Human Rights in Uganda

Dear Ugandans,
I recommend you to visit the human rights website at: www.humanrightsdefence.org. I have been browsing through it and found it so interesting. It is my belief that when a population do not know their rights, then every Tom and Dick will just play around with them in any way they want. So we probably [...]

UPC failed the 1980 test and Exam

Both NEC and NCC were dominated by UPC people .
Secondly,Nyerere was running the show in Uganda in post Amin administration and whoever acted against  his wishes was shown the way out. Lule was the 1st to be shown the way before Binaisa. Nyerere was Obote’s personal friend and he was somehow in control of the [...]

STABILITY OF ‘FEDERO’ IN UGANDA

What I want to inform anti federalists in Uganda is that they should not be scared about the stability of Uganda and federalism in the country. Stability in most federal states is measured on the basis of three yardsticks: the constitutions, fiscal arrangements and party systems. Switzerland, which is considered as highly federal on all the three [...]

Rwakasis’s freedon, Muwanga and Obote’s death and tittles was just UPC PR

Rwakasisi should not be linked to our Nelson Mandela at all. Not every murderer or thief that pops out of  prison should be linked to Nelson Mandela. I think this was a simple PR by UPC which did not go down very well. I’m also happy that Rwakasisi announced not to involve himself in politics anymore [...]

‘Sowing the Mustard seed’ is both Museveni and Obote’s book

‘Sowing the Mustard seed’ is both Museveni and Obote’s book. It is a book which don’t tell us a lot about some of the main things we need to know. I actually pray that another of the historicals like Besigye  and Muntu write a different book and keep it somewhere to act as a second [...]

Honourable Beti Kamya Is a politician fighting for herself

I would like to make one thing clear: I have got nothing personal against Beti Kamya. If I’m to look into my heart and not brain, I think I admire Beti’s passion and a bit of honesty when she is writing or saying things. I used to spend hours every day with my grandfather listening [...]

‘Dual citizen’ Bill is another way to divide or label Ugandans

This bill is like a cancer that intends to split up Ugandans abroad and home. It is like a borderline between us and the Ugandans at home. It is not different from the bills that try to divide Uganda into more kingdoms other than those recognised by the 1962 and 1995 constitutions. What happened to [...]

SEMEI KAKUNGULU IS A UGANDAN NATIONALIST!

Increasingly, I have heard of people calling Semei Kakungulu a traitor, hero or a nationalist but I want to take my discussion to mostly the ‘nationalist’ part, whatever that might be.  At the same time, I see confusion in people who have thought of themselves  being allied with one political or ideological outlook or another [...]

The debate on national language is ongoing

I don’t know why Sir Henry Ford Mirima(Bunyoro Spokes person) addressed me as ‘omunyoro semuwemba’ but I’m here to ask him to be a part time nationalist for the first time and just look outside the box about the issue of Uganda’s national language. We should not worry about the politicians because they make policies depending on how [...]

UPC is Museveni’s ‘political capital’

I know some Ugandans still love late Obote and UPC but the continued existence of UPC as a political party is big political capital for president Museveni. He will keep reminding Ugandans how he fought Obote’s dictatorship and so on. Ugandans need to be released from the terror prison called UPC. If we can get rid of [...]

DONT DESTROY CEMETERIES IN CITIES FOR NEW BUILDINGS

Dear Ugandans,
The government must not destroy Jinja Road cemeteries because they want to construct new business buildings.Graves are almost in all cities in the world. In the USA, Nevada has got old cemeteries and graveyards that have become tourist attractions.  Many older cemeteries in Nevada have tour guides or park rangers on hand to provide [...]

NRM has not given enough political cake to Muslims

Becoming a politician is not inborn or prophetic as in like Jesus or Muhammad born with unique features of prophecy. Anybody can become a politician if the situation warrants one to become one. Kazini was teacher but he has died a military officer. Late Kiggundu Sulaiman was a banker and researcher but he died a [...]

Political murders and Commissions of Inquiry

Political murders happen all over the word including Uganda and in most cases such decisions are made by a few high profile people in the government. Obviously,brother Katerega as an NRM cadre will keep telling you otherwise. Kenya has got very good institutions such that even the murders of Tom Mboya in 1969 and J. [...]

Why is Kenya more politically stable than Uganda

Kenya’s political stability rests on a balance within the military system, on the centralization of power within the state structure and on the neutralization of potential organized opposition.I dont know wther this is a good thing but atleast these guys are more stable than us. They have got less BIG BOYS in the army and [...]

English should be more promoted in East Africa than Swahilli

1. It is true that USA has got no official language . It is again true that official languages are those designated by the law. However, a language can be considered to be de facto official language, meaning that although a language may have no official status in a particular country, it is the most [...]

