The latest we have from the world of Buganda and Ugandan conferences is that Radio Free Buganda will broadcast live from Ttabamiruka ’10. The Chairman of the Ttabamiruka organizing committee confirmed this in an interview with the host of Enyanjanja Temanyirwa program on www.ekibakibe.com.  The interview was first broadcast last Saturday night but it continues to be repeated on www.ekibakibe.com  during the Program Enkadde times.

According to the  event program at www.ttabamiruka.com, the Baganda conference will be opened on September 4, 2010 by none other than the Lion of Buganda, Ssabasajja Kabaka, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II following the introduction of the Buganda Royal Family. Below are extracts of the program which this writer has copied from www.ttabamiruka.com.

SATURDAY:

SUNDAY:

Boston USA based Radio Free Buganda made history when the commemoration of Kabaka Mutebi’s coronation live from the Butambala County  for at least 4 hours on Friday and Saturday.  The RFB broadcasts were especially important because, according to our sources in broadcasting, the NRM occupation government’s Robert Kabushenga ordered all major new organizations in Uganda not to report on the huge crowds in Butambala. Bukedde was allowed to report on the Kabaka’s tour of Butambala but not to include crowd sizes or live pictures. So, Free Buganda Radio was the only totally channel independent of the NRM occupation government that reported the celebrations live. 

The local correspondent on the ground, Eddie Mulyanyamumwa, who was speaking live on www.ekibakibe.com by phone said:  “Nze simanyi nnyo kubala bantu, naye kirabika abantu bassuka emitwaalo nga ena” (“I am not an expert at counting people but it appears that there are at least 40,000 people”).

The Kabaka was officially welcomed by the Butambala County chief, Twaha Lwanyaga, who introduced all the remaining 17 county chiefs. Other important Buganda figures present included the Katikkiro JB Walusimbi, princes and princesses, Buganda cabine members, Omutaka Nakirembeka, Alan Waliggo, all the Gombolola chiefs in Butambala and many others.

The Radio Free Buganda anchor in Boston, Mr. Robert Kabuye, inserted some humor in the long broadcast during the prayers. This is when one Reverend Matovu prayed for NRM’s president Museveni for “restoring the Buganda Kingdom”. Upset by the NRM propaganda from Reverend Matovu, Mr. Kabuye inserted his voice in the feed from Butambala and said: “Eyo esaala esabira Museveni atta abantu? Oyo omusumba wa NRM. ” (“A prayer for Museveni   who is killing people? That clergyman is an NRM.”)

For more details on Radio Free Buganda and Ekiba Kibe live broadcasts and replays go to: http://www.ekibakibe.com.

Yesterday, we published a copy of the press release that Kabaka’s representatives in North America issued on July 23,  2010, in connection within UNAA (see “Kabaka’s Representatives Send Intriguing Press Release On UNAA”). The representatives said that they had received an “official communication from the Buganda Kingdom Administration”, but never indicated if it was the Kabaka, the Katikkiro or another person in the Buganda Kingdom  who sent it to them.   Surprisingly, only a few hours later, the Chairman of NRM backed UNAA, Moses Wilson, issued his own press release thanking the Kabaka’s representatives for their press release. 

Since Wednesday, our sources in Boston, Washington DC and California were reporting  to us ongoing conference calls and arguments between Kabaka’s representatives, UNAA organizers and certain political activists about the Katikkiro’s letter of July 20, 2010. In fact, it appears as if  the press release by the Kabaka’s representatives intentionally avoided mentioning Katikkiro as a compromise with certain political interests. The very quick and thankful from Mr. Wilson only served to raise more questions about the loyalty of Kabaka’s representatives to Kabaka and Buganda.  One question is why Mr. Wilson, who saw the Katikkiro’s letter on Wednesday is pretending that it is the Kabaka representatives are the ones who clarified Buganda’s position.  Another question is whether Moses Wilson and Fred Kalema-Musoke sincerely believe that Buganda would not be participating in UNAA as stated in the Katikkiro’s letter, even if the current occupant of the Nnabagereka institution attends.

Some of these and other questions were also raised by Mr. Robert Kabuye on his www.EkibaKibe.com 1:30 PM radio program (July 25, 2010).  One question is, why the representatives did not report the Katikkiro’s message for 3 days. Robert Kabuye complained directly to the Katikkiro, asking: “Ababaka bakikirira ani?” (“Who do the Kabaka’s representatives represent?”). He explained that the representatives were elected by Baganda in their individual areas but they are now serving themselves, even censoring Katikkiro messages to us. According to Mr. Kabuye, many of his www.EkibaKibe.com listeners also want the Buganda Government delegation to come to Ttabamiruka ’10 prepared to explain the purpose of Kabaka’s representatives and why some behaving rebelliously. He added that the theme his radio for the whole of next week will be the Kabaka’s representatives and who they serve.

We reproduced Moses Wilson’s message without editing below:

From: UNAANET@yahoogroups.com [mailto:UNAANET@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of President UNAA
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 8:13 PM
To: unaanet@yahoogroups.com
Cc: ucoca@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [UNAANET] Nnabagereka to present UNAA Key Note Speech

 Community Members,

I would like to express my appreciate to Ssabasajja Kabaka’s
Representatives in the US and Canada for their recent clarification of the
position of the Government of Buganda relative to the upcoming UNAA
convention in Washington, DC. Some confusion had arisen as to exactly who
from the Kingdom was going to the UNAA convention in Washington, DC, and
who was going to the Ttabamiruka Convention in New Jersey.

In their official communication, the Kabaka’s Representatives very clearly
stated that the Government of Buganda was not sending representatives or
participating in the UNAA convention due to various ongoing issues in the
Kingdom.

However, the UNAA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has
received confirmation that HRH Sylvia Nnaginda, Nnabagereka of Buganda,
will lead a delegation comprised of representatives from the Uganda Cancer
Research Foundation and the Nnabagereka Development Foundation to the UNAA
Convention in Washington, DC, where she will deliver the Key Note Speech.

