This is my last column on Buganda Post for the foreseeable future and it is dedicated to one of the few Baganda politicians who have the capacity to see beyond the “village chief” political system that President Museveni created in Uganda.  It  is Beti Namisango Kamya, the woman who threw a spanner in the Banyankore/Bakiga/Banyarwanda conspiracy to marginalize Baganda and make Kabaka and his subjects beggars in their own homeland. More on Beti later.

Why I am leaving and what it next for Buganda Post

It is always very difficult to say goodbye to the ones you love.  Even more so when the reasons for leaving a totally out of your control.  It is against that background that this columnist must tell you that this will be her last posting for the foreseeable future. The main reason for my leaving is financial. Our original sponsor, God bless his soul, is not able to continue funding me in this severe economic recession and I need to improve my income security urgently.  Maybe in future, when the financial situation is better, I may contribute again in some capacity.

In the meantime, I have recommended to the sponsor that we get other people whose commitment to Buganda and Ssabasajja Kabaka is unquestionable to take over Buganda Post and operate it on a more business like footing.  We have been offering everything for free, including advertising for Ttabamiruka, Red Cross, Human Rights Watch and other worthy causes.  However, I think Buganda Post has potential to sustain itself financially with several contributors and paid advertising. If you have any interest or suggestions you can contact the sponsor (Sam) on info@BugandaPost.com.

Now back to Beti Namisango Kamya

To understand the importance of what Beti has achieved since September 2008, you must first understand that Mr. Museveni, Dr. Kiiza Besigye and the rest of the Banyankore/Bakiga/Banyarwanda clique who now control all aspects of our lives were confident that they could carry on all their personal and political fights in Buganda while the Baganda were doing the water carrying for them.  In the NRM, Mr. Museveni was comfortable with his Baganda political henchmen like Apollo Nsibambi , Gilbert Bukenya and Sekandi. And, in FDC,  Dr. Besigye was hoping to match Museveni’s Baganda henchmen with Sam Njuba , Beti Kamya and (curiously) Yusuf Nsibambi.

Then, out of the blue, the soldier’s daughter saw the light! Besigye had manipulated the FDC constitution in Museveni style to bar Kamya from competing top the late Dr. Sulaiman Kiggundu as party president.  Yet Kamya had done all the heavy lifting to consolidate FDC while Besigye was hiding in South Africa. Confusion, anger and personal doubt must have followed for Beti. But it is clear that the urge to go home and serve her Kabaka in these tough times won Beti over. Around August/September 2008  Beti started her “Buganda first” message and connected with the Ttabamiruka people in America.  That  is the spanner Beti threw in the Museveni/Besigye exclusive political sports league in Uganda.  It is a “game changer”.

Beti understands what Dr. Martin Luther King was talking about

In his famous  “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. King said:  “We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.”

I believe that my sister Beti Namisango Kamya is telling us that Buganda cannot afford the “luxury of cooling off” periods to negotiate, which Katikkiro JB Walusimbi and Mr. Museveni are forcing on us. Nor can Buganda  afford the tranquilizing drug of gradualism (“nyama ntono, okayana eri mu nkwaawa”) , the signature tactic Katikkiro Mulwanyamuli Ssemwogerere  and Museveni used to lead Baganda  into the Regional Tier abyss.

Omuzaana Beti Kamya is also addressing the “dark and desolate valley” of desperation where Buganda  has been forced by the Banyankore/Bakiga/Banyarwanda conspiracy.  A valley where foreigners can even stop Kabaka from visiting his subject in Buluuli. And I think that Beti  is telling us that, now is the time to lift our nation Buganda from the “quicksands of racial injustices” that we have suffered from Uganda party politics and will which will continue if we trust Ugandan political parties.

This columnist does not know if Beti Kamya has ever even listened to or read Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. But it is clear that she and her advisors understand what  Martin Luther King was talking about. For that I salute Beti Kamya and all other Baganda who are intelligent enough and brave enough to realize that our salvation will come from being and behaving like “Baganda first” – Uganda is now nothing but a looting spree! We must stand shoulder to shoulder with Beti Kamya, Mpanga, Nambooze, Kyanjo and all other loyal Baganda to build a internation buganda freedom movement to resist the looting of Buganda.

Ssabasajja Kabaka Awangaale.