Please introduce Commuters in Kampala City

While I would like to agree that regional development is very important and I support every one to develop their regions, I can’t see how this can affect negatively the development of a capital city or commercial city such as Kampala. Kampala is apparently so jammed because there is nothing like public transport in that [...]

Coffee in Uganda

Dear Ugandans,
Could some one do us a favour and send a detailed programe which was unveiled by the new Katikiro,J.B .Walusimbi. We would like to know how the growth of coffee in Buganda is going to be boosted. Uganda used to be a strong coffee grower and I remember my grandfather paying school fees for [...]

Black Mambas did not start with Museveni

As far as I know, Black mambas were in existence during Obote 2 as has been the case in Museveni’s government too . Whatever Obote did during his reign, Museveni can do better. When president Museveni sent the ‘black mambas’ in the case of Dr.Kiiza Besigye and other PRA suspects Vs the state of Uganda [...]

Both federalism in Uganda and East Africa federation are good

Dear people,
The government needs to do more to prepare us for the East African federation. One of the things they need to do is to sort out the acceptable system of governance in their own respective countries. Uganda should become a federal state before it even thinks of establishing itself as a power in the [...]

Mengo is more of a political than cultural institution

Dear readers,
Africa is all about culture and traditions. Politics in Africa are embedded in the cultural institutions. When religion was introduced on the scene in Africa, it also joined the equation of things. Therefore, anybody knocking on your door and starts telling you that you can separate culture and religion from politics, just send them [...]

Bimeza should never have been banned in Uganda

Dear readers,
I know the president is very angry at the moment but leaders of the independent media council should have come out sooner and put their cards on the table when the five radio stations were closed and Bimeza were banned. This is the meaning of promoting institutions. Just holding a public dialogue is not [...]

Buganda’s CBS fm is not comparable to UNITA’s Guerilla radio

Yes, Savimbi’s clandestine radio played an important role in the 30-year war in Angola.It provided UNITA rebels broadcasting, provided a means of recruiting supporters, sustaining rebellion and appealing for external support . This is totally different from CBS since Buganda is not in some form of armed struggle against the government. However, CBS can be [...]

FEDERALISM AND NRMO FASCISM

Dear Ugandans,
I don’t know whether Besigye is right that Kabaka can have political power or not. I’m still thinking about it. All I know is that president Museveni has now got unbridled political power in Uganda such that nobody can stop him from doing anything he wants and that is why we need to all struggle [...]

FDC policies are different from NRMO

Ugandans,
I’m happy that some of you have put in the bin the myth that FDC is the same as NRM based on membership. So let’s move on to the next level some people have raised which is about ‘same policies’ between them. I wish to say that this is also a very wrong assumption and I hinted on it [...]

Museveni Bunyoro proposals are comparable to Jim Crow Laws in USA

Readers,
I beg to differ from President Museveni on the issue of Banyoro-Bafuluki. What Museveni has proposed in Bunyoro will open a can of worms he will not be able to put back in the tins. Ethnic federalism don’t accomplish the goal of unity in diversity anywhere in the world. It only empowers tribalists to disseminate [...]

M7 was once a DP supporter

Dear all,
How could any one have separated a supporter, sympathiser and a member efficienly at that time in the 1960s when Museveni was arguably a DP member or supporter.All i know is that there is a thin line between a supporter, sympathiser and a member because at the end of the day each group end [...]

FDC IS DIFFERENT FROM NRM

People who say that FDC and NRM are the same don’t know what they are talking about. They are just playing dirty politics. FDC is a registered political party and totally independent of NRMO. Yes, some of its founders were former members of NRM but all parties in Uganda apart from DP have had a [...]

Why are politicians killed in Uganda?

UAH members,
Some of these problems have been created by the politicians themselves
and I don’t know if we will ever go back to ‘normal’. Politicians in
Uganda don’t want to bridge the gap between themselves and the people
they lead. They isolate themselves so much. For instance, recently
while i was in Uganda there were so many instances that [...]

Both homosexuality and prostitution should both be illegal

Dear Ugandans,
My feeling is that both homosexuality and prostitution should both be illegal. Legalising prostitution will make our children vulnerable to this immoral behaviour thus leading to higher child prostitution in the country. Right now, sex with a child is legally rape and assault but the old men abusing kids will start quoting legal child [...]

‘killing a muganda or a munyankole is as easy as riding a bicycle’

Dear Ugandans,
Uganda is a long way to uniting as one country which is sad. Late Obote divided the country so much and the current politicians are also still taking advantage of these divisions. Obote practically divided the north and south of Uganda from the 1960s. Museveni rightly used this division to get rid of Obote [...]