Convention and Hotel Registration information can be found on the official
UNAA website (www.unaa.org)

Sincerely,

Moses R. Wilson
President (2009-2011)
Ugandan North American Association

According to today’s morning Ekiba Kibe broadcast by Robert Kabuye, the organizers of NRM funded 2010 UNAA Washington called him and requested that he announce that UADA is cancelling it Boston conference this year. Mr. Kabuye told his listeners: “Abakulu abamu abategeka ebya UNAA eri e Washington DC batukubidde amasimu wano ku Ekiba Kibe nebagamba nti bo tubalangire nti tebalina ttabu na bya Buganda era bawagira nnyo Ttabamiruka naye nti obuzibu babulina ku UADA. Era mbu UADA ku mawulire gebalina mbu tegenda kuberayo.” (“We at Ekiba Kibe got a call from some key organizers and they requested us to announce on radio that they have no issues with Buganda and the even strongly support Ttabamiruka but only have issues with UADA. They also claimed that they have information that the UADA convention is cancelled.”

Mr. Kabuye says that Ekiba Kibe later inquired with the leaders of UADA who told him that the UNAA organizers were lying. He finishes his broadcast saying: “Ffe tetujja kulanga bintu bya UNAA, ebyo mugende mubirangire ku Radio Rwakitura, eno radio ya Buganda.” (“We are not going to announce anything fof UNAA. Go put your announcements on Radio Rwakitura, this is a Buganda radio.”)

Click on  Ekiba_Kibe20Jul10 to listen to the July 20, 2010 Ekiba Kibe broadcast, in Luganda.

On July 16, 2010, the Uganda government owned New Vision proudly announced that 11 Ugandans were to be awarded US doctorate degrees from United Graduate College and Seminary (UGCS) of Tennessee. They Ugandan elits included Pastor Robert Kayanja who received an honorary doctorate in Divinity and his life Jessica Kayanja, who pocketed a PhD in Humanities.

The UGCS is an Internet degreed issuing business, which enables individuals to earn degrees for less than $2000 and without the experience of regular examinations or interactive contact with instructors. Last week the Kenyan local press reported that letters inviting selected men and women to accept honorary PhDs at a Nairobi “graduation” ceremony, also asked them to make contributions towards the travel and accommodation expenses of the visiting American UGCS officials.

Pastor Simeon Kayiwa of Namirembe Christian Fellowship is one of the pioneering high profile “graduate” of the Internet “university”. On January 30, 2009, the New Vision reported: “… Kayiwa was recently awarded yet another Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree by the united graduate College and seminary, USA. D.Litt, a university degree which is above Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), is issued on the basis of research and its publication.” Businessman Bonny Katatumba, who serves as the Pakistan honorary counsel in Uganda, is another UGCS PhD holder and professor according to an April 15, 2010 story in the NRM government journalistic flagship,  the New Vision.

According to sources in the Ugandan evangelical community, where pastors Kayiwa and Kayanja are often regarded as annointed by God to do the right things, their followers are unaware that anyone can get UGCS degrees for less than $2,000.

According to the United Graduate College and Seminary website, the cost of a Bachelors degree is $1,595 plus the purchase of 5 books. As for the minimum academic requirements, the UGCS website state that: “Each student will be required to complete 35 hours of course work from United Graduate College and Seminary before we will grant a Degree.” In describing degree course work, the site states: “Each student is required to thoroughly read each book listed below. Each book is considered a (One 5- Hour Course). After each book is read, you need to write a 10 to 15-page paper for each book. In each paper we want you to, 1. Point out the principles found throughout the book. 2. List the valuable truths found in each book. 3. We want you to tell us how you can use these principles and truths in your ministry to others. Each paper needs to be typed with no grammatical errors. Size 14 font is suggested.” Notably, most of the content on the university’s website is is grammatically incorrect, with reckless use of capital letters on imperfect nouns.

To earn a PhD from the UGCS the cost jumps to $ 2,295. And the degree requirements are as follows: “The Student Candidate must have a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree that is Approved your Seminary before the Degree is granted. The student will be required to write a dissertation that would be worthy of publication. However, the student is not required to publish their work. The dissertation will need to be minimum 60 pages or more. The average dissertation is between 60 to 100 pages long. A Bibliography of a minimum of 14 books the student has ead and referred to in the preparation for the dissertation will be necessary as well. The student will need to contact us before He or she be ins their dissertation and let us know what the dissertation will be on. Once we approve it, the student may begin. It is important that Footnotes and any research notes should be noted numerically after each quote with the source listed at the bottom of each page. This paper should not be turned into the seminary until the Curriculum is completed.”

The now popular (among Uganda’s poorIy educated elite) United Graduate College and Seminary does not place time requirements on its degrees reveal passing grades. The school, who e president is Dorothy Wisor claims that it is accredited by the United Association of Christian Churches and Ministries International (UACCMI). However, a check of the UACCMI website shows that the organization is owned b Martin Wisor, an apparent relative of Dorothy Wisor.

Abazzukulu ba Buganda, the most active Baganda nationalist organization today, accuses Katikkiro Walusimbi and Mmengo of attempting to manipulate Ssabasajja Kabaka into giving up Buganda’s rights to self-determination. Abazzukulu did this in a public letter to the Katikkiro  signed by Chairman Jjunju Kamulali. Below are the main points of the 3-page letter Luganda letter, translated in into English. The original Luganda letter is reproduced in full at the bottom.

