Two weeks ago, Museveni told a meeting of what he calls Uganda’s kings and cultural leaders that the NRM government had agreed to move hundreds of Balaalo from Bunyoro to “another area”. The meeting was in Masindi, Bunyoro, We have been informed by a source in the Uganda ministry of lands that the area where Museveni  moving the Balaalo consists of parts of Buwekula county and Singo county in Buganda. And there are plans to arm some of these Balaalo, in case they face resistance from Baganda in these rural areas. Museveni, who is a Mulaalo himself, is bringing the hundreds of Balaalo to Buganda in the belief that although the Banyoro have shown passionate hatred towards them, Baganda leaders are too weak to do anything about it.

It is not yet clear if Katikkiro Walusmbi and his cabinet are fully aware of this latest move by the Uganda dictator. However, it appears clear that Museveni’s iron fist stance and rapid anti-Buganda actions since late October 2009, are aimed to wearing Mmengo down and demoralizing Baganda nationalists. Two months ago Museveni and his NRM  occupation government imposed an information blackout on Baganda by closing CBS FM Radio and starting a censorship program to stop positive news reporting on Kabaka or Buganda by the Uganda media (see “Museveni Switches CBS Radio Off After It Mobilizes Thousands For Kayunga”).

According to our New York based Muganda analyst, Museveni is exposing the Balaalo from Bunyoro to certain future suffering. He told us by email: “Museveni is a sick and tired dictator in the mold Mobutu Sese Seko of Congo and Tito of Yugoslavia.  He will not last another 10 years. Unfortunately for the Balaalo, Indians and other  foreigners who are collaborating with him in the rape of Buganda, when he goes it will be like Yugoslavia, with Baganda seeking justice after more than 20 year of getting conned and abused by these thankless outsiders.  The group that is likely to face the most certain suffering are the Balaalo, Sudanese and other foreigners who have been inserted in rural areas of Buganda.  Who will protect them from the long suffering and angry Baganda villagers after Museveni is gone?”

The Buganda Kingdom attorney general, Owek.  Apollo Makubuya said in a press statement yesterday that the second Buganda conference would take place on Saturday December 17, 2009. Owek. Makubuya, who chairs the organizing committee explained that the  conference would clarify the differences between Federalism, Decentralization and Regional Tier.  The theme of the conference is to promote federalism as the best form of governance for Uganda.

Decentralization is an improvised form of government which Jaberi Bidandi Ssali and Uganda’s warlord president, Yoweri Museveni, implemented in 1995, with the help of Denmark, Norway and other western countries. It was brought in to derail Buganda’s demands for a federal system (Federo). Regional Tier is a highly unpopular (in Buganda) form government which was secretly negotiated between Museveni and Katikkiro Mulwaanyamuli Ssemwogerere, which would have allowed Museveni to take charge of the Buganda government and for non-Baganda to assume the cultural office of Katikkiro.

When announcing the 2009 Buganda Conference, Owek. Makubuya revealed that federalists from the USA, UK and Nigeria were expected to participate in the conference. Participants are also expected from Busoga, Bunyoro, Toro, the Diaspora and academia. Owek. Makubuya suggested that Buganda is politically isolated and promised to fix the problem by making it clear that Buganda is not demanding for Federo alone.”

Two weeks ago, a retired former Buganda Government official currently visiting in North America, told us that there are three camps at Mmengo on the issue of Buganda political situation. He said: “The situation is similar to administration of Katikkiro Michael Kintu in the early 1960’s. Kintu and his supporters pushed for Buganda independence, arguing that all our neighbors secretly hated or envied Buganda and could not be honest partners in the long run. They were accused of being ‘radicals’, not accommodating and even ‘uncivilized’. Today, it is Muzei Nsubuga Nsambu in the camp which is accused of the same because he insists that Buganda must not repeat past mistakes and the solution is secession.”

The elderly grandfather continued: “Opposite to Kintu’s camp, in 1960, was a larger camp which was ‘more educated’ and liberal camp, which promoted ‘Federo for all who want it’. Mayanja Nkangi, who now helps Museveni manipulate Buganda’s lands, was one of these young firebrands and ended up becoming Katikkiro. Even today the second camp are viewed as the more educated and modern and, like 45 year ago, they are  pushing hard for ‘Federo for all who want it’.  History is repeating itself 100% except that Museveni is more sinister and dishonest than the colonialists or Obote.

“The third camp, both in 1960 and now, are those who either do not have enough information or enough courage to push for one side or another. Thanks to Buganda’s democratic traditions, all camps are expected to have their say at the Buganda Conference in December. Also expected is heavy infiltration of occupation government agents, to intimidate people and influence events.”

President Museveni’s propaganda team were wise to bar all Uganda TV stations from broadcasting the proceedings at the NRM’s independence day celebrations on October 9, 2009 at Kololo Airstrip.  That is because, this year’s ceremony saw the smallest crowd of ordinary Ugandans in the 47 years since the British granted independence to Uganda on October 9, 2009. Leaving out the many security or government officials and about 60 boda boda’s, approximately 900 ordinary people attended. Notably, even with this small crowd, the majority wore yellow NRM party tee shirts which were given out free in poor areas to entice people to come to the event.

Conspicuously absent were foreign dignitaries from Libya and neighboring countries. Even the so called cultural leaders, who Museveni supports financially, stayed home – Omukama of Toro, Omukama of Bunyoro, Kyabazinga of Busoga, Omorimor of Teso and Rwot of Acholi. The only non-government VIPs present were a few diplomats accredited to Uganda, junior officials from Kenya, Tanzania and Southern Sudan plus Mr. Museveni’s own Ssabaluri Mwogeza Butamanya (coincidentally, it literally translates to  ”the one who speaks with ignorance”) and Sabanyala Kimeze.

State House Panic and Propaganda Plan

On October 7, 2009, Mr. Museveni’s statehouse received reliable information that over 10,000 people had greeted Kabaka Mutebi in Mityana (Ssingo county), on his way to the Buganda independence event in Mubende, Buwekula county. They knew right away that Kabaka’s crowds could embarrass Museveni at the Uganda independence celebrations on the 9th. So, they turned their attention to controlling the news about Kabaka Mutebi’s activities.

According to our sources in Mr. Meseveni’s ISO, the plan which was hatched by Tamale Mirundi, Robert Kobushenga, Kabakumba Matsiko and a certain Mafabi included 5 main elements: (a) Minimize the crowd in any pictures of Kabaka Mutebi’s crowds if shown in government newspapers. (b) Use physical barriers to force the crowd at Kololo into a relatively small but longish area just below Upper Kololo Terrace road so that the numbers can look big in photos taken from a low angle; (c) Have Mr. Museveni enter the ceremonies through the crowd area, so that we can take photos showing many people around the president, (d) force all major media outlets to broadcast the events at Kololo, using a single audio/video feed from the government’s Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), and (e) strengthen enforcement of the rules which Godfrey Mutabazi had placed on radio stations, barring any praise of Kabaka or Buganda.

The Monitor Does Not Cooperate

On October 8 and 9, New Vision and Bukedde reported on Kabaka’s tour of Buwekula but omitted any mention of Buganda Independence celebrations, only referring to bulungi bwa nsi (national service) but without translating it to English. Also, they have avoided any picture which show the huge crowds that the Kabaka attracted in Mubende or Mityana. The crowd at the main Mubende celebrations was approximately 25,000 people.

In a sign that the Aga Khan’s The Monitor newspaper editors may be starting to rethink their anti-Buganda sentiments, they defied Museveni and published a photo showing Kabaka Mutebi with thousands of his subjects jubilating around him. Furthermore, they published parts of the Kabaka’s tough “47 Years Wasted” speech, although with incorrect translation in some parts (see “Kabaka Mutebi Disowns Katikkiro’s Apologetic Tone“).

Ghost NRM Independence Day Celebrations

On October 9, Mr. Museveni’s worst fears came to pass. Despite the efforts of his propaganda people, the 900 or so crowd was to small for anyone to ignore. However, state house forced WBS TV, NTV, and NBS to suspend regularly scheduled programming and transmit the UBC TV feed from Kololo live for over 5 hours. And the UBC camera were continuously glued on the marching troops and the VIPs, skipping the miserable crowd. And in a sign that Museveni is losing confidence, he gave his shortest independence day speech ever even though the event lasted from 10:00AM to 3:30 AM.

