fight yet another fascist dictator by the name MUSEVENI and his murderous regime in Uganda. The story reproduced here below of the sentiments of many Baganda in England, just like in many other parts of the Diaspora, on the current occupation of Buganda by forces of anarchy, hatred, tribalism, nepotism and fascist dictatorship should provide you and anybody down there supporting that murderous regime the intractable confirmation of what should be in store for that brutal dictatorship by a people who are not going to accept the reign of terror and fear by yet another brute dictatorship.

At the funeral of a Buganda protester

When the NRA stormed Kampala in 1986 Edward (not real name) was not yet born but joined the walking humans 2 years later in 1988. He lived all his life in the Kampala suburb of Kamwokya

Like many ordinary Baganda t hese days, Edward was not well educated and earned his living as a barber. Together with his brother Simon who lives in London, Edward looked after a family of 18.

He had no criminal record because he has never been in trouble with the Police. But when the government decided to block the Kabaka from travelling to Kayunga, Edward joined thousands of other Baganda to protest the government decision. He was never to return home alive. In a fearsome, and in the words of the President “merciless” response, Uganda Military Police fired live bullets at protesters, killing more than 20 including Edward, he was just 21.

At his other funeral at the home of his brother in London, mourners were showed pictures of a boy aged 2, taken at the time(1990) his elder brother was fleeing to exile in Britain. Edward’s brother (Simon) still has scars of bullet wounds as result of the war that brought Museveni to power 23 years ago.

It is at this fun eral gathering that Simon removed his shirt to show shocked mourners scars of the bush war to a group of angry and tearful Baganda. “He was a baby when I left, and now I will never find him” said Simon as tears rolled down his face. … “I did not want my family to go through what I went through in the early 80’s” But I’m proud of Edward, he is our hero, a hero of Buganda and Uganda.

Like his elder brother, Edward grew up as a strong believer of the Buganda nation, culture and tradition. “I fought in the Luwero war for the Buganda cause and given a chance I’d do the same again”. “Tata leka todayo, naye olutalo lugenda mumaso” (Daddy don’t go back to war but war will go ahead”)

The story of how Edward died was told by a friend he went with to defend his rights and those of the Kabaka. This friend of Edward narrowly survived a hail of bullets as he tried to get to Edward’s body. I, together with other mourners listened to this survivor as he narrated20his ordeal by phone from Kampala.

“We had actually finished the protest and going back home when police fired at us…. Edward died as a result of a single bullet to his head from the back. ….. I turned around when I saw him down and saw the soldier who had shot him pointing the gun at me. …. “Let me take him to hospital” but the soldiers refused. They spoke in Runyankore and Shwahili ..”ekyo ne kimpinga …. Maliza, maliza, (this one is traitor, finish off, finish off). For some reason the soldiers looked the other way and walked away laughing.”

“Almost all the killing anti-riot police were Banyankore, Bahima or Banyarwanda”. But most or all the victims were Baganda. “We were like a turkey shoot” Edward’s friend continued. “Baganda have lived in Ankore for hundreds of years, in many places they are the clear majority, but have never sought to create a tiny Buganda in Ankore.” “We did=2 0not chose that they don’t have their Omugabe, why are they then killing us for having our Kabaka?”

Kids left behind

Edward was the kind of young generation many Baganda left behind and went for kyeyo.

“There were no opportunities at home when we left in the 80’s and 90’s. Why are the kids we left behind being killed”, Simon asked. …. “ Ok. I had no choice; I had to leave the army because ‘the’ officers from the West wanted me dead. But Edwards deserved a decent life of freedom and democracy. That is why I spend years in the jungles of Luwero…. I am angry”…. Edward’s brother continued.

“Why is Museveni killing us”, asked one member at this funeral…….“why did police fire live bullets at unarmed protesters”

Speaker after speaker vowed to avenge the blood of their countrymen. “We shall never surrender”. “This massacre has made us even more uncompromising in pursuit of our demands”.

Surprisingly Baganda here don’t blame anybody else, not even the shooting police for their political demise but fellow Baganda in government and NRM’s Parliament for abandoning Buganda and following an agenda of the occupiers. These are the people responsible for the crisis. They include Vice President Gilbert Bukenya and MP Janet Mukwaya. These Baganda cheered on while fellow Bagnada were facing live bullets from the forces of occupation. “Bukenya and his group will ultimately pay for betraying the people of Uganda and Buganda …… “President Museveni should not find any comfort hanging on to these lose strings in parliament called NRM Buganda caucus because their days are numbered”, said another relative of Edward at this funeral.

“These people would not have been in the positions they hold had it not been for the war efforts of Baganda boys like Edward’s brother and the 250,000 civilians who died in Luwero.

