ugnet_: Fwd: NYTimes.com Article: How Fela Landed Me in Jail
How Fela Landed Me in Jail July 20, 2003 By JOHN DARNTON An exhibit at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in honor of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti caused memories of meeting him in Lagos in 1976 to come flooding back. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/20/arts/music/20DARN.html?ex=1059804718&ei=1&en=5dbb86bb2a4474b5 Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8.
ugnet_: Re: [DPNet] Re: Kanyeihamba on the Phantom Arms ofthe1960s, Ibingira andtheConspiracies
I am afraid I do not see your point. What I need to know is: - Did Kanyeihamba witness the events he writes about firsthand as a member of the inner circle of a given party, as Ibingira was in UPC, or not? Membership in a given political party can help me gauge political bias, conscious or otherwise. - If not, who were his informants or sources -- especially published ones? All I am trying to do is gauge his credibility and depth of his knowledge. - If he is relying on secondary sources, as many people -- including myself -- normally do, I want to know that too. (And yes, I am aware that "eyewitnesses" do not always see the same things -- many experiments in psychology, etc -- have firmly established this). - Does the "letter", that was supposedly written to the Queen of England, actually exist, and if so where? That is all there is to it. If you have anything to say about the above points I am all ears. ssemakula Original Message Follows From: Karoli Ssemogerere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DPNet] Re: Kanyeihamba on the Phantom Arms ofthe1960s, Ibingira and theConspiracies Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:08:07 -0700 (PDT) Never been the one to agree with JSC Kanyeihamba on all occasions. As an academic however, he has always been fairly objective. The fact that he is a former UPC et al, is irrelevant. More Ugandans have belonged to UPC or its offshoots in the past than any other political party, that alone does not disqualify him. Secondly, the politics of suspicion, treachery were a very component of Uganda's politics to this day. Some of these revelations may be new, but most are repeated in Samwiri Rubaraza Karugire's Political History of Uganda. kls. Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*
ugnet_: [abujaNig] Arua Relatives & Muslims react angrily; Govt Won't Allow Amin back
Allow Amin back, his children plead By Kefa Atibuni July 21, 2003 -Monitor Relatives of former President Idi Amin have reacted angrily to reports that the government won't allow him to return and die in his own country. Distressed relatives and members of the Muslim community, who sought audience with The Monitor in Arua yesterday, said that President Yoweri Museveni should let Mr Amin return home. Their reaction follows reports that the former President is in coma at the King Fahad Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Close relatives and friends said that their demand is in line with the norm in Islam (Amin's faith) where dead people are buried immediately. "This is a question of belief. Amin is not returning to capture state power. He is just returning to be buried," one of the relatives said. "Even if our father was a wrong leader, I think the President should treat us with some degree of leniency," one of Amin's sons said. The general has about 10 children living in Arua. In August last year, Amin wrote a letter to the Arua RDC, Mr Okoth Nyalulu, introducing his sons who would inherit his farmland here. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Free shipping on all inkjet cartridge & refill kit orders to US & Canada. Low prices up to 80% off. We have your brand: HP, Epson, Lexmark & more. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5510 http://us.click.yahoo.com/GHXcIA/n.WGAA/ySSFAA/TTwplB/TM -~-> **Keep Hope Alive!!!* Site of the Week:- http://www.iseehope.org Nigeria arise to rebuild Hope ++ Nigerians for Nigeria, rebuilding a Country where No man is oppressed. - --- Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **Keep Hope Alive!!!* Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
ugnet_: Fwd: NYTimes.com Article: The Rigged Trade Game
The Rigged Trade Game July 20, 2003 Poor countries trying to pull themselves into the world market keep coming up against the richest nations' insistence on stacking the deck for their own farmers. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/20/opinion/20SUN1.html?ex=1059805146&ei=1&en=122ffb6ea00942ed Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*