Uncharacteristically, Museveni read his independence day speech strictly from the script, without any of his trademark long strays to abuse or threaten Baganda, aid donors and others. Also, although he had been fully briefed about Kabaka Mutebi’s statement that Buganda has gained nothing out of 47 years of independence, the Uganda warlord did not mention the subject at all (see “Kabaka Mutebi Disowns Katikkiro’s Apologetic Tone“).

Museveni’s speech included nothing he has not said over the last few years.

• He boasted of his record on education and raised eyebrows when he interpreted the rampant unemployment in Uganda as a sign of his successes, saying: “We no longer have to be frustrated by these people who don’t want to work. You find a problem person somewhere, you act, get rid of that person and get another one because they are many here now.”
• He pledged, as he has done numerous since 1986, that he will fight corruption. But immediately warned that the war on corruption, which is now much worse now than in 1986, will not be won overnight but through a protracted struggle. This time, he spared judges and the police and blamed accountants, auditors and accounting officers for the persistent corruption. However, he promised his outwardly bored audience that he has new army of young “clean” accountants and auditor to lead the war on graft. He did not mention where the got their education or earned their professional experience.
• He made the “obvious” observation that recent oil discoveries would increase self-reliance and make Uganda less dependent on foreign aid.
• Mr. Museveni (once again) revealed that problem of theft of drugs is a serious problem in the health sector. He did not mention the status of the corruption charges against his ministers and NRM stalwarts Michael Mukula and Jim Muwhezi.

Museveni’s Colonel’s on Empty Stomachs

The otherwise dull event could not end without typical Ugandan breakdown. The man in charge of the parade at the very long ceremonies, UPDF’s Col. Peter Ekweru, fainted and fell on his face due to hunger and exhaustion. Sources could not confirm how a whole colonel could command an important national parade on a empty stomach.

Samwiri Mukasa
Buganda Nationalist
USA

I found the arrogance in Mr. Museveni’s “Guidance to Banyoro Bafuruki question” letter, posted in Buganda Post on August 1, 2009, unacceptable. Click on “Tired, Drowning Museveni Blames Baganda For Bunyoro Land Violence” to see the letter. I cannot understand how a man who became president on the backs of Baganda can go so far in abusing us and our Kabaka. I had to do something about it. My late father used to tell us that, if you want deal with a stone-throwing mad man, throw a few rocks at him too. So, I chose to throw my own 9 so called principles at Museveni, blow by blow, here on Buganda Post. Mr. Museveni’s “stones” (poor spelling is his) are shown in regular text and my “rocks” in bold.

Guidance on Baganda vs Guidance on Banyoro

Having thought about all this for a long time, I am proposing the following principles to be part of the solutions.

After reading president Museveni’s letter and thinking about it for a short time, I am proposing the following principles to be part of the solutions.

1.     Ring-fencing the LC 5 positions in the whole of Bunyoro region for the indigenous people; and also ring-fencing the sub-county leadership in the whole of Bunyoro.

1. Ring-fencing all politics in the Kingdom of Buganda for native Baganda people (the Bataka and appropriate community leaders will sort out the details of how to put Baluuri, Banyala, Bakenyi and even certain Bajjwa on the path to full recognition as citizens of Buganda, and integrating some of their unique customary practices in Baganda culture)

2.    Ring-fencing the positions of Member of Parliament in the whole of Bunyoro region for the indeginous people except for the special constituencies created around Rutete (Lutete) and Kisita resettlement schemes. Number and two will in the spirit of article of 9 and article 10 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda. They were also envisaged by article 32 of the constitution of Uganda which talked about affirmative action in favour of marginalized groups by reason of history or otherwise for the purpose of redressing imbalances that exist against them.

2. Abolishing the bogus 1995 Museveni Constitution since it is a “weapon of Buganda occupation”. Over 90% of Buganda’s people publically protested it because they preferred a federal form of government and Mr. Museveni responded with threats  to use force. The same happened in 1998 when Baganda demonstrated against the Land Act; Mr. Museveni threaten to start a new guerrilla war. Even more importantly, our Kabaka has publically stated, “Tuli mu buwambe” (”we under occupation”) – the Kabaka cannot lie!

3.    All the indigenous people that were on the Mailo land in 1964 should be granted ownership and the absentee landlords should leave the land. All the indeginous people that have been on public land should get titles ownership of that land. The Bafuuriki in the settlement schemes already have their land and should get titles if they do not have them. The Bafuuriki who bought land legally should have their rights recognized.

3. All Baganda who, in 1986, were on land that was later acquired irregularly by non-Baganda (using stolen government funds, drug money, laundered funds, land grabbing, etc.) shall be granted ownership and titles. Proof of income and tax records will be required to support claims of legal acquisition by the non-Baganda. Anyone who bought stolen property (abaagula ebibbe) will automatically lose it as required by ancient Buganda Laws.

4.    All the illegal encroachers in forest reserves should be evicted without compensation as the normadic cattle keepers of Buliisa are being settled in Buganda.

4. All the illegal encroachers in forest reserves, wetlands and cultural sites shall  be evicted without compensation and the nomadic cattle keepers will be repatriated to their home countries, using Tanzania’s successful experience as a model.

5.    The towns and trading centre should be exempted from these affirmative action measures. They should be free for all Ugandans. This is the healthy integration. The totally integrated Uganda should have its nucleus in the urban centers, factories, the hotels, the shops, the real estate etc. in oreder to promote healthy integration, industrialization should be promoted to pull redundant population from rural areas to the urban areas. Here there should be no regulation beyond ensuring that the workers are Ugandans.

5. Land ownership by genuine non-Baganda investors and residents will follow international norms, using countries like Japan, Korea and Israel as models. There will be a limit to the amount of land these non-Baganda investors and residents may own outside urban areas – to be set by the Great Lukiiko.

6.    The indigenous people who get land should be prohibited from selling the land for 20years and also leasing it.

6. The indigenous people who get land shall be free to sell their land to other Buganda or to non-Baganda through Buganda Land Board and according to the laws governing Buganda land.

7.    A program of sensitising the Banyoro and Bafuuriki should be promoted.

7. A program of sensitizing all Baganda and residents of Buganda about the historical and cultural importance we put on our land and environment shall be promoted.

8.    Government should have a special program for developing Bunyoro using money provided by the central government including the British funds.

8. Ssabasajja Kabaka’s Government shall have a comprehensive strategy and several programs to develop the kingdom’s people at a rapid rate, relying on the resources of Kabaka’s people all over the world – Kabaka does not “beg”.

9.    Finally there should a sunset clause to terminate or cause a review of this policy after 20years.

9. Finally, there is no sunset clause to terminate or reduce the rights of Baganda to determine how their God given land in the 18 counties shall be administered.

All this is a consequence of the colonial policies also supported by the traditional chiefs like of Mengo in Uganda, of discouraging the use of Swahili as a national language. If the people of Bunyoro-the Banyoro or the Bafuuriki were using Swahili, their differences would be submerged. It is the use of vernacular that provokes, in part, these contradictions. I like the indeginous languages, in fact I am about to complete a dictionary in Runyakore-Rukiga. However, I see these vanaculars not as an end in themselves. I see them as a source of enriching Swahili. That is why NRM promotes Swahili. We included it in the constitution; we use it in the army etc.

The committee, should, therefore, look at the principles I have mentioned above and see them work. You should also identify any other problems that I have not identified and propose solutions. You should propose any solutions you feel are useful in the areas for which I have suggested solutions.

All this  is a consequence of failure on our part, the Baganda,  to recognize that Uganda has needed us way much more than we did. And, that the relationship is now irreparable, especially since Uganda is a certified failed state, run by common thieves. How would one otherwise explain why the president’s office cannot not use an English spell-checker on Mr. Museveni’s letter?

Awangaale Ssabasajja!

Samwiri Mukasa

In a letter which a New York based Muganda analysts has called “clear evidence that Museveni is a tired, drowning and anti-Ganda man who Baganda must avoid at all times”, the Uganda strongman called Baganda sub imperialists who grabbed Bunyoro land and turned it into mailo land. Mr. Museveni’s letter, seen by many Baganda as an unveiled anti-Ganda hate campaign, has been read more than once on government radio stations.