Many here believe that the final showdown is just around the corner. “it’s time to end 46 years of occupation of Buganda” …… the best time to engage your enemy is when they –enemy think you’re weak, down and out”

If the regime in Kampala thought that they had managed to isolate Buganda then they they’re day dreaming. This funeral was attended by Ugandans from all regions. All agreed that President Museveni is dividing the country and unless he’s removed from power, Uganda is heading for a full blown brutal civil war.

Since the protests, over 1000 people have been arrested. Many have been charged with terrorism offenses. But these are official fighures. UK Version has received unconfirmed information that almost 1500 Baganda have been rounded up since the protests and taken to secret jails and locations in Western Uganda.

Government does not want to reveal where most of its captives are, just as it does not want anyone to provide legal representation for those appearing in court.

A military operation in Buganda reminiscent of the 1966/72 Buganda crisis is still going on. With vocal radios closed or shut down by the central government, it is difficult to know the extent of this operation. BUGANDA, a region of Uganda is under a military occupation.

Wangaala Ayi Ssabasajja Kabaka!

I think it serves you right. You have always had a patronizing attitude towards the likes of the Taras and Busagwas .. I don’t know what you hoped to achieve.

Back to the discussion. I am a Muganda of the Enkima clan, and I love my Kabaka, but not in the self – destruct mode you diaspora day dreamers do. I belong to the Walusimbi(katikkiro – by the wish of Sabasajja.), Bukenya (VP) school of thought, etc. We realise and you better join us that the Kabaka is here to stay but not as an absolute monarch. Those days are gone. Nabazungu gyemulemedde bakiraba dda. For example, daily more and more of them are questioning the high expenditure on their queen and she is rsponding to the mood of the her subjects.
There are many things Kabaka Mutebi can do and has done for Buganda, but Kkiriza oba Gaana our kingdom must modernize and fit within a modern cosmopolitan Uganda.
Mwe bannaffe abali eyo, you can afford to spew all the fire naye nze eyali eno mu Riots, am of a different view. The majority of the rioters are not fighting for the king but for their stomachs(I know that can lead to another argument.) By the way did you notice that 35% of the arrested rioters had ‘foreign’ names?
My suggestion: Abaganda tulina okukkiriziganya ne bannaUganda banaffe on the kind of Uganda we want. We need each other and we cannot do it on our own.
We cannot be oblivious to the problems which are in Buganda. Land for example is a volcano waiting to explode. 92% of the Baganda bali ku bibanja. Mwe bannaffe abalina ebyapa mutusuuubira ddi naffe okubeerako n’ettaka? It may be that you diaspora folks come from the landed families but Museveni’s submissions on land have some merit.
Ye nsonga lwaaki abaganda bangi tukyamulemeddeko.
I rest my case.

Muzzukulu wa Mugema Ssentongo. Tara tonnegaana(as if I care.)

Thanks a lot for that piece in reply to the above succur aka nsamba.

To suppliment your good efforts, I here below lift an article about the Ugndan strongman that was recently written by Gombya and appeared in The Black Star News of London. It could possibly help that man with a demented brain to understand better his darling dictator and how now the whole world views him as so.

Uganda Dictator Test Case For Obama’s New Africa Policy

By Henry Gombya

September 12th, 2009

Uganda dictator Museveni was a favorite of George W. Bush; many Africa analyst believes Obama was referring to him when he denounced dictators who remove presidential term limits and conduct sham elections

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[Global Africa: Analysis Of A Dictator]

Not many politicians these days have the guts to go out in the public and show their true colors. Indeed a good number of world leaders have several faces that they put on for the benefit of the world.

A good reminder is that of when Britain’s Prince Charles invited photographers for a photo-opportunity while on a skiing holiday and while he relaxed with his two sons while the paparazzi were flashing away, he told his sons how he hated one of the journalists who were standing nearby.

He never counted on expert mouth readers to come out with the exact words that he had said to his sons. Then what about former President George W. Bush when he was caught “effing” off another hapless journalist not knowing there was a live microphone around?

If events that have taken place this week in the East African country of Uganda prove anything, they will show that the Ugandan leader is one of those who so often wear different faces to suit the occasion of the day.

Is it not the same fellow who, 22 years ago stood on the steps of the Houses of Parliament in Kampala as he was being sworn in as the then new Ugandan leader and declared:“Ours is not a mere change of guard. We are determined to bring fundamental changes to our country.”

There are many different faces that Museveni showed the international community when he started a guerrilla war against the then government of President Milton Obote. One of them was that his guerrilla movement, the National Resistance Army (NRA) was forced to step in and protect the people of Uganda who were being persecuted and harassed by members of the then Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA).