ugnet_: sayansi n'Omuntu wabulijjo
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ugnet_: Jeff Corwins futuring: ADVENTURE : UGANDA
Today at 9.00 European time that is 10.00 a.m East Afican time and again at 21.00 European time that is 10.00 p.m. East African time Jeff Corwins is futuring Uganda on ANIMAL PLANET in film dubbed ADEVENTURE : UGANDA -- http://www.newvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=8&newsCategoryId=13&newsId=143985 Film Expert Arrives To Document Uganda THE host of the documentary to be filmed in Uganda by the US Discovery Channel, Forrest Sawyer, arrived in Uganda yesterday. President Museveni, whose crusade against AIDs, free trade advocacy and improvement of the Ugandan economy inspired the film, is slated to be the tour guide through the Pearl of Africa. The one-hour documentary will be aired globally in November, press secretary, Mary Karooro Okurut told The New Vision. The former Assistant US Trade Representative for Africa, Rosa Whitaker, who quit her job to promote Uganda and the African Growth Opportunity Act is the key brain behind the documentary. Sawyer, 54, a veteran journalist who works as an anchor and contributor for NBC and the 24-hour cable news network MSNBC, said he was overwhelmed by the beauty at Entebbe. Met by Okurut, Sawyer exclaimed, It is really beautiful here. I am looking forward to filming the rare mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and other rare wildlife in Uganda. Crew members Mary Thomas Joseph, Bob Poole and Penn Jones accompanied him. An advance team comprising Rob Englehardt, Kirk Durham and Tim Powell arrived last week. __ bwanika url: www.idr.co.ug Logon & Join in ug-academicsdb discussion list http://www.coollist.com/subcribe.html List ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your Email address: ~~ ~~ url: http://uhpl.uganda.co.ug http://pub59.ezboard.com/fugandamanufacturersassociationfrm1
ugnet_: Luwero ketchup, fiflthy hospitals, UVE!
Luweero Prepares Land For New Tomato Processor NEXT month a cross-section of Luweero people will begin trial planting of tomatoes destined for processing into paste. Construction of the processing plant is also about to take-off. Luweero triangle minister, Prof. Semakula Kiwanuka said recently, consultants from the Commonwealth secretariat had already met with possible investors who include Mukwano Industries, Babiiti Industries and Reco Industries. East Africa Seeds Limited has already offered five types of free seeds. The minister said project would help reduce poverty levels. He said 10,000 farmers have been registered and each would grow an acre of tomatoes for the new factory. He said his ministry would coordinate the project, but the Commonwealth Secretariat; National Agriculture Advisory Services; Uganda Export Promotion Board; Uganda Investment Authority and other agencies would be involved. 4 Referral hospitals to be rehabilitated in 2003 Four out of the 10 regional Referral hospitals are lined up to receive a major face lift this financial year. The Chairperson Parliamentary Committee on Social Services Dorothy Hyuha says the situation obtaining at the Referral hospitals is pathetic. State Minister for Health Capt. Mike Mukula (in picture) says rehabilitation work this fiscal year will focus on four regional hospitals which are in dire need. Some of these are Arua and Fort Portal Regional Referral hospital. Universal Secondary Educ. long way off The Commissioner for Secondary Education in the Ministry of Education and Sports Hajji Yusuf Nsubuga has revealed that it is still not possible for Ugandans to acquire Universal Secondary Education program. Commissioner Hajji Yusuf Nsubuga revealed this at Kololo High School in Kampala during a one-day seminar to discuss ways of how to improve the academic standards of schools in Uganda with specific reference to Kololo High School which was recently transferred from Kololo hill. He noted that it's still difficult to implement Universal Secondary Education because it requires a lot of money to hire teachers and construct schools at Secondary level in all Sub-Counties through Uganda.
ugnet_: The Nordic Power Exchange
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ugnet_: Should Idi Amin Dada be allowed home?