1. In the 1950’s the British imposed their style of elections on Buganda as the ransom for the return of Ssekabaka Muteesa II whom they had exiled in 1953. That condition is what is called the “Namirembe Agreement of 1955” today. The tragic results of that religion based election must not be forgotten because they started the divisions between Catholic and Protestant Baganda, with the Catholics who lost the Katikkiroship  becoming opponents of Mmengo. Between 1955 and 1962, the Catholics formed the DP while the Protestants spent their energies on fighting each other. When the Catholics [through DP] joined the politics of destroying Buganda, the Protestants teamed up with [the dangerous] Obote simply to beat the Catholics in DP. The results of all that is why we have tears in our eyes today. Why can’t we learn from our history?
2. In the 1981 elections, Baganda acted as one and supported their countryman [Paul Ssemwogerere], what Buganda got out of it is the troubles in Bulemeezi (Museveni’s guerilla war and Baganda massacres in Luweero Triangle).
3. Even if all the [80] Buganda MPs who win [in 2011] support the kingdom’s interests, what real effect will they have in the Uganda parliament [of more than 300 members] where the rest are against anything good for Buganda. And what scale will Mmengo use to accurately judge who supports Buganda enough?
4. It is clear that your true intention is to mortgage the Buganda nation because if kingdom representatives officially compete in the 2011 and lose, the world will expect Baganda to respect future decisions by the winners.
5. Buganda is a natural nation and Uganda is just an experiment in nation building. So Buganda, the nation, cannot officially participate in the disorganized elections of the confused Uganda, except if the intention is to end up worse off than before.
6. It must be remembered that in 1966 [May 19th], the Buganda Lukiiko passed a resolution telling the government of Uganda to leave Buganda soil, after it broke the 1962 independence agreement. Since that time, the Uganda government is occupying Buganda by force of arms. Until Buganda as a nation cancels the 1966 resolution the Uganda government rules us illegally under international law and we can take our case to international courts.
7. It seems that you, acting on instructions from the Uganda government, want to confuse the people of Buganda and make us think that Buganda issues can be solved by the 2011 elections. You claim to be the official representatives of Buganda in the elections to create the image that Buganda is officially and voluntarily competing in the elections and, therefore, is no longer under armed occupation.
8. This is not the first time that you have tried this trick to get the 1966 Lukiiko resolution officially cancelled and forgotten. First, you wanted to use the Charter system and when it failed to brought in the Regional Tier. After Buganda rejected the Regional Tier, you started the campaign to manipulate Kabaka Mutebi into signing the cancellation of the 1966 Lukiiko resolution, hiding behind what you called “negotiations” [with Museveni]. Now you are looking for another channel, the 2011 elections!
9.  If you really have no bad intentions for Buganda, it is not too late. Stop doing anything that creates the image that the nation of Buganda is officially participating in the 2011 elections or any other Ugandan elections. Buganda Government officials who want to stand in such elections, as individuals and not representatives of Buganda, should first resign from Kabaka’s service. If you cannot help Baganda against losing their human rights by participating in fake elections, please leave them to do so because of the armed occupation but not because of your manipulation.

 Original Letter

 EBBALUWA EY’OLWATU 

Eri,

Katikkiro wa Buganda
Owek J B Walusimbi
Bulange Mmengo

Ssebo,

Omulamwa:Temuguumaaza Baganda, okulonda kutunywereza bunywereza mu buwambe

Muvuddeyo ne mukubiriza Abaganda okwesimbawo era ne mubakubiriza n’okwewandiisa okulonda mbu basobole okukozesa obululu bwabwe balonde, mbu,  abakulembeze abawagira ebya Buganda era abasobola okufunira Buganda Federo n’ebyayo ebirala. Lwaki muguumaaza Obuganda? Lwaki muwaayo obuyinza bwa Buganda okwesalirawo?

Abangereza mu myaka gy’ataano baakakaatika enkola y’okulonda eya ‘ky’abanji’ ku Buganda ng’akakwakkulizo k’okuzza Ssekabaka Muteesa II gwe baali bawaηηangusizza mu 1953. Akakwakkulizo ako baakayisa mu kye baatuuma era kyetukyayita “endagaano ye Namirembe eya 1955”. Ebyatuviiramu tetulina kubyerabira. Okulonda okwaddirira kwazuukusa embiranye z’eddiini wakati w’Abapolotesitante n’Abakatuliki ekyaleetera Abaganda Abakatuliki abaawangulwa mu kulonda kw’obwa Katikkiro okufuuka abalabe ba Buganda abaasimbira Buganda ekkuuli okulaba nti efiirwa obutongole bwayo. Wakati wa 1955 ne 1962, Abaganda ng’okulonda kubaawuddemu Abakatuliki abeekolamu n’ekibiina ky’obufuzi  n’abapolotesitante abaali bawangudde obwakatikkiro e Mmengo baamala amaanyi gaabwe gonna nga beerwanyisa. Kulw’okuwangulagana baasaddaaka n’obwetwaze bwa Buganda, Abakatuliki bwe beegatta ku balabe ba Buganda okusalawo ebisanyaawo Buganda ate n’Abapolotesitante nabo ne basembeza Obote olw’okwagala okuwangula Abakatuliki mu kibiina kyabwe ekya DP. Ebyaava mu kino nakati by’ebikyatukaabya amaziga. Lwaki twefuula abeerabidde gyetuva? Lwaki tetuyigira ku bitutuuseeko?

Omuzungu yawugula Abaganda okuva ku bwetwaze nga yeeyambisa akakuubagano ako era ng’ayita mu kulonda n’atuzza mu mivuyo n’obutaliimu bwa Uganda. Weewaawo Ssekabaka Muteesa II yali amutebuse n’agaana Abaganda okwetaba mu kulonda kwa 1961, (ekyasobozesa Buganda okufunayoko ku byoya by’enswa naye era olwessuubi ly’obuwulize bwa Baganda mu kukuba akalulu, nga bwe mulagira kati Abaganda, Buganda yamira eddobo ly’abazungu n’edda mu butaliimu era obufuusa bwa Uganda. 

Mu 1961-62, Abaganda baali bakyalina ensa n’olwekyo baasobola ekitakyaddamu kusoboka bwe baakuba akalulu mu kitole nga bayise mu KY, ne bawangula, naye Obuwanguzi bwetwaggyamu bwatutuusaawa?