At every opportunity that he got, Museveni was proud to tell whoever would listen how his NRA guerrillas were the pride of Ugandans wherever they went with many people calling them “our soldiers.” Acts of rape, murder, looting was often assigned to the UNLA. This led Museveni to start calling his guerrillas, “the people’s army’s.” In other words, his was a discipline army that had to fight the evil and undisciplined UNLA.

For a leader who often refers to anybody who opposes him as “backward” one wonders how far back he himself is since he made himself president, prime minister, chief of police, chief justice and father of the nation.

Here is a leader who rarely delegates but often orders his subordinates to carry out his whims. The senseless loss of life that Ugandans have suffered in the past few days during demonstration in and around Kampala go a long way to show that here is a leader who will stop at nothing to show he is boss.

Part of the problem is that African tyrants have become used to getting aware with abusing their citizens, knowing that the outside world will remain mute. Well the violence in Uganda goes to the essence of U.S. President Barack Obama’s Accra Speech, in which he denounced African “strong men.” Clearly, this is a test case.

Imagine the U.S. President ordering the police in New York to stop Governor David A. Patterson from travelling to attend a youth meeting in Poughkeepsie simply because there was a minority of people there wanting to break away from New York State and form their own state.

The U.S. President goes on to explain to the media that because Governor Patterson has for the last two years refused to take his calls, he would side with those in Poughkeepsie who want to break away.

He adds that it would be very dangerous for Mr. Patterson to travel for his meeting with the people of Poughkeepsie and that his security could not be guaranteed.

One may find this laughable but this is the scenario that has caused the deaths of over 20 people and injured hundreds more during the last two days. It is also the scenario that has caused local radio stations and a private TV station in Kampala to be taken off air.

Ronald Muwenda Mutebi is the “Kabaka,” or king of what was once a very powerful monarchy. He does not have a personal army as his father, grandfather and great grandfathers used to. His security detail comes from the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), the national army, of whom President Museveni is the commander-in-chief. The dispute originates from a divide-and-rule plan engineered by Gen. Museveni when he established minor ethnic chiefs’ titles. These were obviously meant to try and dilute the power of the Buganda king by breaking his kingdom into minor fiefdoms with titular heads.

As the Buganda Monarch, the Kabaka has a right to visit any part of his kingdom when and wherever he wishes. But Museveni’s divide-and-rule play led to the establishment of another “leader” within Buganda who goes by the title “Ssabanyala,” meaning “one who leads the Abanyala.”

The semblance to Kabaka Mutebi’s title of “Ssabasaja” or “one who leads all men” cannot go unnoticed. The Abanyala are thought to have come as sojourners from Busia and Kakamega districts in Kenya and made welcome by the Baganda in Bugerere County. The present Ssabanyala is a serving army officer in the UPDF, Capt. Baker Kimeze.

When the Buganda government officials planned to celebrate Buganda Youth Day that falls on September 12, they chose Bugerere and arranged for the Kabaka to be the chief guest. Capt. Kimeze would have none of this. He demanded that before the Kabaka descends on his fiefdom, he would need to seek permission to visit Bugerere. Asking the Kabaka to seek permission to visit part of his kingdom is indeed a great insult to the Baganda and they would have none of it. They simply went ahead to arrange the celebrations.

Whenever the Kabaka is visiting his subjects, loyalists construct arches across intersections. These are often well decorated with flowers and words of praise for their king. With the knowledge that they were “in our kingdom” the loyalists simply went ahead and started constructing arches on all intersections. This work is often carried out by loyalist youth.

Antony Rwaga, a resident of Kayunga, the main town in Bugerere writes: “When they started digging holes to erect poles for an arch in the town, the Central Region police Commander Richard Mivule stopped them. He ordered them to leave but they ignored him saying they were not harming anybody. [He] then ordered the arrest of one of the defiant youngsters, Isaac Byekwaso [who happens to be] a councillor for Kigogola parish in Kasawo sub-county, Mukono district. After the arrest, his colleagues insisted on going ahead with building the arch. When the crowd [that had gathered by now] started singing and chanting, the police fired teargas to disperse them. Chaos set in as the youth pelted the police with stones and in response, the police fired teargas and rubber bullets.”

From here the rest is history, as the violence escalated.

Conflicting reports followed with the police commander insisting that he had “orders from above” not to let the Kabaka come to Bugerere, while the Kayunga District Chairman Lugard Ssalambwa kept telling people they should come in big numbers to welcome the Kabaka. And Kabakumba Matsiko, a cabinet minister for information in the Museveni government said the Kabaka has a constitutional right to visit the area as it is under his jurisdiction laid out in the 1995 constitution as being among the areas of Buganda.