President, Al-Haji, Ssaalongo, Field Marshall, Dr. Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Conqueror of the British Empire should be allowed to go home. Allegations have been made against him but have yet been proven in a court of law. Allegations alone should not be used as an excuse to prevent the man from going back to his country. Allegations have also been made against the current Ugandan leader, Museveni, for killing and maiming people in Luwero, northern Uganda and the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Should we then in future use those allegations to punish Museveni? Allegations have also been made against President Apollo Milton Obote, but nothing has ever been proven in a court of law. Obote should also be left to return to Uganda. Anyone with evidence against these three sons of Uganda should open up charges against each of them in a court of law, present the evidence and let the courts decide. Until then, these sons of Uganda should be left to go in and out of their country as they wish. For God and my Country Daudi Kiribedda _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
ugnet_: Fwd: Fw: Kanyeihamba on the Phantom Arms ofthe1960s, Ibingira andtheConspiracies
Gook "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."- Malcom X Original Message Follows From: "Jack Stevens Alecho-Oita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "gook makanga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fw: Kanyeihamba on the Phantom Arms ofthe1960s, Ibingira and theConspiracies Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:05:35 +0100 - Original Message - From: "Jack Stevens Alecho-Oita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "YOSWA DAMBISYA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 10:45 PM Subject: Re: Kanyeihamba on the Phantom Arms ofthe1960s, Ibingira and theConspiracies > Prof Yoswa, > > You wrote:- 'Ibingira does not come out in such good light, unfortunately, > but I need not apologise for Justice Kanyeihamba since at many points he > cites private conversations with Ibingira himself'. > > I had the opportunity to listen and hold private conversation with both > Grace Ibingira (RIP) and Balaki Kirya (RIP) variously between 1986-1987. > This took place whenever both had come back from their upcountry tours to > propagate the virtues of the new NRA government. On occasions Col Babula > (RIP), then Presidential pilot was also present. As none of them can > dispute or challenge my recollections, I will with some hesitation offer an > opinion that both Grace and Balaki's political spirit to capitalise on their > being wronged by Dr Obote were broken by 1987. Both felt that the up-country > people were not convinced about their explanation which led to their arrest > in 1966, and worse could not understand why they were propping up the NRA > government. By 1987, Balaki or Grace had virtually stopped organising > meetings to propagate the virtues of the NRA Government and, less so to > openly talk about the 1966 episode and Dr Obote's 'bad leadership'. > > I also remember reading a lengthy article, that George Magezi wrote in a > Kampala newspaper, recanting his alleged role in any conspiracy to overthrow > the UPC government. I think he did add that if there were such conspiracies, > he was not aware of it. I do not remember reading any rebuttals of George's > position. > > If all the interpretations, innuendos, etc., are allowed to flower and the > truth will be somewhere in between. I will continue reading the arguments to > find it. > > JSA > > - Original Message - > From: "YOSWA DAMBISYA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "YOSWA DAMBISYA" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:20 PM > Subject: Kanyeihamba on the Phantom Arms ofthe1960s, Ibingira and > theConspiracies > > > > Omw Ssemakula, > > > > As I await the evidence which you expect me to dispute in defense of > Milton Obote and his part in the 1960s developments, I have been reading > "Justice Prof Dr GW Kanyeihamba; LLB, LLM, PhD, JSC, SC" 's recently > released book: Constitutional and Political History of Uganda: From 1984 to > the Present. > > > > I found a section on what he refers to as the "Dramatic Years, 1962-1966" > and "The Conspiracies" therein particularly relevant to the issue of the > phantom arms. I have attempted to reproduce sections of the book for the > edification of those who may not have got hold of the book yet. I apologise > for any mistakes that I may have made in the process but are willing to > correct them as the discussions proceed. The quotes are taken from pages > 88-94. > > > > "...By 1965, the divisionist and traditionalist elements had > penetrated the party, and acquired active supporters within the rank and > file of the party followers**. The party was torn by confusion because many > of those voices belonged to some of the most influential leaders of the > party* After the successful referendum and successful transfer of the two > "Lost Counties" to Bunyoro in 1964, the animosity of Buganda towards the > Obote government and UPC escalated. Buganda traditionalists at Mengo > begun to exploit all possible political angles with the aim of undermining > and eventually removing Obote from power. A political alliance between the > Kabaka, his ministers and disgruntled elements within UPC was reached. The > latter included and was led by the then Minister of Justice, Grace Ibingira, > who was at the same time, the Secretary General of UPC. He had **Balaki > Kirya, George Magezi and Dr Emmanuel Lumu, who were also Cabinet Ministers > in Obote's government*.. > > > > " In conjunction with the Mengo traditionalists and with the consent of > the President, Edward Mutesa II, the King of Buganda, the conspirators > approved the contents of a letter which was sent to Her Majesty, Elizabeth > II, the Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, requesting > her government to supply them with guns so that they could fight and > overthrow Milton Obote*