In the unsolicited public letter to his own minister of Presidency, Museveni says that the purpose of his memo is “to guide you [the minister] in the tasks you are [she is] to handle in the matter of the Banyoro-Bafuriki question in Bunyoro Region.” Bafuruki are Bakiga, Balaalo, Banyankore and other westerners who have migrated to Bunyoro over the last few decades. Over the last 10 years, the so-called Kibaale district has experienced sporadic land wars between Banyoro and Bafuruki, sometimes resulting in big losses of human life and property.

Mr. Museveni described the problem as, “the modus vivendus between the Banyoro and the Bafuruki in terms of land, and political rights.” (NOTE: Mr. Museveni probably meant to say modus vivendi). Elaborating further, the Uganda strongman claims that the problem has three major elements:

• The land grabbed by the British colonialists and their Mengo-sub imperialists and turned into Mailo land.
• Former public land currently occupied by the Bafuruki; and
• Threatened political marginalization of the indigenous groups of the area (Buyaga and Bugangaizi) – Banyoro, Bagungu, Bachope, Baruuli, Banyara, and, curiously, the Bahima/Balaalo.

Later in his letter, Mr. Museveni, prescribes what he calls nine principles to be part of the solution. Those principles include the following two:

• Reserving elected district and sub-county (LC 5 and LC 3) political leadership positions for indigenous people of Bunyoro.
• Evicting all illegal encroachers in forest reserves without compensation and re-settling the gun toting nomadic cattle keepers (Balaalo) of Buliisa in Buganda (being done already).

As he concludes his letter, Museveni asserts that: “All this [Bunyoro land violence] is a consequence of the colonial policies also supported by the traditional chiefs like of Mengo in Uganda, of discouraging the use of Swahili as a national language. If the people of Bunyoro-the Banyoro or the Bafuruki were using Swahili, their differences would be submerged. It is the use of vernacular that provokes, in part, these contradictions.”

Commenting on Mr. Museveni’s letter, our New York based Muganda analysts said: “This is clear evidence that Museveni is a tired, drowning and anti-Ganda man who Baganda must avoid at all times. First, he tells you that Banyoro should have a monopoly on political leadership in their kingdom and controversial Balaalo must be resettled elsewhere. And when it comes to Buganda, he says that Kampala should be expanded to over 30% of Buganda so that non-Baganda can take and get a monopoly on political leadership in that part of Buganda. He also openly tells you that the problem gun toting Balaalo from Bunyoro are being resettled in Buganda – overtly courting genocide in Buganda.

“This man’s disease, whatever it is, has reached the brain. That is why Mengo must emulate Kabaka Mutebi and totally avoid this man. There is so much Buganda can do to advance, even under the current ‘occupied’ status, without talking to this genocide courting man. The challenge for Buganda is to get out of the ‘reactive’ (Museveni yagambye ki?) mode of operation and get into a ‘work according to our plan’ (Museveni yatomera) mode. Museveni is a tired, drowning man; if you stay too close to him, he might grab you and take you under with him.”

We have reproduced president Museveni’s unedited letter below (without effort to correct any spelling and grammar errors) below:

PO/16.34

15^TH July, 2008
Copy received Office of the minister of internal affairs

To the Minister in charge of the Presidency

Hon Beatrice Wabudeya, Minister of the Presidency

RE: Guidance on Banyoro Bafuuriki question.

This is to guide you in the tasks you are to handle in the matter of the Banyoro-Bafuriki question in Bunyroro Region. You should, first of all, define the problem. What is the problem? The problem, obviously, is the modus vivendus between the Banyoro and the Bafuriki in terms of land, and political rights.

This is on top of the old problem of the British Colonialists and Mengo sub-imperialists that grabbed land from Banyoro and engaged in a genocide in the region, resulting into the depopulation of the area. This means, essentially, three elements in the problem.

●The land grabbed by the British colonialists and their Mengo-sub imperialists and turned into Mailo land.

●The land currently being occupied by the Bafuruki that was part of the former public land including the forest reserve, beyond the original settlements of Luteete (Rutete) and Kisiita that were promoted by the government without foreseeing the consequences; and

●The resultant threatened political marginalization of the indigenous groups of the area-The Banyoro, the Bagungu, the Bachope, the Baruuli, Banyara, and the Bahiima.

We, the NRM members, being nationalists and panafricanists, cannot undermine our vision and program by associating ourselves with the vulgarized versions of “national integration.”

Genuine national integration must include scrupulous respect of everybody’s rights to the land of their heritage, politics, and culture. To do otherwise, is, actually, to undermine our vision and program. It is to make the threatened groups resent or even resist, legitimately, our invaluable vision. In any situation, we should always ask ourselves “where is justice in this case?” The NRM must always fight of justice -for just causes.  I am not, for instance, a monarchist. The area of Ankole, where I come from, is, obviously, thriving without a monarchy. Nevertheless, you remember that I spearheaded the restoration of monarchies in the parts of Uganda that wanted them. This was part of my nationalism and part of my panafricanism eventually.

Therefore, in the case of the Bunyoro Region, it is clear that the Banyoro are legitimately there because that is their origin. The Bafuuriki are also legitimately there because some were settled there by the central government, or, the Late Sir Tito Winyi while others have, subsequently, bought land from the original Bafuuriki, the Banyoro, or the absentee Mengo landlords. If the indigenous Banyoro had not been bled by colonialism and Mengo sub-imperialism, such an infusion of Bafuuriki would not have caused disequilibrium.

The Ankole-Mpororo area (Ankole, Rukungiri and Kanungu) is such an example. There, the Bafuuriki were settled in the amahamba (unoccupied wilderness) but the indigenous population remained in the core part of the area in large numbers. The Bafuuriki in such cases are, actually, an advantage for the areas. There can only be some minor problems like those affecting the Banyabutumbi a sub-group of the Banyakore Bahororo that used to live in Imaramagambo forest. The issues of such groups should also be addressed in a conscious way using administrative actions before they become radicalized.

The vulgarized version of integration goes like this: “We are Ugandans and we all have equal inherent rights in all parts of Uganda”-right to property, all political rights such as competing for political offices. That is correct as long as you ensure that in exercise of those inherent rights, you do not fundamentally damage the legitimate inherent rights of others- especially of those indigenous to the area. If that happens, the central government must come in to regulate the enjoyment of the inherent rights of the respective groups so that disequilibrium does not develop or become entrenched.

To throw more light on the incorrectness of the vulgarized version of integration, I would like to pose some few questions.

(i)           If the Bafuuriki dominate political space in the area to which they migrated, where do the indigenous people of the area find another political space?

(ii)          If the Bafuuriki were more nationalistic, why could they not find some person among the indigenous people and vote for them?

(iii)        Can some people from indigenous groups successfully compete, politically in the areas of origin of the Bafuuriki? If not, is this not unequal relationship?

(iv)         Suppose we were to infuse 100,000 Bafuuriki into Acholi or Karamoja, what would be the reaction? If the Acholis and Karamajongs were to react violently, would it mean that they are not Ugandan enough or would it be that the policy was wrong?

Horizontal rural migration by peasants after they have exhausted land in one area is not a progressive way of creating national integration. The more correct way is vertical migration, from the farm to the factory. That is why the factories should be detribalization centres through the use of Swahili on the work site.

Some people confuse normal individual migration with the mass insertion of big groups into an already enfeebled population on account of history. These are easy to distinguish from what we are talking about in Bunyoro. In 1955 the Banyankore (through their Ishengero) elected Hon. Kapa an immigrant from Rwanda as their first MP along with Hon. Katiti. This was positive and, besides, Kapa was a munyakorenised mufuuriki. He was, therefore, capable of defending the multidimentional interests of the Banyakore groups that is economic, political and cultural. Is this not different from a situation where two significant but different cultural groups are precipitately juxtaposed with each other? Is the situation in Bunyoro unique or otherwise?

Having thought about all this for a long time, I am proposing the following principles to be part of the solutions.

1.     Ring-fencing the LC 5 positions in the whole of Bunyoro region for the indigenous people; and also ring-fencing the sub-county leadership in the whole of Bunyoro.

