Dear Maama,

Muliyo mutya nnyabo since we spoke on the phone. Ffe tuli bulungi. The holiday season is winding up and the pace at work is starting to pick up as the weather gets cooler and everyone runs out of vacation (leave) days.

The big thing that happened this week is that shocking story in the Red Pepper about some people planting a bomb at Bulange to get Namunswa. I don’t know if Kazibwe started bringing you printouts of Sekanyolya and Buganda Post. But we have read Buganda Post.com that the whole thing was probably a hoax by the government to create deniability for them selves in case violent events take place. Anyway please make sure to tell fellow Baganda about this evil game and warn them.

On something else. I hope Namu told you how the Ttabamiruka meeting of 2008 went. Maama, I cannot tell you how great this year’s meeting was. Absolutely you must come next year. It will be in Boston and your friend’s daughter might be one of the organizers, I don’t know yet. But in New Jersey, we made it very clear that we are “tired” of being afraid of Banamawanga in our own Buganda. I am sure that you will be happy to read our resolutions. One of them tells the whole world that we stand by Ssabasajja and drop all “butitiizi”. Your friend “madam teacher” Nambooze was a big hit even though some ministers in Mengo sabotaged her visa and she failed to come. But her video message showed what a brave woman she is. It made many of us cry. Kyanjo, Betty Kamya and Muliika really delivered. Museveni’s Nankabirwa and Tamale Mirundi were left speechless. That is why people even started discussing about setting a Buganda Government in exile, to focus on saving Kabaka Mutebi and Buganda who are victims of the cowardice and corruption of certain people you know at Mengo.

Tell Kazibwe to go to the web café and print you a copy of our resolutions from BugandaPost.Com.

I know that you will complain if I don’t say something about your “tall boyfriend” Obama. BO is doing very well now but he was really shaken by the excitement that vice president candidate Sarah Pelin brought to the Republican side. Pray for him because things change very first here. For example, in just a few days this huge economy of ours has gone into total panic and we don’t know where it will end. By the way both our neighbors have lost their Wall Street jobs. I hope you remember Schumer as well as the Rubinos. Even fellow Baganda whom you might know have been affected, please pray for them.

Let me stop here and wish you a great weekend. I might even call you on Sunday. Don’t forget the medicine as well as the Centrum. Tell Kazibwe and everyone else that we love them.

Tusabire nnyo Kabaka ne Buganda.

Loving son

JSM

CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS

WE, THE CONFEREES AT THE TTABAMIRUKA 2008 IN NEW JERSEY

HAVING OBSERVED THAT:
-That the current governance of Buganda is devoid of Justice.

-That a governance without Justice breeds poverty, violence and corruption. We have observed these problems in Uganda since 1966 and continue to do so.

-We accept that it is our duty to reform the governance of our nation.

DO THEREBY RESOLVE:

1. That we are firm in our allegiance to our Ssabasajja Kabaka, traditions and customs, and we thank Ssabasajja Kabaka for his gracious message to the conference.

2. That we have abandoned cowardice, laziness and self effacement in our quest for Freedom and Justice. No officer of the Kingdom of Buganda may beg for Justice as a favour from anybody.

3. That we are proud of the courage and obedience to Ssabasajja Kabaka shown by His servants Betty Nambooze, Charles Mayega and Medard Lubega,and pledge to be as courageous as they are.

4. That it is the urgent duty of all Baganda, acting through their offices, associations and parties, to enter into direct discussions with the other peoples of Uganda on the terms of union and governance that are acceptable to all, and to draft a new Basic Law of the Land in accord with Buganda’s interests.

5. That such discussions must be based on the recognition that:

-Uganda is and remains an entity created and owned by the 14 ancient African Nations whose symbols are inscribed on the walls of the Parliament of Uganda, which came together in 1962 and agreed on the Independence constitution.

- Buganda, upon entering that agreement, was an independent nation that left British rule on October 8, 1962.

-These ancient nations created the central government to administer their common purpose, not to be an overlord.

- The assets and duties of the Central Government are granted to it by the assent of the ancient African nations that formed it. The central government has otherwise no proper title to such assets and has no right to apportion them at its pleasure.

6. That the right of the Baganda to administer Buganda internally, including control of governance and land, is not negotiable and may not be negotiated by any officer of the Kingdom. The Baganda recognize the right of the other nationalities in Uganda to assert a similar claim.

We urge all Baganda to debate these matters in their neighbourhoods, in their clans and in their councils and to publish their opinions .

We have reported these resolutions to Ssabasajja Kabaka through his representative where we are seated – 31 August 2008.

CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS

FFE ABATEESA MU TTABAMIRUKA 2008 E NEW JERSEY MU AMERIKA

TUKIKAKASIZZA NTI

- Buganda efugibwa mu ngeri etaliimu bwenkanya.

- enfuga etalimu bwenkanya ereeta obwavu, obutabanguko n’effugabbi mu ggwanga. Emitawaana gino tugirabye era tukyagiraba mu ggwanga lyaffe ne mu Yuganda okuva mu 1966.

-enfuga erina okukyuka, era tukkirizza omulimu guno.

TUSSIZZA KIMU NTI:

1. Tuli bawulize eri Ssabasajja Kabaka , ennono, obuwangwa n’obulombolombo bwaffe. Tweyanzizza nnyo obubaka bwa Ssabasajja.

2. Tweyambudde obutiitiizi, obugayaavu n’obusabiriza nga tulwanirira eddembe n’obwenkanya. Tekigwanidde mukulembeze wa Buganda yenna okusabiriza.

3. Twenyumiririza mu buzira bw’Omuzaana Betty Nambooze n’Abasajja ba Kabaka Charles Mayiga ne Medard Lubega nga bagoberera okusiima kwa Ssabasajja Kabaka, era tweyama okuba abazira nga bo.

4. Kigwanidde Abaganda nga bayita mu nnono, mu buwangwa, mu by’obufuzi ne mu bulombolombo batandike okukolagana butereevu n’Abantu ba Yuganda abalala ku bwegassi n’enfuga gye baagala, era babage nabo Ssemateeka omupya atakontana na byetaago bya Buganda.

5. Kigwanidde enkolagana ebeere ku musingi guno;

-Yuganda nsi ya bantu baamu, abasibuka mu mawanga ekkumi n’ana agaalina obubonero ku kisenge mu Parliament ya Yuganda, agaakola endagaano ku nfuga egatta Yuganda mu 1962.

-Buganda yayingira mu ndagaano eyo nga eggwanga eryefuga,eryava mu bufuge nga October 8, 1962.

-Abantu twagunjawo gavumenti ya wakati etuweereze, sso ssi etuduumire.

-Abatu twassaawo Gavumenti eya wakati ebeere n’emirimu era n’ebintu bye tugisalira, sso ssi yo Gavumenti okweddiza obuyinza n’ebintu byonna ffe etubegereko.

6. Tekigwanidde kuteeesa ku buyinza bwa Baganda okufuga Buganda ku nsonga zonna ez’omunda, nga mw’otwalidde ennono n’ettaka. Tewali mukulembeze wa Buganda alina buyinza kuyingira mu kuteesa ku nsonga eno. N’ebya bannaffe ab’amawanga amalala tetubibasalirawo.

Tukubiriza Abaganda bateese ku nsonga zino mu byalo byabwe, mu bika ne mu nkiiko era basaasanye ebirowoozo byabwe.

Ebirowoozo byaffe tubiroopye Embuga nga tuyita mu Mubaka wa Ssabasajja mu ssaza wetutudde – 31 August 2008.