ugnet_: U S SOLDIER AND HIS IRAQI INTERPRETER KILLED
U.S. Soldier, Iraqi Interpreter Killed 4 minutes ago By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. soldier and his Iraqi interpreter were killed in a grenade and gun attack in north Baghdad on Monday, and the top American commander here said he planned to establish an Iraqi militia to patrol the country. The dead soldier was from the 1st Armored Division, spokesman Cpl. Todd Pruden said. It brought to 152 the number of U.S. troops killed in action since the March 20 start of war five more than during the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites). Two American soldiers and an Iraqi employee of a U.N.-affiliated relief agency were killed Sunday. The soldiers died in an ambush by attackers using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms near Tal Afar, a town west of the northern city of Mosul. Meanwhile, the new chief of American and allied forces in Iraq (news - web sites), Gen. John Abizaid, visited the country for the first time since taking over the command from Gen. Tommy Franks. Abizaid announced plans Monday to create a nearly 7,000-strong force of Iraqis to work with U.S. soldiers. It would consist of eight battalions of armed Iraqi militiamen, each with about 850 men. They will be trained by conventional U.S. forces a job usually handled by American special operations forces and are expected to be ready to begin operating within 45 days, he said. The area of Sunday's convoy attack near Tal Afar, 240 miles northwest of Baghdad, had been relatively peaceful in recent weeks, and the ambush was a worrying development for American forces trying to bring stability to Iraq. Most recent violence has occurred in an area north and west of Baghdad called the Sunni triangle, where some support for Saddam remains. Tal Afar lies outside that region. Paul Bremer, the top U.S. administrator in Iraq, speaking to NBC's "Meet the Press," said there was no evidence of central control in the assaults, calling them "highly professional but very small, sort of squad-level attacks, five or six people at a time attacking us." Still, he said, running Saddam to ground would ease the situation. "The sooner we can either kill him or capture him, the better, because the fact that his fate is unknown certainly gives his supporters the chance to go around and try to rally support for him," said Bremer. In other violence Sunday, a two-car convoy carrying members of the International Organization for Migration was ambushed near the southern city of Hilla when a pickup truck drove alongside one car and opened fire. The car collided with a bus. Personnel in a World Health Organization (news - web sites) convoy traveling behind the IOM vehicles treated three injured and took the Iraqi driver to a hospital, where he died, said Omer Mekki, the WHO deputy director in Iraq. Both convoys were clearly marked as U.N. vehicles. "We're a bit shaken. Everybody is a bit shocked," said Mekki. "But when we were recruited and we came to Iraq, we knew there were risks. An incident like this is not unexpected. Ahmed Fawzi, spokesman for the special representative of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites), denounced the attack. "The United Nations (news - web sites) is in Iraq to help the Iraqi people. We are not taking sides," he said in Baghdad. The U.N. World Food Program was targeted in a July 6 grenade attack in Mosul, and four days later, the agency issued a release citing concern over the security situation in Iraq. U.N. special representative Sergio Vieira de Mello left Iraq on Sunday. He is to report to the U.N. Security council on Tuesday, when a delegation from Iraq's U.S.-picked Governing Council was expected to visit the world body. The council, the first civilian group organized to eventually take control of the country, had said the group planned to declare itself the sovereign representative of Iraq at the United Nations. To the south, in the holy city of Najaf, thousands of followers of Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr marched six miles from the Imam Ali shrine to U.S. headquarters in the region, shouting slogans against the Governing Council and the Americans. "Long live al-Sadr. America and th
ugnet_: TONNY BLAIR MUST RESIGN
Who will take the blame? David Kelly bled to death from slashed wrist; His life was made intolerable, say family; Glenda Jackson calls for Blair's resignation By Andy McSmith, Political Editor 20 July 2003 The horrific death of a talented scientist haunted the footsteps of the Prime Minister yesterday, halfway across the world. Police disclosed that Dr David Kelly, the adviser caught up in a feud between the Government and the BBC, bled to death in an Oxfordshire wood from a wound in his left wrist after taking a knife and a packet of painkillers out on his last, lonely walk from home. Shortly before his death, Dr Kelly sent an email to a journalist complaining that there were "many dark actors playing games" in his life. And in a statement read to reporters by police yesterday, his family said that "events over recent weeks have made David's life intolerable, and all of those involved should reflect