Abaganda baakuba obululu mu 1981 ne babuwa muganda munnaabwe Paul Kawanga Ssemwogerere, naye baayambibwaki? Buganda yafunamu mu kulonda kwa 1981? Obutaliimu bw’olutalo lw’e Bulemeezi bwe mwagala Buganda eddemu?!

Olwaleero abatali Baganda bebasinga obungi mu Buganda, ate nga tukimanyi nti okuva mu myaka gy’enkaaga obukyayi ku Buganda buzze busigibwa mu Banna Yuganda ne busomesebwa ne mu masomero. Olwaleero entekateeka ssinziggu zikoleddwa okusiga n’okufukirira embiranye ey’amaanyi wakati w’Abaganda n’abatali Baganda abali mu Buganda n’ebweeru wayo, nga n’abantu ababadde mu Buganda entende emyaka n’emyaka, kati bagguddewo olutalo ku Buganda, nga ne Kabaka takkirizibwa kugenda mu masaza ga Buganda gye batudde.

 Abaganda bonna ne bwe basalawo ne bakuba akalulu kaabwe wamu tebasobola kuwangula kubanga batono nnyo ku balala abatabaagaliza.

Ne bwe kiba nti ekyewuunyo kibaddewo ababaka ba palamenti abava mu Buganda bonna abalondeddwa ne bawagira ebya Buganda; benkana ki ku babaka abava mu bitundu bya Uganda ebirala abawunyirwa ebya Buganda ziizi?

Ye bwe mugamba nti mugenda kuwagira abaneesimbawo abamanyi okwogera ensonga za Buganda obulungi, kipimo ki kye munaakozesa okubamanya n’okubeesiga? Olwo Abaganda be munaaba temuwagidde munaaba mubasindiseewa?

Okulonda tekulina kye kusobola kugasa Buganda. Mukimanyi bulungi nti Buganda ejja kuwangulwa mu buli ngeri yonna. Terina nkizo yonna mu nteekateeka y’okulonda kubanga beevuganya nabo beeba nnanyini kulonda n’okutegekebwa kwakwo.Be bakutegeka, be bakukubiriza, be babala obululu ate be babulangirira. 

Kirabika nga ekigendererwa kyammwe kuwaayo Buganda, kubanga Buganda bwe yeetaba mu kulonda mu butongole, n’ewangulwa, byonna ebirisalibwawo abaliba bawangudde okulonda okwo bijja kuba nga mu mateeka bikakata ku Buganda nga terina w’ebigaanira. Buganda bwe yeetaba mu kulonda mu butongole egenda kuba ekkirizza nti ebyaayo bisalibweewo abaliba bawangudde okulonda okwo.

Leka tukimanye, tukitegeere era tukikkirize nti Buganda entonde etambulira ku butonde bwayo ate Uganda empange obupanzi etambulira ku bupanzi ng’okukuba obululu. N’olwekyo Buganda teyinza era teriyinza kuganyulwa mu bupanzipanzi. Ky’ova olaba ng’okuviira ddala obululu lwe bwaleetebwa Omukolooni mu gy’ataano, Buganda terina mulundi gwe yali eganyuddwa okuggyako okugwa mu Bizibu ebigyegezaamu okugisaanyaawo.

Kisaanye kijjukirwe nti Olukiiko lwa Buganda olutongole mu 1966 lwayisa ekiteeso ekigoba gavumenti ya Uganda mu Buganda olw’okumenyawo endagaano ya 1962, eyali egatta Buganda ku Uganda kyeyagalire. Okuva olwo gavumenti ya Uganda yeekakaatika bwekakaatisi ku Buganda mu ngeri ya Kiriisamaanyi ekimenya amateeka g’ensi yonna. Okutuusa nga Buganda mu butongole emenyeewo ekirangiriro ky’olukiiko lwa Buganda ekyo ekyagoba gavumenti ya Uganda ku ttaka lya Buganda, gavumenti ya Uganda efuga Buganda mu bumenyi bw’amateeka era Buganda bwewaaba mu kooti y’ensi yonna, Uganda esobola okukakibwa okuddiza Buganda obwetwaaze bwaayo.

Abeebitiibwa b’e Mmengo, kirabika ng’ekigendererwa kyammwe gavumenti ya Uganda kye yabatuma, kwe kuguumaaza Abaganda, mbu, ebya Buganda bigenda kugonjoolwa nga tuyise mu kulonda kwa 2011, olwo mu kukola ekyo mwefuule abakiikirira Buganda mulabise Buganda ng’eyeetabye mu kulonda okwo mu butongole, n’olwekyo, mulabise Buganda ng’emenyeewo ekirangiriro ekyagoba gavumenti ya Uganda ku ttaka lya Buganda era kitegeeze nti Buganda eri mu Uganda kyeyagalire (teri mu buwambe); ekyo kiggyewo ensonga Omuganda yenna gy’asobola okusinziirako okuwaabira gavumenti ya Uganda mu kooti y’ensi yonna ku lw’okufunira Buganda Obwetwaaze.

Ekigendererwa kino mukiruddeko nnyo nga kikyabalemye okutuukiriza. Mwasooka kwagala kukiyisa mu Charter, bwe yalemwa, ne mutegeka kukiyisa mu Regional Tier. Obuganda bwe bwagigaana, mwe ne mukama wammwe pulezidenti-gavana mukoze binji okukaka Ssabasajja Kabaka akozese omukono gwe ku lwa Buganda amenyewo ekirangiriro kya 1966 nga muyita mu kye mwatuuma okuteesa.

Kati ekkubo mu lizudde mu kulonda kwa 2011.!!!

Bwe muba temulina kigendererwa kibi ku Buganda, obudde tebunnayita.

