The organizers of the Buganda Emergency Meeting, which took place on October 17, 2009, in Boston USA, have published the resolutions from the event (see “Muliika And Frank Musisi To Headline Boston Buganda Emergency Conference“). We first received a copy of the resolutions at around 4:00 PM Boston time but it took us until 7:30 PM to verify that it was genuine. That is when a highly reliable source confirmed to us that the document was being circulated on the top Baganda discussion lists by Mr. James Semakula, one of the organizers.
Buganda post is preparing a story, together with in depth analysis, on the Buganda Emergency Meeting to be published over the weekend.
The resolution document is reproduced in its entirety below:
Resolutions of the Buganda Emergency Meeting in Boston on October 17, 2009
Preamble:-
Aware that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICFSCR), guarantee the right to self determination of all people;
Convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the NRM government has violated fundamental human rights;
Saddened by the gross, unjust and inefficient governance inflicted on the people of Uganda by the NRM regime;
Realizing that Unity is essential to achieving our collective objectives;
Determined to rid Uganda of bad governance, dictatorship, and corruption;
Condemning strongly the NRM government’s continued interference in the running of independent institutions and intrusion into the running and electoral process of organizations of Ugandans in the Diaspora;
We hereby earnestly resolve as follows:-
1. Establish structures to analyze and determine the resources needed to achieve our objectives.
2. Advise the Kabaka not to directly negotiate with Museveni, his government, or agents of the NRM regime.
3. Take appropriate steps to fundraise in order to finance the necessary activities to lead to change and the establishment of genuine democracy in Uganda.
4. Pursue all legal channels that are useful in achieving our objectives including, but not limited to, international legal action.
5. Educate the International community about the true political situation in Uganda through demonstrations on a regular basis and lobby work at the New York UN headquarters, Washington DC, and other major cities in the world.
6. Boycott, effective immediately, all government media and other anti-Buganda entities.
7. Intensify civic education of the people about the problems and possible solution to the problems being faced by Buganda.
8. Reach out to other Ugandan ethnicities and groups with a view to making alliances to advance the cause of Democracy and Federalism.
9. Expose government spies, informers, and traitors– and record their illegal activities within and outside Uganda for the purpose of future prosecution.
10. Seek better Medical treatment for Mrs. Betty Nambooze Bakireke.
11. Reject (unanimously) the Regional Tier as a form of governance in Uganda.
12. Agree that Museveni and his regime must go; and resolve to establish a mechanism for free and fair elections
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:31 am
Kyekyo bazukulu ba Nambi!
The moment M7 declared war on His Majesty Kabaka Mutebi II, Buganda Kingdom, the Baganda and people of Buganda is the day he crossed the red line. Baganda have for long been peace-loving and extremly accomodative of ALL peopleS whom they come into contact with. But they at the same time hate being provoked and insulted. We are demanding for truth and justice, which we have been denied for a long time. Our centre-piece of identity and honor the Kabaka is constantly being insulted and attacked by M7 and his goons; Buganda Kingdom is currently under military occupation by strange aliens and their half-witted collaborators. We cannot leave this unprecedented provocation go on unpunished. The war for the ultimate liberation of Buganda and the whole Uganda from the current occupational NAZI-like forces of evil have just began.There will be no turning back hence forth!
Wangaala nnyo ayi Ssabasajja Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II!
October 25th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Independence is the only way foward for Buganda
The Boston Resolutions number 3,8 and 10 prove that Buganda’s greatest problem is we the Baganda ourselves. Upto now we have failed to understand our problem? It is deceptive for any patriotic muganda or genuine Buganda well wisher to still prescribe federalism, free and fair elections, demcracy, and mobillisation of other ethnic communities as wayfoward for Buganda as envisaged in the Boston resollutions 3,8, and 10. The authors of the Boston resolutions should retreat and carefully study the Buganda problem right from the 1950s upto now 2009 and see whether their resolution score any goals for Buganda.
The truth is that Democracy’s free and fair elections wont solve our problem. There is overwhelming evidence that any thing that affects or pains Buganda automatically brings joy/ happiness to the rest of Uganda. Whoever inflicts pain on Buganda automatically gets the backing of the rest parts of Uganda. So what do you in terms of votes! Definately the candidate who dispays most anti- Bugandaism will get more votes because nothing really unites Ugandans more than their common hate for Buganda.
Buganda struggled and earned full fedral in 1962 protected by the 1962 constitution. How did it help us? For how long did it last? How was it lost? What has changed now?
It is laziness to demand for federal now. Self determination is our right. We have a right to exist the way we preffer. Lets focus on Buganda’s independence. We can re-unite with other Uganda if we find it necessary but on our own terms.