long and hard on this fact". In Tokyo, Tony Blair pleaded for "restraint and respect" as an official inquiry into the suspected suicide got under way. Looking strained and with his voice cracking at times, he told journalists accompanying him on a tour of the Far East: "Let me express my deep sorrow for the tragedy that has come about. "I don't think it is right for anyone, us or anyone else, to make a judgement until we have the facts." And today Mr Blair today ruled out recalling Parliament. He said a recall would "generate more heat than light" and that Dr Kelly's family should be allowed time to grieve. But in London, one of his former ministers, Glenda Jackson, said that the Prime Minister should resign, and take Alastair Campbell and Geoff Hoon with him, after what she described as "an absolutely shameful, shameful episode". She said: "Alastair Campbell's position is as shaky as those of the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Defence. I think they should resign immediately. I cannot see what benefits they are bringing to this country and, speaking parochially, to my party, after this utterly shameful episode. The idea of that poor man - it's unspeakable. There should be resignations and they should come as quickly as possible." Dr Kelly's suicide came two days after his televised appearance before the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, (FAC) but the statement from his family suggested that the inner turmoil which led to his death had begun further back. It will have been set off by the possibility that he was the source quoted by the BBC defence correspondent, Andrew Gilligan, when he alleged that Mr Blair's staff had tampered with intelligence about Iraq's weaponry "to make it sexier". Dr Kelly approached his superiors within the Ministry of Defence to admit that he had met Mr Gilligan. He was questioned by officials for five days, and warned about his conduct. He was then named in a letter from Mr Hoon to the BBC on 9 July. The name was leaked on the same day. As well as being questioned by two Commons committees, one meeting in private, Dr Kelly had to move into a safe house provided by the MoD for several days, to avoid the journalists outside his home near Abingdon. The circumstances leading to his death will be the subject of an inquiry headed by a judge, Lord Hutton. Yesterday, almost everyone involved denied being to blame. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Hoon said he took the welfare of all his staff seriously but did not accept that he had put pressure on Dr Kelly directly. John Humphrys, presenter of Today, said it was "nonsense" to blame the BBC. "After all, it wasn't we who named Dr Kelly; it wasn't we who called him before an inquiry, a committee; it wasn't we who thrust him into the spotlight. To suggest that somehow it's all our fault is bizarre." Downing Street spokesman said: "The journalists who came up with David Kelly's name know that we didn't provide it to them. Also, people recognise that the original allegation was false, and the BBC had a chance to say sorry and move on. To reduce this tragedy down to blaming Alastair Campbell is doing less than justice to the truth." The only _expression_ of regret was from Andrew Mackinlay, a member of the FAC who has been criticised for his questioning of Dr Kelly. He said: "I am sorry for any of the stress that, albeit unintentionally, I may have caused him during his questioning." A few hours before Dr Kelly killed himself, he sent an apparently optimistic email to a friend, Professor Alastair Hay, who suggested yesterday that the blame for his death should be shared by the Government and the BBC. "You have this man hung out to dry and becoming the ball between two major organisations," he said. "To be batted around the way he was, I just thought it was intolerable." A post-mortem examination revealed that Dr Kelly died of a haemorrhage as a result of a cut to the left wrist ... A small knife has been recoveredOfficial police statement Events over recent weeks made David's lif
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RE: ugnet_: Introduction
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ugnet_: Madina out to see Amin-Monitor
Madina out to see AminBy Kennedy Lule & David KibirigeJuly 21, 2003 -Monitor Family could bring Amin's body back Former President Idi Amin Dada's body may be returned for burial in Uganda, a government official has said. Ms Madina Amin Mr Amin would, however, not be accorded a state burial nor would the government meet the funeral and other expenses, like flying back his body. Amin is in coma, at the King Fahad Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is suffering from high-blood pressure and related complications, according to his wife, Ms Nalongo Madina. He has been in coma for nearly two weeks, but he "at least moved his body today" Madina told The Monitor last night even as the WBS Television announced that Amin had "died". "There is no big improvement and he is still in coma. But he at least moved his body a bit today for the first time," Madina said. Madina said that she had just spoken to Mr Mwanga Amin and Mr Hussein Kato who were by their father's bedside in Riyadh. Madina said that she plans to travel to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday on the instructions of Amin's other son, Mr Wasswa Amin, who is in the United States. "I think they may not be looking after him very well. The children have advised me to go and look after Ssalongo because they thought Mwanga and Hussein might not manage by themselves," Madina told The Monitor last