Mukomye okukola ebirabisa Buganda ng’eyokwetaba(mu butongole) mu kulonda kwa Uganda okwa 2011 oba okulonda kwonna okulala okutegekeddwa Uganda. Abakungu abaagala okwesimbawo balekulire emirimu gya Kabaka beetabe mu kulonda okwo ku lwabwe ng’abantu so ssi ng’abasimbiddwaawo oba abatumiddwa Buganda. Bwe muba temusobola kuyamba Baganda butawaayo dembe lyabwe kwesalirawo na kwefuga nga bayita mu kiguumaaza w’okukuba obululu, mubaleke babwetabemu olw’emmundu eyabateekebwaako, so si mwe kubakulembera kubatwalamu.    

Wangaala Buganda

Awangaale Ssaabasajja Kabaka

M . Jjunju Kamulali
(Ssentebe)

Last Friday, Kabaka Mutebi called upon all his subjects who have reached the voting age of 18 to register so that they can elect leaders of their choice while others should check with the register to confirm whether their names are registered to be able to participate in the 2011 elections. The Lion of Buganda was meeting his subjects from Buluuli who had visited him at his palace, Mengo Lubiri, to assure him of their loyalty, extend their sympathies for the loss of the Kasubi Tombs and to present to show appreciation for his brilliant leadership of the Kingdom regardless of the many challenges faced.

Soon afterwards, First Deputy Katikkiro, Owek. Ssendaula clarified that the Kabaka Mutebi and his government are not involved in partisan politics. Their interest is in supporting candidates who support Buganda’s causes.

These developments have left many Baganda in the diaspora quite confused since they suggest that Buganda has now officially decided to declared her trust and belief in president Museveni’s corrupt election system. Many of the now confused Baganda thought that the Buganda establishment was willing to support the campaign former Katikkiro Dan Muliika announced in Boston to boycott the 2011 elections since they are fraud.

When Buganda Post contacted a New York based expert on Buganda issues by email,he responded with the following: “I would advise Baganda in the diaspora no to panic. Remember that some of the people around  Kabaka are ambitious politicians and businessmen with personal interests in becoming MPs or making money. Some might have influence what Kabaka said but, as usual, his words had a lot of wisdom. First, the Kabaka did not promise anyone that, come election time, he will encourage his subjects to even vote. People should be patient, there is a lot of time before the voting.”

President Museveni’s Uganda parliament has 327 members, with 80 or 24% from Buganda.  Even if all Baganda MPs vote as a single block, they would need support from another 84 MPs to pass substantially pro-Buganda bills in the Uganda parliament. Estimates by many experts of Uganda’s NRM manipulated political system put the estimate for NRM guaranteed MP seats at a minimum of 131 or just over 40%. Some nationalist Baganda, especially in the diaspora, argue that Buganda’s interests are best served if individuals who have clear business and Uganda political ambitions do not have so much influence on Mmengo and Kabaka Mutebi. That is why these nationalists want Kabaka’s subjects to simply boycott the elections to show the whole world that Buganda is under occupation by the NRM government and help Baganda youths avoid developing a slave complex.

Ttabamiruka ’10, the premier Baganda conference in the diaspora, shall take place on September 3-6, 2010 in the township of East Brunswick, New Jersey. We have been informed by a reliable source in Mmengo Bulange that the Lion of Buganda, Ssabasajja Kabaka Mutebi II is expected to grace Ttabamiruka ’10 and the organizers are in discussions with Mmengo. According to the conference website www.tabamiruka.com, the theme of the conference is “Freedom is Not Free!”.   You can download the conference card and poster from the conference website by clicking here on Card and Poster respectively. You can also listen to Ttabamiruka advertisements the May 28, 2010 Ekiba Kibe program by clicking on Ekiba_Kibe28May10B.

The Ttabamiruka conference which is sponsored  by Ggwangamujje NY/NJ, is the only major Baganda  conference that is fully independent of the NRM influence. This will be the 3rd Ttabamiruka conference sponsored by Ggwangamujje NY/NJ since 2007 and the first one since the Kayunga massacres and the burning of Kasubi Tombs.  Kabaka Mutebi, the then Katikkiro Ssendaula, Omutaka Alan Nakirembeka and officials from Buganda Government and the Lukiiko attended Ttabamiruka ‘07. Ttabamiruka ’08 was boycotted by the Buganda Government under Katikkiro Walusimbi. The $195 registration and $85 hotel room at high class Hilton Hotels make Ttabamiruka ‘10 the most affordable so far.

In the meantime, the battle between UADA and UNAA, which are organizing competing conferences for Ugandans on September 36, 2010 continues to offer colourful developments.  More information is coming out linkimg UADA president,  Mr. Ssenkumba, to convicts Eric Mukasa and Julius Kabukuru (see “Competition Between UNAA and UADA Heats Up, Ssenkumba Accused of Hiding In Bu”). We now can report that Mr. Ssenkumba was an associate of the two criminals in the tax preparation and other businesses before they went to prison. We can also report that Mr. Ssenkumba is well known both to certain Buganda government officials and members of Museveni’s state house as a rich man.  Certain officials in the two institutions are known to be doing or trying to do deals with Mr. Ssenkumba.

But it is not only the UADA main financial and president who is accused of serious problems. UNAA is also haveing a tough time after learning that Nnabagereka Sylvia Nnaginda would be betraying the Kabaka and people of Buganda if she attended NRM financed UNAA Washington. Their reaction has been to print even more materials claiming that the Nnabagereka will be there.

On May 14, Katikkiro Walusimbi announce the committees that will oversee the restoration of Kasubi Tombs. Over 80 people, including princes, princesses and clan leaders were appointed to the various committees. In appointing the committees, the Katikkiro totally avoided Baganda in the diaspora. Ironically, this discrimination of Kabaka’s subjects living overseas came only a few weeks after Mmengo launched a campaign to solicit contributions from overseas Baganda.