2.    Ring-fencing the positions of Member of Parliament in the whole of Bunyoro region for the indeginous people except for the special constituencies created around Rutete (Lutete) and Kisita resettlement schemes. Number and two will in the spirit of article of 9 and article 10 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda. They were also envisaged by article 32 of the constitution of Uganda which talked about affirmative action in favour of marginalized groups by reason of history or otherwise for the purpose of redressing imbalances that exist against them.

3.    All the indigenous people that were on the Mailo land in 1964 should be granted ownership and the absentee landlords should leave the land. All the indeginous people that have been on public land should get titles ownership of that land. The Bafuuriki in the settlement schemes already have their land and should get titles if they do not have them. The Bafuuriki who bought land legally should have their rights recognized.

4.    All the illegal encroachers in forest reserves should be evicted without compensation as the normadic cattle keepers of Buliisa are being settled in Buganda.

5.    The towns and trading centre should be exempted from these affirmative action measures. They should be free for all Ugandans. This is the healthy integration. The totally integrated Uganda should have its nucleus in the urban centers, factories, the hotels, the shops, the real estate etc. in oreder to promote healthy integration, industrialization should be promoted to pull redundant population from rural areas to the urban areas. Here there should be no regulation beyond ensuring that the workers are Ugandans.

6.    The indigenous people who get land should be prohibited from selling the land for 20years and also leasing it.

7.    A program of sensitising the Banyoro and Bafuuriki should be promoted.

8.    Government should have a special program for developing Bunyoro using money provided by the central government including the British funds.

9.    Finally there should a sunset clause to terminate or cause a review of this policy after 20years.

All this is a consequence of the colonial policies also supported by the traditional chiefs like of Mengo in Uganda, of discouraging the use of Swahili as a national language. If the people of Bunyoro-the Banyoro or the Bafuuriki were using Swahili, their differences would be submerged. It is the use of vernacular that provokes, in part, these contradictions. I like the indeginous languages, in fact I am about to complete a dictionary in Runyakore-Rukiga. However, I see these vanaculars not as an end in themselves. I see them as a source of enriching Swahili. That is why NRM promotes Swahili. We included it in the constitution; we use it in the army etc.

The committee, should, therefore, look at the principles I have mentioned above and see them work. You should also identify any other problems that I have not identified and propose solutions. You should propose any solutions you feel are useful in the areas for which I have suggested solutions.

Yoweri K. Museveni.

President

Copied to VP, PM, all Members of Cabinet Subcommittee of Bunyoro Issues, Head of public service, P.S/ Office of the President.

Below is a statement that was released by the Bunyoro Kingdom on May 24, 2009. A highly reliable source in Mmengo has told us that there have been no plans for Kabaka Mutebi to visit Ndaiga as the statement claims. She warned that this is may be a ploy by Ford Mirima, who is often carrying out state house directives, to distract Baganda onto yet another random topic. The official added: “I am not speaking for Kabaka’s government but, personally, I think Banyoro should start asking themselves what will happen when Baganda youths camp at Kakiri or Luweero to stop their Omukama from proceeding to Kampala. Togayanga kyeziinze! ”

The statement, which was sent to various news outlets and government officials is reproduced below:

Bunyoro kingdom to demonstrate against Kabaka visit to Ndaiga

Dear Editors;

Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom May 22, 2009 issued a statement saying the kingdom is to join Mubende Banyoro Committee on June 5, 2009, to demonstrate against among others things, the planned June 25, 2009, Kabaka Mutebi’s visit to Ndaiga to cement Buganda Kingdom’s claim on the Mailo Akenda part of (3000 sq miles) which is in Buyaga and Bugangaizi counties of Bunyoro-Kitara.

The statement issued by the Katiikiro, Mr. Yabezi Kiiza, says if the Kabaka wants to assert Buganda’s ownership of land in Kibaale District which is the land the Uganda Constitution says the Kabaka must surrender under the Land Fund in the Uganda Constitution, the Kabaka will be breaching the Uganda Constitution. The katiikiro says these counties were connstitutionally transferred to Bunyoro-Kitara kingdom. So, Buganda has no say in them.

The Katiikiro’s statement follows a resolution adopted by Mubende Banyoro Committee on May 11, 2009 in which they wrote to the Inspector-General of Police seeking permision to demonstrate peacefully against Government failure to return Banyoro land as the referendum of 1964 decrees.

Octoebr 8, 2008 Kabaka Ronald Muwenda  was stopped by Police from visiting Buruuli county where he was going to celebrate Buganda’s independence Day. The Baruulli warned him not to go there before he got persmission from the Isaabaruuli, Mwogezi Butamanya. He defied the Baruuli. whereupon they deployed the youths to stop him. The Uganda Government through the Police stopped the Kabaka from going to Nakasongola.

Last week Buganda Government made arrangments for the Kabaka to visit Bunyala county (Bugerere) but the Banyala, through their Cultural Head, The Isaabanyala, Captain Kimeze, warned him not to step in Bunyala unless he has official permission from the Isaabanyala, the  Cultural head.

In in1961 the late Kabaka of Buganda, Sir Edward Muteesa used force to visit  Buyaga county,at Karutguuza, where the Banyoro had warned him not to go. there. The Banyoro erected roadblocks to stop him, but the Kabaka, using  Kawonawos, stormed the road blocks and went to Karuguuza Market where he found Banyoro buying and selling goods and he shot and killed nine Banyoro, including the Market Master, Ntogota.

Today Buganda Kingdom says the Kabaka is going to go, by force, to Bunyala county, and to Ndaiga. The Banyoro are already mobilising themselves to stop the Kabaka from going to Ndaiga.

Now get the official statement from Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom issued by the Katiikiro.

Henry Ford Miirima
Press Secretary of the Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara

On March 14, 2009 a conference of so called Uganda’s kings sponsored by president Museveni’s govenment resolved to support anti-Buganda laws such as Regional Tier. More than 50 kings, cultural leaders and chiefsand their prime ministers, and ministers, who met at Masindi Hotel under the chairmanship of he Omukama of Bunyoro, Solomon Gafabusa Iguru. Prominently present were Mr. Museveni’s recently created “minor kings” in Buganda, the Isaabaruuli of Buruuli, Mwatysansozi Mwogeza Butamanya Omubwijwa,  The Isaabanyala of Bunyala Capt. Kimeze Beeka Mpagi Byarufu. Wisely, Ssabajja Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi and the Buganda Mmengo were not involved at all.

According to the press statement circulated by the Press Secretary to the Omukama of Bunyoro,  Henry Ford Miirima, the European Community and the United States government, through the USAID, got directly and actively involved in activitites that appear to aim at dismantling the Buganda Kingdom.  Mr. Miriima’s statement says that the European Union “has pledged to give financial backing to the Kings Forum as long as the body is impeccably transparent” and USAID “assisted” the forum.

The Uganda kings’ forum report is reproduced in full below:

UGANDA KINGS’ FORUM REPORT

Uganda’s kings, cultural leaders and chiefs establish a uniting Forum at a one-day conference at Masindi Hotel March 14, 2009

A congregation of more than fifty of Uganda’s kings, cultural leaders and chiefsand their prime ministers, and ministers, who met at Masindi Hotel March 14, resolved to establish a legal Kings’ forum with a fully fledged Secretariat, based at Kabuusu, Kampala.

Chaired by the Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara, Solomon Gafabusa Iguru, the one-day conference attended by nearly all of Uganda kings and cultural leaders except the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi, resolved to transform their forum into a registered legal entity with a permanent Secretariat located at Kabuusu in Kampala on a land which was donated by the Kamuswaga of Kooki, His Highness Apolo Isansa II.

To kick-start the Kings Forum their majesties contributed nearly fifteen million Uganda Shillings. While the Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitasra chaired the conference, the Master of Ceremonies was Bunyoro-Kitara’s Speaker of the kingdom’s Parliament, Orukurato Orukuro orw’obukama bwa Bunyoro-Kitara, Rev. Fr. Bonevantura Kyaligonza.

The Speaker informed the Forum that the European Union, which is already organizing another large Cultural Heritage conference in Bunyoro-Kitara in May this year, has pledged to give financial backing to the Kings Forum as long as the body is impeccably transparent and has in place qualified and highly responsible officials to manage the funds of the Forum. Other bodies to assist the Forum are the Uganda Ministry of Gender and USAID.