Omulongo Nakato

On November 4, 2008 the Chairman of Ggwangamujje Boston, Rev. Nakabaale Kaasa, sent an email to BugandaPost.com, to deny that he had made a posting earlier that day, which, among other things, attacked one Joe Magandazi and praised UNAA’s Moses Kalemba. Buganda Post has been able to verify that this email is genuine. However, it is not been possible to establish who made the posting which Rev. Nakabaale has denied.

Our source in Ggwangamujje Boston has told this reporter that the “not so smart” impersonation of Rev. is clearly an attempt to confuse the Boston community about Kaasa’s true personality and Buganda credentials, a typical NRM technique. According to the source: “It is a fact that Kaasa has management skills issues but his commitment to Buganda is 100%.  The NRM and UNAA diehards simply want to damage him so much that when by the November 9, 2008 general meeting he will have no credibility to retain his chairmanship. In the end, however, it is all about a couple of individuals who stand to be financially rewarded by Museveni for killing Ttabamiruka ’09. And changing the date from September to July 4th, which Kaasa is fighting, would be a huge step towards the cash.”

The full text of the email that Rev. Nakabaale Kaasa sent to Buganda Post, to clarify his position is reproduced in full below. Spelling corrections were made to words appearing in [brackets].

From: bumaaya buganda bumaaya@yahoo.com
To: info@bugandapost.com
Cc: Bumaaya@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 10:46:11 PM
Subject: Impostor/ Imposter
Bugandapost website,
 
Thank you so much for exposing the NRM activities. Right now am writing on the  Ggwangamujje Boston Chapter  2008 matter that has appeared on your web site on  25th September  and  31st October 2008.

I [am] the true Chairman of the Ggwangamujje  Boston, Massachusetts USA writing this article.  I was shocked today to read your  posting that I sent to you an  e-mail today   8th November 2008 at 10:08 am. At this time of posting, I was at my work place and did not touch any computer.

I  did not write to you therefore the whole world must know this article has been written  by someone  amongst us “OLULIRA MUNNYANA” It is  an imposture of  low [caliber]. Yes, it is not well in the Ggwangamujje Boston camp. It is true I have [convened] a general meeting on 9th November 2008  at precisely 4:00pm at 14 Felton Street in Waltham for all Bostonians  to come and screen the  officials including myself in order to weed out OLUMBUGU.
 
I [am] so embarrassed that  Mr. Joe Magandazi has been implicated in these unintellectual tactics. [Therefore] I request all the readers to  wait for the full version of the episode after the next meeting on  the November 2008. Yes, my telephone is  617.458.1968  as reported but I will not answer any blocked calls or no  ID numbers.

Signed,

Rev. Nnakabaale  Kaasa  …( Omuliga)
Musajja wa Kabaka

Buganda’s information minister Charles Peter Mayiga, his deputy Medard Lubega and the chairperson of the Civic Education Committee Betty Nambooze were arrested on Friday, allegedly for inciting violence, promoting sectarianism, attempts to acquire fire-arms and terrorism. Lubega’s arrest came a few hours before the start of a major Buganda Conference on land, governance and human rights. Nambooze and Mayiga were picked up a few hours after the conference. According to sources close to the Uganda State House the arrests appear to have been precipitated by fear, on the part of government, that the trio might use the highly successful Buganda Conference as a fuel to energize their campaign against Mr. Museveni’s proposed land law.

On July 20th the Kabaka’s government issued a press release officially announcing what is now widely believed in Buganda to be a coordinated effort to intimidate the people of Buganda. (English and Luganda versions of the press release were posted on www.bugandapost.com) The Buganda kingdom cabinet had met and resolved to use peaceful means to secure the release of their officials. During the cabinet meeting hundreds of youth gathered outside the Bulange, chanting the Buganda anthem, holding signs denouncing the NRM government and offering their services towards securing the release of the political prisoners. At the time of this report the where abouts of the three Buganda officials were still unknown. According to legal experts in Kampala the continued detention of the three officials without being produced in court is illegal under Uganda laws. They explained that Uganda laws require the police to take anyone they arrest to court within fourty-eight hours. Further more, given the gravity of the allegations by Mr. Museveni’s government, the officials should be presented to a high court. More details on this important story will follow as it unfolds.