The decision by Katikkiro Walusimbi and his cabinet upset a few Baganda in Europe and the USA. One member of the ffumbe clan who sent us an email to complain that Mmengo has failed European Baganda when it comes to leadership. The very angry Muganda used some language that we cannot repeat in Buganda Post but the main points he wanted to make can be summarized as follows:

1. Restoring the Kasubi tombs shall require restoration experts; and there a few such Baganda in Canada, USA and Europe, especially in Library Science and Antiquities industries. Mmengo does not want them involved.
2. Restoring the Kasubi tombs is a very complicated project which would require expertise in managing complex projects; and there are several exceptional Baganda project managers around the world but Mmengo trusts Kampala businessmen and politicians more.
3. The people who know most about the architecture and maintenance of the Kasubi tombs are ordinary Baganda from clans like the Ngeye, who have specialized in this work for centuries. These people have no clear representation on the Building and Technical Committee. Yet, that critical committee includes an Indian and at least one convicted criminal (Naava Nabagesera is a convicted embezzler and an NRM operative).
4. Some people in Mmengo have bought into Museveni’s thing of “sharing the cake”, and they really think that restoring Kasubi is about “sharing” instead of “serving”. To them, involving outside Baganda means losing something.

The soon to retire associate professor Forensic Science concludes his email with: “I am so disappointed that Katikkiro Walusimbi so obviously discriminates against us who live outside overseas even when the skills needed to restore Kasubi are totally absent back home. This is why I am sorry to predict that because of the  discrimination against clan institutions and us who live abroad, Mmengo’s plans for Kasubi will have a lot of problems.”

Below are the lists of the committees and their terms of reference from www.buganda.or.ug:

LIST OF COMMITTEES: COMPOSITION, AND TERMS OF REFERENCE.

I.  BUILDING AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ( Akakiiko Akazimbi)

(1)    Owek. Arch. Tonny Kiyimba Kaggwa – Min. Land and Public Buildings    -Chairman

(2)    Arch. Jonathan Nsubuga             (Architect)            :  Member

(3)    Arch. Joel Kateregga                ( Architect)            :  Member

(4)    Mr. D.K.  Ntwatwa                ( Quantity Surveyor)        :  Member

(5)    Eng. Michael Nsereko            (Structural Eng.)        :  Member

(6)    Eng. Kibuuka H.R                ( Civil Engineer)        :  Member

(7)     Eng. Kasekende Martin            ( Civil  Engineer)        :  Member

(8)    Omulangira Suuna Banda            ( Kasubi Com. Rep.)        :  Member

(9)    Naava Nabagesera            (Kasubi Com. Rep.)        :  Member

(10)    Omulangira Mawanda Chwa        (Kasubi Com. Rep.)        :  Member

(11)    Owek. Jolly Lutaaya            ( Min. Local gov’t)        : Member

(12)    Owek. Kaddu Kiberu            ( Min. w’Amakolero        : Member

(13)    Owek. Joyce Ssebugwawo                (Min. eyawumula)        : Member

(14)    Owek. Nelson Kawalya        (Min. w’Obulamu)        : Member

(15)    Owek. Rajin Tailor                    (State Min. Planning &  Economic Devt)       : Member                                                                 

(16)       Owek. Florence N. Kiyingi               (Min.of State Tourism)        : Member

(17)        Owek. Tofiri Malokweza              (Ow’Essaza Kago)        : Member

Co- opted Members:

(18)        Dr. Mukiibi Steven            Architectural   Dept. MUK.

(19)        Mr. Kalanzi David            Former UNESCO program Officer.

(20)       Owek. Dr. Jones Kyazze        Former UNESCO Expert.   

 TERMS OF REFERENCE (EMIRIMU)

1.    Identify the key stakeholders and players to obtain the project brief.

2.    Carry out detailed survey and prepare a Technical Report of the current situation of Muzibu Azaala Mpanga building as destroyed by fire describing in details with photographs the destroyed building and what is on the ground now.

3.    Obtain relevant information and prepare the project Brief for the reconstruction of the Kasubi Tombs indicating the contents of each of the three (3) main phases. i.e.

(i)    Emergency Phase I ii) Medium Term Phase II iii) The long term phase III

4.    Identify and develop the required Building plans, specifications, Schedules of Material and Cost Estimates of the building structures for the Emergency Phase I

5.    Prepare and present those Building Plans and cost estimates to both the main Reconstruction Committee and the Nnalinnya Committee and receive their comments/ inputs.

6.    a- Revise and incorporate those comments to produce a final document for use in the construction of the emergency building structures.

b- Prepare schedules of materials and erect temporary hoardings for delivery and storage of materials and encourage site security guards to safely guard the delivered materials

c- Identify, select and engage skilled builders and labour to construct the building according to the plans and specifications and undertake closer supervision of the works, to ensure quality workmanship.

7.    Work with central government and UNESCO to prepare a detailed technical report as per UNESCO standard requirements to declare Kasubi Tombs (Muzibu Azaala Mpanga) an endangered structure and for use to qualify for support as an Emergency reconstruction/ restoration of cultural heritage building.

8.    Identify and develop the required building plan specification, schedules of materials and cost estimates to Muzibu Azaala Mpanga building structure as they are core building for the Phase II; Reconstruction/ Restoration of the Culture heritage building.

9.    Prepare and present those building plans, specifications, schedules of materials and cost estimates to both the main reconstruction committee and the Nnalinya committee, central government and UNESCO and receive their comments/inputs.

10.    Revise and incorporate those comments to produce a final document for the use in the reconstruction of  Muzibu Azaala Mpanga building structure.

11.    Retrieve and review any existing plan and prepare a Master plan for the redevelopment of the entire Kasubi Masiro plan including other Buganda Kings burial sites for optimum utilization of the Lands for its cultural functions and education/ Information about the Ssekabaka’s and the Balangira clan burial grounds.