Noting the absence of the Buganda kingdom delegation, the Kamuswaga of Kooki, Apolo Isansa proposed, and the proposal was adopted, the Forum  send a high-powered delegation to Buganda Kingdom Government to explain the kingdom the benefits and objectives of the Kings’ Forum and how it is intended to uplift the economic, cultural and social well-being of the population in their regions.

Their Majesties made it very clear that the Kings and all Traditional and Cultural leaders need the participation of Buganda Kingdom in this Forum.

Conspicuously present and seated next to the Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara, were The Isaabaruuli of Buruuli, Mwatysansozi Mwogeza Butamanya Omubwijwa,  The Isaabanyala of Bunyala Capt. Kimeze Beeka Mpagi Byarufu.

The Traditional Rulers of Acholi, Alur, Bamasaaba, Tororo, Teso, attended in person.

Nine resolutions adopted.

The Forum which consisted of Kings, Traditional rulers and cultural leaders, chiefs and their Prime ministers, Principal Private Secretaries, and other ministers, all totaling over fifty, passed the following nine  resolutions:

1. All kings, cultural leaders and chief to speak with one strong voice.
2. The Forum to urge the Uganda Government to speed up the formation of the Regional Ties system which was agreed upon by Uganda’s Parliament.
3. The Forum to urge the Uganda to resume the policy of paying royalities to kings and cultural leaders as it was in the past.
4. The Forum to support Bunyoro-Kitara’s demand for the Uganda Government to redress the historical wrongs and injustices in the form of the seven lost counties which were donated and annexed to Buganda kingdom to reward Buganda for her role in assisting British colonizers to colonise Uganda.
5. To register the forum as the National Kings, Cultural leaders and chiefs Forum so that it acquires legality.
6. To streamline the cultural institutions so that there is no consideration of anyone of them as being on top of the others.
7. To strongly advocate and initiate policies to develop, promote and teach our cultural languages and begin examining them from infant schools up to University level.
8. The Forum Secretariat to organize regular press conferences in order to create good, brotherly, and friendly relations with the press. At these press conferences all issues will be addressed by Forum officials either from the Secretariat or as the Forum will see fit.
9. To advocate for the unity of all the people of Uganda and African in general.

While all participants were given a chance to contribute ideas, the key note speech was given by the chairman of the Forum, His Majesty Rukirabasaija the Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara.

Omukama Iguru said, in part,

“We must, as kings, traditional rulers, and cultural leaders convey our collective gratitude to the Government of Uganda for creating an enabling climate for the kingdoms and cultural institutions, and chiefdoms to thrive and serve the people of Uganda with commitment to the sovereign state of Uganda.

“We resolved to speak with one voice but over the last year the kings, traditional rulers and cultural leaders have not been audible enough advocating  for critical, social and cultural development needs for their mutual benefits and the befits of our subjects.

“We decided to  open and facilitate a secretariat for the Forum of Kings, Traditional rulers and cultural leaders in Uganda to handle the day to day activities including transformation of the Forum into a legal entity.  This has not yet been done.

“There is need to urge the Government of Uganda to implement the Regional Tier that parliament has already enacted into law.  The delay has not been explained to our satisfaction. Our collective voice must be heard loud and clear.

There is need to call upon all stakeholders to know the value of land, to protect their rights on it, to correct all historical errors related to land and to secure appropriate legal rights.

There is need for collective mobilization for development of all our subjects that willingly pay allegiance to kings and traditional rulers and cultural leaders. Our subjects must see opur functional value.

After our last meeting came the Lira Declaration that we all signed and have a duty to implement through collective development programmes for cooperating kingdoms and chiefdoms of Uganda and together seeking development partners to fund them and in particular the European Union and other  willing partners. We cannot afford to lose this opportunity.

It is a felt need  in all our institutions that we must ask the Government of Uganda to resume payment of royalties to kingdoms and chiefdoms on forests, game reserves, plantation agriculture and minerals/oil and gas and other natural resources in the various kingdoms and chiefdoms and to lobby members of Parliament in the various kingdoms and chiefdoms to support related changes in the constitution and laws of Uganda.

It is now obvious that we must work together to promote the unity  of Uganda, Eastern Africa, and the entire continent of Africa.

We must call upon development partners to identify themselves with the Forum of Kings, Traditional Rulers, and Cultural Leaders and to support their collective programmes and activities.

There is need for cultivate productive partnership between the press and Kings, Traditional Rulers nd /cultural leaders in Uganda for mutual benefit to replace current malicious publication and sensational reporting by a section of the press.

We need to workd together to promote peace, reconsilitation and ethic co-existence and reverse the historical distortions and errors that have led to ethnic strife emanting from colonial rule.

We need to pool resources to promote and support research, documentation and preservation of culture, arts, languages, customs and our entire cultural heritage and encourage cultural exchange and sharing of experience through inter-kingdom exchanges and meetings.

Finally, it is with great pleasure that I invite you to Hoima to participate in the Europe-Uganda Cultural Village scheduled to be mounted at Hoima in May 2009.

Ends the key note address by Omukama Soloomon Gafabusa Iguru.

Report by;

Henry Ford Miirima
Press Secretary of the OMukama of Bunyoro-Kitara

In a press release issued last Saturday, Beti Namisango Kamya, a leading Muganda politician has called on all Baganda to realize that they must put Buganda first to achieve the power necessary to influence their future in Uganda. The press release which was received by Buganda Post is in Luganda; the English version was not yet available by Monday morning Kampala time. In her write-up, Beti passionately persuades Baganda to realize that by allowing things like religion, political parties, and other foreign influences to divide us, our enemies have found it very easy to exploit us and leave in the sorry state we are in.

Ms. Kamya, the Forum for Democratic Changes (FDC) MP for Lubaga North, proposes that Baganda should start at the grass roots and define Buganda’s needs and wants and communicate them up to Gombolola and district councils. From the district councils, Buganda’s positions would be approved in a Buganda Conference involving key Baganda stakeholders. Notably, Kamya encourages Baganda to stay with their parties but warns them that Ugandan political parties are not equipped to promote Buganda’s interests because they try to please many camps. Kamya is careful to say that she has not worked out all the implementation details and that she invites contributions from others.

Reactions to Kamya’s document are still mixed based on the few political types that this reporter has spoken to. The majority think that MP Kamya’s statement is a wakeup call that Buganda needs. One of the answers was, “She is a brave woman who is telling the truth. Many party people in Mengo make noise partly to promote themselves in their parties so they can become popular and win MP seats. I think Nambooze, Kyanjo and Lukwago must publicly say if they put Buganda before party like Kamya”. But one USA based supporter of Beti Kamya offered another view: “I agree wholeheartedly with Beti that Uganda parties have failed in Uganda and cannot help Buganda. But so have Museveni’s Gombolola and District structures that Beti wants to rely one – they are even much more corrupt than the parties. What Buganda needs is to go back to working through our clans – to elect Lukiiko members, discuss ideas like what Beti has suggested and so on.”

The full text of Beti’s press release (in Luganda) is reproduced below – only the home villages of individuals have been omitted:

TUSAZE MAGEZI KI OBUTAVVIIRAMU AWO NATE MU 2011?

1. Ennyanjula
Nnazzi kuno, Buganda lyali ggwanga lyamaanyi, lyakitiibwa era erikulaakulana. Omuzungu bweyajja, nalinafuya ate bwetwaafuna obwetwaaze okuvva ku Muzungu, abakulembeze abaddako baayongera kulinafuyiza ddala, nga kati Buganda ayolekedde kusaanawo, okujjako nga ffe bennyini tutaddewo enkyuukakyuuka ey’omugundu mu by’obufuzi bwa Uganda eyinza okutaasa eggwanga lyaffe.