While all these officials were issuing conflicting statements, President Museveni was telling the press in Kampala that he had wanted to discuss the issue of the Banyala with Kabaka Mutebi but that the Kabaka had for the last two years refused to return his calls. In an indication of what was to happen, he gave the government-owned New Vision newspaper a statement in which he claimed he had intelligence information that the Buganda monarchy was being financed by Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi to destabilise Uganda. “We are following these reports very closely and we shall treat all people involved accordingly,” he was quoted as saying.

To anyone who understands African politics, this meant that sooner rather than later, the Kabaka would be under arrest.

As you are reading this, indeed, Kabaka Mutebi is effectively under house arrest as his residence is surrounded by heavily armed soldiers. The Kayunga Youth Day celebrations have since been cancelled and there is no doubt further arrests will follow.

This is the real Museveni and not the one who was serenaded by many Western leaders as one of Africa’s emerging great democratic hopes. It is the Museveni some of us have known so well for the last 22 years.

Awangaale nnyo Maggulunnyondo Nyanjatemanyirwa Cucu Musota!!

I guess you can all see the great danger facing that little banana republic called UGANDA through the thoughts and limited mental spectrum of the likes of this man calling himself Nsamba. To start with, Nsamba fails to clearly distinguish between a NATION and a COUNTRY. In all the submissions of all the folks on this subject, ofcourse apart from his own, no one is saying that BUGANDA is a country! Hell, no!!! Conversely, because the contributors on this forum are not as ignorant as he is, they are saying the obvious fact that while UGANDA is a country that was artificially amalgamated together by the British colonialists just before indepedence, Buganda has been, is and will continue to be a NATION for a long time to come. To otherwise state that “BUGANDA is a country and UGANDA is a nation” as this man claims is to display one’s ignorance of the highest nature. This man is worse than Musinguzi and ought not expose his incredible intellectual defieciency on this forum. Nsamba, there are various academic and intellectual cites or sources on e-libraries/encycloepia which you can use to get informed about the two concepts so you can best use this forum when you don’t come off as actually being the one with a “small brain”, if I may use your own phrase!

Secondly, can you be so kind enough to direct us to your world atlas you mention where it indicates both the country UGANDA and your General Kaguta, blah, blah?? You really must be nuts!

Now, you make the biggest blunder of your lifetime when you implicitly suggest that M7 and his military junta in Kampala can reinvent the wheel by being fascists like Amin, Mobutu, Bokasa, etal and expect that all Ugandans will be sitting idly by, put their hands against their chins and expect the almighty God to save them. No way! Don’t think that Ugandans are as foolish as you folks want to make them out. In the same way our fathers and grandfathers fought previous dictatorships, make no mistake boy, Ugandans who detest dictatorial regimes are unflinchingly making every effort to get rid of that dictatorship down there. And whether you and your likes want it or not, it will definitely be swept away. You can bet on this if you so wish!

You further expose your ignorance on your understanding of what is democracy, dictatorship, monarchism, absolute monarchism,constitutionalism, etecetra. While Uganda has a clear-cut constitution which calls for democracy, your generala M7 has no sense and respect for constitutionalism and democracy. He has steadily destroyed all institutions in that country to the extent that it is a one-man’s rule together with his family, friends and in-laws. If you do not mend Sir, could you tell me what would constitute in your understanding of “absolute monarchism” when His Majesty the Kabaka reminds Dictator M7 to return all Buganda’s confiscated properties as spelt out in the 1995 constitution as well as reminding all those concerned to respect the popular wishes of the people? Is that what you call “absoluet monarchism”, Sir? So if a thief takes your property, you identify the thief and your property, you ask the thief to return your property, the thief hesitates to return your property, begins to insult you, and you tell all and sundry that the man or woman who is demanding the return of their property is insane? Then you must be nuts again!

Last but least, through you the supporters of dictator M7, we can clearly understand why the life president of Uganda is making all the blunders he is when you say “Awangaale president…”. Boy, that is not for him but rather for kings and queens”. It would be like referring to their Majesties “Your Excellecies”. It just shows you how M7 and you folks are suffering from a terrible inferiority complex to the extent that if His Majesty refuses to take M7’s calls because of his lies and condescending attitude towards those he is speaking with, all what the fascist dictator has to do is to cheaply create laughable poiltical cum cultural circuses ala ssabanyala, ssabaluri and now I hear ssabalalo! What a cheap circus, indeed!

N.B: If you guy are really a Muganda, kindly make an effort to check your luganda orthography because it is really appalling. Just check these spellings: “Awaangale”. You even can’t spell correctly the fascist dictator’s adopted name KAGUTA when you render it as “kagutta”??? And blame me for calling you an ignorant synchomphant of a murderous regime down there?? Kitalo nnyo!

Wangaala nnyo ayi Baffe Ssabasajja Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II!

Awaangale president waffe Kagutta Museveni