12.    Undertake any other tasks related to this project.

II. FINANCE COMMITTEE ( Akakiiko k’Ebyensimbi)

1.    Owek. Eva Nagawa Mukasa       Omuwanika                    Ssentebe

2.    Owek. Twaha Kawaase      Omubeezi w’Omuwanika                      Mumyuka

3.    Amb. William Naggaga     Permanent Secretary                Member

4.    Owek. Apollo Makubuya     Attorney General                Member

5.    Owek. Daudi Mpanga                Min. Omubeezi owa Research            Member

6.    Omul. Namugala Mawanda David                                 Member

7.    Nalinya Sarah Kagere                                Member

8.    Owek. Walusimbi Mpanga Solome                        Member

9.    Ms. Rosette Namisi                                Member

10.    Hon.  Tim Lwanga                 Former M.P/Kyamuswa            Member

11.    Amb. James Mulwana    MD Nice House of Plastics  & former UMA Chairman          Member   

12.    Mr. Kibirige            Chairman BMK Group    of Companies.        Member

EX- OFFICIALS

13.    Mr. Robert Kasozi        Personnel Officer CBS                Member

14.    Ms. Teddy Nagawa        Accountant GLB                 Secretary.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

•    Identification of Fundraising methods

 •    Disbursement of Funds

•    Supervise the Funds Manager

•    Opening and maintaining Fundraising Accounts.

III. CULTURAL COMMITTEE (Akakiiko k’Eby’ennono)

1.    Amb. W.S.K. Matovu        Min. we Nkuluze/Chief Palace Advisor    Ssentebe

2.    Omutaka Nick Ssali        Palace Advisor                 Memba

 3.    Omutaka Kasujju Lubinga                        Memba

4.    Omutaka Kibaale                            Memba

5.    Omw. Patrick Bulenzi        Omukugu mu by’Amasiro        Memba

6.    Major A. Senkoma                            Memba

7.    Ababaka b’Abakulu b’Ebika                        Ba Memba

8.    Nnalinnya ne Lubuga aba Ssekabaka Muteesa I            Ba memba

N’Omukyala omu    (3)

9.    Nnalinnya ne Lubuga aba Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa II            Ba memba

N’Omukyala omu    (3)

10.    Nnalinnya ne Lubuga aba Ssekabaka Muteesa II            Ba memba

N’Omukyala omu  (3)

EMIRIMU GY’AKAKIIKO

1.    Okulungamya Akakiiko akazimbi ku nnono n’obulombolombo ebiteekwa okukolebwa nga gazimbibwa.

2.    Okulambika n’okumanyisa ebyafaayo ebikwata ku Masiro nga bwegazimbibwa n’engeri gye gabadde gaddabirizibwamu.

ENKOLA ENEGOBERERWA.

Okunoonyereza n’okuteeka mu buwundiike ensonga zino:

1.    Amasiro kye ki?

2.    Amasiro gaani?

3.    Ba Kabaka baziikibwa batya era baani abavunaanyizibwa okubaziika?

4.    Ani avunaanyizibwa okulabirira Amasiro?

5.    Nnalinnya ne Lubuga aba Masiro be baani era ani abalonda?

6.    Katikkiro, Kaggo n’Abaami ba Masiro bakola ki era balondebwa batya?

7.    Abakyala ba Bassekabaka be baani era balabirirwa batya?

8.    Kasubi yafuuka ddi Amasiro?

9.    Ennyumba endala ezisangibwa mu Masiro ziri meka era baani bannyinizo?

10.    Lwaki Kasubi agalamizibwamu Bassekabaka 4 so nga awalala waliyo omu?

11.    Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa mu 1938 yasiima Muzibu Azaala Mpanga azimbibwe obuggya, biki ebyakolebwa ku mulundi ogwo?

12.    Biki ebitekeddwa okukolebwa kati era biddiringana bitya?

13.    Emizizo gyo mu Masiro gyegiriwa?

14.    Nnalinnya wa Masiro avunaanyizibwa ku biki?

IV.   SECURITY COMMITTEE (Akakiiko K’obutebenkevu)

1.    Owek. Amb. William Matovu           Min. we Nkuluze/ Chief Palace Advisor    Ssentebe

2.    Major A. Senkoma          Head of Security  mu    Lubiri            Memba

IV. a) RESEARCH SUB- COMMITTEE ( Akakiiko k’okunoonyereza)

1.    Owek. Daudi Mpanga        Min. wa Research            Ssentebe

2.    He reports to Attorney General (Owek. Apollo Makubuya) n’Owek. Amb. Matovu Minister w’Enkuluze.

TERMS OF REFFERENCE

1.    To establish (on the balance of probabilities) the cause of the fire at the Kasubi Tombs and to identify all contributory factors to such cause as may be established.

2.    To analyse trends of fires and/or desecration of other Royal Tombs in Busiro and establish whether these trends conform to a pattern and, if so, identify the drivers of these trends.

3.    To liaise with the Police and the Kingdom’s security in the above research.

4.    To make recommendations regarding the safety and security of the Kasubi and other Royal Tombs in the future.

V. AKAKIIKO K’OKUKOLA KUMBEERA Z’ABAKOZI MU MASIRO (Welfare)

1. Owek. Apollonia Mugumbya    – Min. wa Bakyala ne Bulungibwansi         Ssentebe

2. Owek. Joyce  Ssebugwawo          Minister eyawumula                 Mumyuka

3. Omw. Alozio Kasakya                                 Muwandiisi

4. Owek. Solome Walusimbi                             Memba

5. Omuk. David Ntege                                   Mumba

6. Muky. Mukiibi Regina                                Memba

7. Kamya Ssengendo                                  Memba

8. Nalongo Naddima Mpanga                              Memba

9. Ssaalongo Mulumba                  Katikkiro wa Masiro ge Kasubi            Memba

10. Hajji B.B. Katongole        – Chairman Buganda Scouts Council          Memba

11. Naava Kironde                                     Memba

12. Hajji Saabiti Ssebunya                                Memba

13. Omw. Mutale Tendo                                Memba

TERM OF REFERENCE (EMIRIMU)

1.    Okutuuza enkiiko n’okutema empenda n’okunoonya obuyambi obwenjawulo.

2.    Okunoonya obuyambi okuyimirizaawo Abazaana n’Abakozi abalala ab’enjawulo.

3.    Okulabirira ab’Ebika abalina obuvunaanyizibwa ku by’ennono n’obulombolombo ku nzimba y’Amasiro.

4.    Okulabirira ba Nakyewa okuva mu Masaza ag’enjawulo abanaayambako okuleeta ebikozesebwa n’okuzimba.

5.    Okukola ku nsonga:

-    Y’okunoonya abantu abo bonna abogeddwako waggulu.