Amadiin’amangi agaaleetebw’abagwira, n’enkola y’ebibiina by’obufuzi ebingi byakozesebwa okunafuya Buganda n’amawanga amalala agaali agaamanyi nga Bunyoro, Tooro, Ankore, Lango, Acholi, Teso, Busoga ne Bukedi. Nazzi kuno, ng’obwagazi, obuwulize, obukozi, n’ebirowoozo byabantu biba bya Kabaka, Omukama, Omugabe, Emorimor, Kyabazinga oba Rwot, naye kati bigabanyizibwa wakati w’eddiini, ebibiina byebyobufuzi, ng’abafuzi b’eNnono bebagabana ekitono ennyo! Ekyavaamu nga mukifo ky’Abaganda, Abanyoro, Abanyankore oba Abacholi okuteesezang’awamu ebibayamba ng’abawamu, abantu kati batuula nga ba DP, UPC, Ba Katoliki, ba Polositante oba Basiraamu. Omuganda Omusiraamu nakyaawa Omuganda Omukatoliki, Omuganda owa NRM nakyaawa Muganda munne owa FDC, wamma ggwe netukubagana, netukyawagana, netwenafuya fekka ng’omulabe anyumirwa, bwatuwaga, bwayongera okutunafuya. Wetwogerera kati, Ssabasajja alemesebwa okwetaayiza mu nsi ye nga bwayagala naye Baganda, olwobuwulize kati bwebalina eri ebibiina byaabwe ebyobufuzi, bebaakozesebwa okukiwagira ekivve ekyo n’okukirungiya eri abantu – awo wetutuuse! Wetutuuse kati, Omuganda eyerowooza nti ali ku ddaala lyawaggulu mu byobufuzi bwa Uganda, (National leader), akiraba nga aba yessa wansi, yeweebuula, era aggwaamu ensa bwawakanira ebya Buganda olwaatu!

Enkola yokwawula mu Baganda enafuyizza nnyo Buganda era kati buli muntu akitwala nti twafuuka bakukozesebwa, madaala ga kulinnyirako n’oluvanyuma tubegerweengako, tukolezebweenga ng’abatulinnyiddeko bwebanaasiimanga. Owekitiibwa Elly Karuhanga yye teyabirumamu bweyagamba nti Abaganda balinga bupiira bu kalimpitawa, kukozesa nakusuula (condom), song’ate yye Owekitiibwa Kahinda Otafiire yagamba nti Buganda kibiina kya bwannakyeewa (NGO), ng’abalala baseka bwebeebuuza nti “yye Abaganda mwaabaaki?” – awo wetutuuse!

Awo nze wembuuliza nti mmwe Abaganda baleero, temunnanyiiga? temunnasaalirwa? temunnejjusa? temunneetamwa? temunnasonyiwala? temwebuuza nti tukole tutya?

2. Embeera gyetutambuliramu kati
Nga tonnaddamu nti tukole tutya, sooka wetegereze embeera gyetutaambulizaamu ebyobufuzi bya Uganda ebyatufuukira nnamunzisa.

Buganda eweza obululu obutakka wansi wa miriyoni ssatu (3,000,000) bwetugaba obugabi mu NRM, FDC, DP, UPC, JEEMA ne CP buli kulonda. Mukalulu ka 2006, NRM twagiwa obululu miriyoni nga emu n’ekitundu (1,500,000) ate FDC, ekibiina ekyakwata ekifo kyokubiri netukiwa obululu emitwaalo nsavu mw’etaano (750,000), bwogattako obululu bwetwaawa DP, UPC ne Abed Bwanika, Buganda neba nga yagaba obululu nga miriyoni bbiri mu emitwaalo nsanvu (2,700,000). Naye webuuze mubululu obwo bwonna, twaali tusuubira kufunamuuki? Olowooza tetwagaba bugabi bululu bwa kinyumu butaliiko kigendererwa oba kakalu? Buli mulonzi yakubira kandideti (candidate) gwasiimye naye nga tasobodde kumutuukirira kumutegeeza kaluluke kyakaagalamu! Yye kisoboka buli mulonzi okutuukirira kandideti gwanalonda okumutegeeza kyayagala mu kaluluke?

3. Ani aganyulwa oluvannyuma lwokulonda?
Omukulembeze omu bwawangula akalulu, alonda ba minisita, abakungu abalala nga ba RDC, abanamuw’amagezi (Presidential Advisors), n’abakulu b’ebitongole ebisava. Abusuubuzi abatono bafuna tenda okwo teekako ababaka babantu mu nkiiko zonna okuvva ku Ggombolola okutuusiza ddala mu Lukiiko lw’eggwanga olukulu (LC 1 – 5 ne Parliament) – okutwalira awamu, abo bonna bwobagatta tebasukka mitwaalo etaano (50,000) – abo nno bebantu abaganyulwa mu kulonda kwonna okuba kubaddewo era tukizudde nti abangi obuwulize bwaabwe buba eri Pulezidenti abawa emirimu sso ssi eri abantu ababalonda.

Nze nkakasa nti embeera bweti tekyuuka kinene kakibeere kibiina kya bufuzi ki ekiba  kiwangudde akalulu kubanga enkola ya gavumenti eba tekyuuse nnyo ate ne byendabye, mbirabye!

4. Kati tukole tutya?

• Tukomye okugabula obululu obwekinyumu obutaliiko kakalu ka nkalakkalira fenna ketutegeera era ketweesaliddewo
• Tulinnyise bbeyi y’obululu bwaffe abanajjanga okubutusaba bamanye nti buliko bbeyi eramulwa kwebatandikira okulamuza era bamanye nti mu beesiimbyeewo asinga okutuwa bbeyi ennungi gwetuwa obululu bwaffe.
• Tukimanye nti okusobola okulinnyisa bbeyi y’obululu bwaffe tuteekwa okuba nti tubukungaanyirizza mu sitowa (store) emu, bufuuk’ekitole ekizitowa. Kino kigeraageranye n’omusuubuzi w’emmwanyi oba kasooli. Awali sitowa ennene waasibira era waamalira ebbeyi song’ate ba nnina ndebe emu, ssimanyi kutiya emu, baba balina kutwaala bulebe bwaabwe nabukutiya bwaabwe ku sitoowa begayirire omusubuzi oba nnyini sitowa nebyaabwe abigule naye ng’owa sitowa yalamula bbeyi! Okukungaanyiza obululu mu bibiina byobufuzi tekyandibadde kibi naye omugotteko gw’abantu ababeera mu bibiina byobufuzi naye nga tebavva mu kitundu kimu kiremesa ennamuza – gwe ate omu ayagala federo munne tajaagala, omulala ayagala bidiba bya nte, munne ayagala kusima mafuta gamuttaka, era ekyo kyatwaala ng’ekikulu, omulala ayagala kumuddizaawo Obusinga (Obwakabaka bwe Rwenzururu), munne ekyo sikyalaba ng’ekikulu, wabula, yye, agamba nti  ng’olutalo lwa Kony bwerwaggwa, abantube babazzeeyo mumaka gaabwe nga babazimbidde n’amayumba. Kale kiba kizibu abantu abatafaananya byetaago kulamuliza wamu. Kyekivva kisaanidde abantu abavva mu kitundu ekimu, bwebafaananya ebyeetaago, bakungaanyize wamu obululu bwaabwe, gafuuke amaanyi agalabika, balamuze noyo ab’abwetaaze. Kyenva ngaamba nti enkola yokulowooleza ennyo mu bibiina byobufuzi okusiinga oli gyasibuka tetuyambye era tegenda kutuyamba kwejja mu bunnya wabula kiganyula abo abatono ennyo abagabana ebifo mu gavumenti eba ewangudde akalulu.Bwetunaakungaanya obululu bwaffe okusinziira mu bitundu gyetuvva, bujjakuba buzito, bwamaanyi kuba bwoogera olulimi lumu era nensonga buba n’emu. Obwo abafuzi bajjakubussaamu ekitiibwa bakole kyetunaabanga tubagambye.
• Nga tumaze okukungaanya obululu bwaffe awamu era nga tumatidde nti buzitowa bulungi, olwo abwagala ng’atusanga ku sitowa yaffe ey’obululu, nga tumuwa akakalu kaffe, gamba nga okutuddiza ebyaffe mu kiseera ekigere era ekikkiriziganyiddwaako, gamba nga minisitule zetwaagala ffe zetulaba ezinaatuyamba, gamba nga sikaala, emirimu, n’ebirala
• Munkol’eno, asaba obululu bwaffe n’abakungube bamala kussa mukono ku ndagaano ng’abakkiriza akakalu ketuba tutaddewo, nga bwebatagituukiriza mu kiseera ekiragaane, gavumenti ye etwalibwa mu Kooti!