-    Entambula yaabwe

-    Endya yaabwe

-    N’enzijjanjaba nga balwadde.   

VI. MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE (Akakiiko k’okukuunga abantu)

1. Owek. Jolly Lutaaya        Min. w’Ebitundu n’okukunga abantu      

2. Owek. Nsamba Kumama    Omubeezi w’Ebitundu n’obwegassi       

3. Owek. P.K. Ssengendo        Ssentebe w’Abamasaza                    

4. Owek. Tofiri Malokweza         Ow’Essaza Kaggo                         

5. Owek. Alex Kigongo        Ow’Essaza Ssekiboobo           

6. Owek. Nawuba Kifulukwa    Ow’Essaza Kayima               

7. Owek. Twaha Lwanyaga    Ow’Essaza Katambala             

8. Owek. Hajji Badru Bunkeddeko        Dy. Kaggo                           

9. Omw. Guster Lule            Ntake Bakery( Musuubuzi)                        

10. Omw. Mukasa James        VIVA General Merchandise    (musuubuzi)               

11. Omw. Ssembatya Paul    Musuubuzi                  

12. Muky. Teopista Nabbale    Musuubuzi                   

13. Hajjati Nulu Mpungu        Musuubuzi                   

14. Hajjati Faridah Naggawa          Musuubuzi                   

15. Omw. Andrew Banon Kibuuka      Ssentebe Bannakatemba                  

16. Omuky. Mariam Ndagire           Munnakatemba                

17. Omw. Ronald Mayinja               Munnakatemba              

18. Omw. Lawrence Mulindwa          FUFA President               

19. Omw. Fredrick Mutebi          Musuubuzi                  

20. Omw. Sseguya Evaristo          Musuubuzi                   

21. Owek. Godfrey Mbalire           Mukwenda                   

EMIRIMU GY’ AKAKIIKO KANO.

•    Okutema empenda y’okukungamu abantu ba Ssaabasajja mu kuzimba Amasiro naddala nga bayita mu Masaza, abayimbi. Abasuubuzi, amasiro n’abantu abalala ab’enjawulo.

•    Okukwatagana n’obukiiko obwateekebwawo okuzimba Amasiro ga Bassekabaka naddala mu kukunga abantu.

•    Okwetaba mu ntuula z’akakiiko kano lwekanaabanga katudde.

 VII. INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY COMMITTEE (Akakiiko Ak’empuliziganya)

1.    Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga             Min. wa Information              

2.    Owek. Daudi Mpanga                 Omubeezi wa Research            

3.    Owek. Mathias Mpuuga             Omubeezi wa Bavubuka           

4.    Owek. Medard Lubega Sseggona      Omubeezi wa Mawulire        

TERMS OF REFERENCE (EMIRIMU)

1.    To liase with all Committees about the progress in their work.

2.    To communicate with the public and inform them of developments in the work of the committees.

VIII. PLANNING COMMITTEE (Akakiiko Akateesiteesi)

1.    Owek. Edward Katimbo Mugwanya           Min. wa Pulojekiti          

2.    Eng. Aloysius  Lubowa                               

3.    Owek. Steven Nnawuba   Ow’Essaza Kayima    / Accountant          

4.    Mr. Lawrence Kyazze        Lecturer MUBS               

5.    Mr. George Ssendaula        Architect                   

6.    Prof. W. Joseph Ssenyonga                           

TERMS OF REFERENCE (EMIRIMU)

-    To undertake the physical planning of all other Royal tombs sites except the Kasubi Tombs site, they are 34 Royal Tombs sites.

-    To identify ownership and size of the land on which all the Royal Tombs stand and plan the respective land use.

-    To assess the condition of the respective Royal Tombs and determine the renovations required.

-    Plan and advise how they can be maintained and their source of income.

-    Plan physical security of all the Royal Tombs.

IX. KASUBI CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE (Akakiiko Akatabaganya Obukiiko Bw’abalangira N’abambejja)

1.    Ssaabalangira Eng. Moses Kayima   

2.    Nnalinya Beatrice Namikka       

3.    Omulangira Eng. Kagga Lukanga  

4.    Naava Nabagesera          

5.    Omulangira Ssuuna Banda      

EMIRIMU

Okutabaganya emirimu gy’obukiiko okuli;-

-    Ak’ensimbi

-    Ak’okuzimba

-    Aka’ebyobuwangwa

-    N’akamawulire

X. TOURISM COMMITTEE (Akakiiko K’ebyokulambula)

1.    Owek. Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi       State Min. for Tourism           

2.    Mr. Lyazi Vivian               Ministry of trade , Tourism & Industry       

3.    Ms. Florence Namayanja    Chairperson Buganda Tourism Board       

4.    Mrs Maria Kiwanuka        Proprietor Radio Kaboozi ku bbiri       

5.    Prince Wasajja Jamil                             

6.    Prof. Robert Ssenyonga    Tourism Lecturer MUK          

XI. CO- ORDINATION COMMITTEE (Akakiiko Akakwanaganya Emirimu Gy’obukiiko Bwonna)

1.    Amb. E.L.Ssendaula         1st Deputy Katikkiro/ Admin. and Min. for Buganda Affairs