5. Olwo buli kitundu kya Uganda bwekisiba akakalu kaakyo kisoboka?
Kisoboka kubanga buli kitundu kirina ebyetaago byaakyo ebitafaanana nabyabitundu birala era okutambuza ensong’eno tuba tulina okukola emikago ne’bitundu ebirala, nga twekobaana. Ekyokulabirako – Omunyoro bwagamba nti ku sente ezinavaanga mu mafuta gomuttaka agasangibwa mu Bunyoro ebitundu kkumi ku buli kikumi (10%) zisigale Bunyoro, nti n’emirimu eginaabanga mu masundiro g’amafuta, ebitundu kkumi ku buli kikumi (10%) giweebwenga Banyoro nti era ne minisita webya mafuta abere Munyoro okusobola okutuukiriza endagaano eyo, tewali nsonga lwaaki Omuganda towagira Munyoro kunsonga eyo etekuyingiramu yadde okukusala, naye bwakkiriza okukuwagira bakuddize embuga z’amasaza, okukuwa minisitule yebyobulimi ne minisita webyobulimi kubanga naye ebyo tebimusala bwatabifuna. Tewali nsonga lwaaki Omuganda towagira Mucholi bwasib’akakalu nti buli Mucholi avudde mu kampu (Internally Displaced Peoples’ Camp) bamuwe enkuumbi, ensigo, amabaati, nti n’obwa Katikkiro wa Uganda babuwe Mucholi kubanga ye ofisi erabirira enteekateka eno, basobole okudda mumaka gaabwe, bwaaba anakuwagira okukuddiza embuga z’amasaza n’akenda ebitamusala. Tewali nsonga lwaki Omufumbira w’Ekisoro, ekitundu kyokka munsi yonna ekisangibwaamu amazike agaagejja, nga galeeta abalambuzi mu Uganda  bagalabe, bwebasaba minisitule y’obulambuzi, n’ekitundu ku nsimbi ezivva mu bulambuzi, ggwe Omuganda tomuwagira bwaaba anaakuwagira ku byoyagala ate nga tebitamusala. Bwetunagenda tukola emikago egisinziira ku byetaago byaffe mu bitundu gyetuvva kiyinza okuyamba omuntu wa bulijjo okusinga emikago gy’ebibiina byebyobufuzi egiruubirira okuwangula obuyinza kyokka.

6. Naye ebyo eby’endagaano biyinza okukola wano?
Mpulidde abantu bangi nga bagamba nti eby’endagano tebisobola kukola mbu kubanga  endagaano ezaasooka nga eya 1962 ney’e Luweero Haji Nadduli gyatera okwogerako nga tezaakola kati lwezinaakola? Enjawulo eriwo nti endagaano ezo ezoogeddwaako zakolebwaanga nabantu batono ddala, gamba nga eya 1962, yakolerwa London, bantu batono abaagendayo, abantu abasing’obunji nga tebamanyi nakigenda mu maaso, ate ey’e Luweero yaliko abantu batono ddala ate nga teriiko buwandiike, Pulezidenti Museveni kyaava agyegaana. Endagaano endala ekozesebwa mu kulonda ye manifesito, wabula nayo yafuuka yakutukiriza mukono, bakuba obutabo butono nnyo, bubeera mu Lungereza, ate nga abalonzi ssi beebesaliddewo kyebaagala wabula nannyini manifesito yaabasalirawo ekinaabeeramu. Teri agiteesaako yadde agissaako mukono okujjako nnyiniyo – kale eyo neeba nga ssi ndagaano wabula kusuubiza okuba kukoleddwa eyesimbyeewo bamulonde. Mujjukire Pulezidenti Museveni bweyajjawo omusolo gwomutwe mu 2001 nga Dr Besigye asuubizza okugujjawo senga bamulonda. Olwokuba tewaali ndagano, kati omusolo gwomutwe guzzeewo naye teri gyetuyinza kuwaabira Museveni kubanga tewaali ndagaano mpandiike. Endagaano gyenjogerako, muba mutudde, muteesezza, mukkiriziganyizza, enjuuyi zombie zitaddeko emikono, wabaawo abajulirwa (nga gyemikago gyemukoze nabantu bebitundu ebirala), era ngokujimenya kitwaaza mu Kooti.

Ng’enkola ya manifesito eriwo kati bwetetukoledde bulungi, tulina obuvunaanyizibwa n’eddembe okutondawo enkol’endala, nayo tugigezese, bwegaana okukola ate abalituddirira nabo bagezeeko okutondawo enkol’endala okutuusa lwetulituuka kunkola eritutuusa ku kyetuluubirira, yenkulaakulana, eddembe n’okwegatta – anti neeno enkola ya manifesito n’ebibiina byebyobufuzi ebingi muntu buntu yeyazitondawo. Museveni naye yali attaddewo eyiye eya Muvumenti lwakuba teyaloka!

7. Naye tuba tetwaawukanye n’enkola ekozesebwa mu nsi ezaakul’edda?
Buli nsi erina enkola yaayo nga yefanaana yokka. Enkola y’Amerika ssi yekola e Bungereza, China, Budachi (Netherland) Bugirimani (Germany), Canada, Australia, Norway oba Finland. Nekulukalu lwaffe olwa Afrika, ensi ezitambula obulungi nga Botswana, Malawi ne South Africa buli bamu balina nkola yaabwe. Olaba ne Kenya oba Zimbabwe biri ebya manifesito bwebyagaanye okukola bataddewo enkola endala eyendagaano. N’olwekyo, tuleke kutya kugezaako nkola gyetwetandikidde, enkadde bweba tetukoledde.

Bungereza eyo nno gyemuwulira, ensi ezimanyiddwa nga England, Northern Ireland, Wales ne Scotland zezakkiriza okwegatta okukola Obwakabaka bwa Bungereza Obwawamu (United Kingdom) kati obwakamala emyaka bisatu (300) beddu. Naye, oluvannyuma lw’emyaka 300, ebintu birabika ng’ebigaanye era kati aba Scotch baagala kwekutulako, aba Northern Ireland bbo bamaze myaaka na myaaka nga balwaana kwekutulako ate naba Welsh nabo bakooye okwegatta baggala babe newebeewogomako basobole okwogera kaffe cche. Era kati mu Lukiiko lwa Bungereza olukulu (House of Commons) ekibiina kya ba Scotch ekiyitibwa Scottish Nationalist Party kiwezezza ababaka bangi ddala ate nga kkyo omulamwa gwaakyo bagwogera lwaatu, nti baagala kwekutulako ku Bungereza ey’amu, kubanga buli kitundu kirina ensonga zaakyo ezikiruma ezitafaanana nazaakitundu kirala!

Bwetutyo naffe mu Uganda tusigale nga twegasse naye nga buli bantu balina engeri gyebeekolera kunsonga zaabwe ezaawukana n’ezabalala.

8. Kati kyogamba nti tuvve mu bibina by’obufuzi, era naawe FDC ojivuddemu?
Nedda, temuvva mu bibiina byammwe eby’obufuzi era nange ekyange ekya FDC sinnakivvaamu kubanga nkyagala nnyo. Naye mumanye nti biyina webitayinza kutuuka mu by’okukulaakulanya n’okukumaakuma ebitundu by’eggwanga ebyenjawulo n’eNnono zaabyo. Wabula yyo enkola eno gyenteessa esobola bulungi okubikola. Naye bwekyetaagisa okusalwo wakati w’ekibiina ne ggwangalyo, nkusaba osalewo ngowunzikira eri eggwangalyo kubanga Katonda yeyalikutonderamu song’ate ekibiina oyinza n’okukolawo ekikyo. Naye ekibiina kyonna bwekibaamu amazima n’obwenkanya tewali nsonga lwaaki ebigendererwa byaakyo byandikontanye nebyekitundu kya Uganda kyonna. Obuvunaanyizibwa bwammwe bubeere bwakwagazisa bibiina byammwe nkola eno era buli omu akubirize ekikye kyekiba kisinza bbeeyi esikiriza ebitundu bisobole okwekolamu emikago bikiwagire.

9. Endagaano gyogamba  eteekebwa etya mu nkola era tufuna tutya akakalu akaawamu? 
Nange kino ssinnakirowoozaako nnyo era nsaba buli omu agezeeko okukirowoozaako oba kisoboka n’okulongoosaamu mu byenteesezza. Naye twandisoose netubunyisa enjiri eno, neekubaganyizibwaako nnyo ebirowoozo. Oluvannyuma nga tusembeerera 2011, buli kyaalo kyekolemu omulimu nga gukubirizibwa Omwami wa Kabaka ne ba LC, bakkiriziganye kunsonga nga ssatu (3) zebalowooza nti zetwandisibiddek’olukoba mu kalulu, baziweereze mu Kanso (Council) yaabwe ey’eGombolola, eyongere zonna okuzisengejja n’okuziteesaako nga balin’Abatongole ne Basajja ba Kabaka Abamagombolola, oluvannyuma byebajjeemu babiweereza ku LC5 Kanso (Council). Oluvannyuma mu 2009, Katikkiro, Abataka, Olukiiko n’Abakungu ba Ssabasajja abalala batuule mu Buganda Conference, akakalu ka Buganda kayisibwe, buli muntu akamanye, abanaakiikirira Buganda mu kukola emikago balondebwe, emikago gikolebwe nga gisiinziira ku kakalu akakoleddwa mu Buganda Conference. Olwo nno, abaagala okwesimbawo bavuganye nga bamanyi akakalu ka Buganda (minimum position).

10. Kyenjagaliza Buganda kyenjagaliza n’ebitundu bya Uganda byonna
Lwakubanga akatabo kano nkakubye mu Luganda era nga njogera ku Buganda naye enkola eno njagaliza Uganda yonna era mmanyi nti esobola okukola mu buli kitundu kya Uganda, awatali kusika miguwa nakulaga bukyaayi ng’abakulembeze baffe byebatuteekamu, kubanga kati buli munna Uganda akirabye nti mu kukyawagana n’obutayagalizaganya teri afunyeemu okujjako abatono ennyo abatusizeemu okukyawagana.

11. Okulongoosa n’okugaziya ebirowoozo bino

Nsaba yenna anaaba n’ebirowoozo ebiyinza okwonger’okuzimba, okulongoosaamu ob’okugaziya ku birowoozo bino abikubise mu mpapula zamawulire oba abiyise ku mpewo za radio oba atuukirire omu kubantu bendaze wammanga ku masimu agalagiddwa:

• Haji Abdu Noor Kitandwe - 0754 430 112
• Badiru sekyanja - 0775 716 200
• Medi Kigongo - 0752 354 302
• Baker Byayi - 0772 664 863
• Joseph Jingo - 0774 863 858
• Frank Sekkaza - 0782 542 139
• Beti Olive Namisango Kamya - 0712 078 588

12. Okusaba
Mbasaba akatabo kano mukagule Shs 200 (bibiri zokka) olwokudduukirira omulimu gwokutambuza ebirowoozo bino n’okubikubaganyaako ebirowoozo.

13. Okwebaza
Nneebaza nnyo okusooka Haji Abdu Noor Kitandwe ow’e Kyamulibwa, Kalungu, Masaka bwetutambuza ensonga eno, olw’okunkubiriza okuwandiika ebirowoozo bino ate n’obuvunaanyizibwa bwatadde mu nsonga eno.

Neebaza nebannange abalala nabo bwetubaz’ensonga eno era nebatajitiirira nga mwemuli John Kikonyogo, Badiru Sekyanja, Joseph Jingo, Jimmy Mayanja, Medi Kigongo, Baker Byayi, Frank Ssekkaza, Dan Muwonge, Isma Makumbi, Mzee Gwaase, Haji Mikidaadi Lukyamuzi, Muwalimu Bakka, Medi Lutaaya, Hawa Namugenyi, Segirinnya Peter, Mukulu Mpagi, Mr Kibuye, Mulongo S. Kizza, Musomesa Joseph Mubiru, Haji Kamadi Kitaka, Joseph Mukwaya, Charles Mukasa, Tebusweeke Gonzaga, Omukulu L. Sajjabbi, Kalema R, Mukyala Namatovu M, Muky. Nasimbwa Towa, Kaloli Kyalisi, Juma Kizito, Salongo Ben Kiwanuka, Salongo Kakerankya, Florence Nabukenya, Ismail Mulala Kakoza, Lwettute Robert, Henry Lukwaya, Nkwanga Douglas, Sula Senyondo, Seremba Mustafa, Kasozi Ben, Henry Kimera, Kavuma Robert, Abdu Mutwalibi, Gayi Godfrey, Abdu Makanga, Hassan Kasibante, Lubinga Chaz, Salongo Kasolo, Justin Juuko, Kalanzi, Muyunga nabalala bangi nnyo abawagidde ensonga eno mu ngeri ezitali zimu.

Mwebale nnyo okuwaayo obudde okusoma ebirowoozo bino,

Nze,

Beti Olive Namisango Kamya
Member of Parliament
Lubaga North, Kampala

AWANGAALE SABASAJJA KABAKA WA BUGANDA!

In addition to giving the late Kyabazinga of Busoga Henry Mulooki a state funeral and declaring a public holiday in his honor, President Museveni has dished out at least 11 cows to each of the eleven hereditary Busoga chiefdoms: Bugabula, Bulamogi, Kigulu, Luuka, Bukono, Busiki, Bugweri, Bukooli, Bunya, Bunyole and Butembe. Mr. Museveni “generosity” has excited many Basoga, who now are among the poorest and most backward populations in Uganda. At the same time, it has upset the more educated ones who, like most political analysts in Uganda, see it as a transparent case of mass bribery and arrogance.

One banker, a staunch supporter of FDC’s Abdu Kantuntu (MP for Bugweri), told this reporter that many educated Basoga in his circles are outraged that, after impoverishing Basoga to the bone, President Museveni is exploiting the death of their leader to dupe them into supporting his schemes. The engineer accused Mr. Museveni of using Mulooki’s death as an excuse to bribe heavily in Busoga,  ahead of the 2011 elections.  He also alleged that Museveni also has a program, spearheaded by Kirunda Kivejinja, to get  a new Kyabazinga who is willing to work with Bunyoro two create a Bunyoro-Ankole-Busoga axis against Buganda. “If you listen to the Government controlled media you will soon start hearing about Basoga and Banyoro being the same people. All in the name intimidating Buganda”, the banker claimed.

The late Kyabazinga of Busoga who died on September 1, 2008, was given a state funeral  by President Museveni.  And the date of the funeral, Monday September 8, 2008 was declared a public holiday at a short notice, inconveniencing scores of business and citizens. These actions seemed illogical to many Ugandans this reporter spoke to because the Kyabazinga was not a national leader and Mr. Museveni is on record, many times, saying that African traditional leaders are of little value.

Banyoro peasants are fighting tooth and nail to stop President Yoweri Museveni from taking 8 square miles of land which State House claims to be a gift from the Hoima local council. Arguments and tempers flared when the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee discussed the matter on Thursday, August 14, 2008. Mr. Museveni’s legal advisor, Fox Odoi, told the Committee that the disputed land was “a donation to the presidency” and declared that State House was free to use the land as they choose. He, however, acknowledged that the matter was before court and that the Banyoro peasants who lived on the land had taken legal action against State House in 2003.

The Public Accounts Committee had heard evidence that residents of the disputed land were contesting Mr. Museveni’s claim of ownership, charging that it was a ploy to defraud them of their communal grazing land. And that they had already petitioned the district land tribunal which had given them a favorable ruling against President Museveni. The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Nandala Mafabi, said, “It is improper for State House to pursue this land, yet President Museveni is supposed to be fighting for the landless. This land should be left to the local people since the government’s job is to empower them to benefit so Bonna Bagagawale (prosperity for all) by using land as a means of production.”

The land dispute between State House and poor Banyoro peasants comes at a time when President Museveni appears determined to enact Land Act amendments which he claims will protect squatters from eviction by land lords. Political analysts in Kampala explain this contradiction by pointing out that the contested land is located in Buhanguzi County, close to the Albertine Valley where evidence of significant oil deposits were first discovered in geological surveys dated as early as the 1970s.