night. Madina said that Wasswa was sponsoring her travel, but she needed the government to endorse her visa application to the Saudi embassy in Kampala. A senior government official yesterday told The Monitor that President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday directed his officers to pass on a message to Amin's family. "No sensible government would bring back Amin's body. His record is known internationally and I don't think Saudi Arabia would attempt to do so," the official said. The official strangely refused to be named or quoted on the record.Govt officials mum The Attorney General, Mr Francis Ayume, also refused to comment on whether Amin would stand trial given his health and advanced age. "I won't answer," Ayume said and hang up. Ms Mary Okurut, the presidential press secretary, would also not comment, leaving the matter to the Minister for the Presidency, Mr Kirunda Kivejinja.Kivejinja was equally disappointing. He said last night that he is still waiting for communication from Mr Museveni before issuing an official statement. Amin's family in Kampala yesterday confirmed that they had received Museveni's message. Nalongo Madina Amin, the former President's favourite wife, had asked Museveni to allow her husband to return and "die from home". Madina's request was reportedly turned down on the grounds that the former President has to answer for human rights abuses during his eight-year rule, from 1971 to 1979, when he was overthrown by a combined force of Ugandan exiles and the Tanzanian army. Amin initially fled into exile in Libya, but later moved to Saudi Arabia where he has quietly lived since. Amin seized power from Mr Milton Obote on January 25, 1971. MPs support family The government's apparent refusal to pardon Amin and let a very sick man return home, yesterday drew criticism from several members of Parliament. Arua Municipality MP, Mr Saidi Nasur Okuti, said that it was "inhuman" not to forgive Amin. "How do you punish the body by denying him a state burial? He remains President despite his shortcomings," Okuti said. Ms Anim Angupale (Arua woman MP) wondered why Amin would not be honoured for the sake of building confidence within the population in northern Uganda. "How can [the Lord's Resistance Army rebel leader Joseph] Kony take government seriously when it calls for reconciliation yet it wants even to humiliate Amin's body?" Angupale said that history would horribly repeat itself if the government blocked the return of Amin's body or denied him a state funeral the way Obote did to the body of Sir Fredrick Mutesa II, the Kabaka and first president of Uganda who died in exile, in London, in 1969. "The Baganda should join us and demand for Amin's return. Amin returned Mutesa's body and gave the Kabaka a state funeral. Amin also rescued Ugandans from economic slavery by the Asians. All this should not be ignored," Angupale said yesterday. The Lwemiyaga MP, Mr Theodore Ssekikubo, wondered why the government would not let Amin return yet his for lieutenants such as the First Deputy Prime Minister, Lt. Gen. Moses Ali, have been promoted and are serving Museveni's government. Lubaga South MP, Mr Ken Lukyamuzi, wondered why the government preaches reconciliation yet it won't forgive Amin. Adjumani woman MP, Ms Jesca Eriyo, said that the government should state clearly whether Amin is eligible for amnesty under the Amnesty Act. Madina Amin has, meanwhile, pleaded with the public not to be taken up by speculation on Amin's health, and promised to provide immediate information if anything happened to her husband. © 2003 The Monitor Publications Do you Yahoo!? SBC Y
ugnet_: Arua Relatives & Muslims react angrily; Govt Won't Allow Amin back
Allow Amin back, his children plead By Kefa Atibuni July 21, 2003 -Monitor Relatives of former President Idi Amin have reacted angrily to reports that the government won't allow him to return and die in his own country. Distressed relatives and members of the Muslim community, who sought audience with The Monitor in Arua yesterday, said that President Yoweri Museveni should let Mr Amin return home. Their reaction follows reports that the former President is in coma at the King Fahad Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Close relatives and friends said that their demand is in line with the norm in Islam (Amin's faith) where dead people are buried immediately. "This is a question of belief. Amin is not returning to capture state power. He is just returning to be buried," one of the relatives said. "Even if our father was a wrong leader, I think the President should treat us with some degree of leniency," one of Amin's sons said. The general has about 10 children living in Arua. In August last year, Amin wrote a letter to the Arua RDC, Mr Okoth Nyalulu, introducing his sons who would inherit his farmland here. © 2003 The Monitor Publications Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!
ugnet_: Bring Amin back-UPC
Bring Amin home - UPC By Chris OboreJuly 21, 2003 Monitor The UPC wants the government to let former President Idi Amin return home. The Uganda People's Congress, whose government was deposed by Mr Amin in January 1971, says that it would be wrong for President Yoweri Museveni to let a former president die in exile without support. According to the UPC, Amin is a Ugandan citizen, and the government has the responsibility to look after him. Amin has lived in exile in Saudi Arabia since he was overthrown in 1979. On Saturday, The Monitor broke a story that the former head of state was ill and in coma at the King Fahad Hospital in Riyadh. Mrs Nalongo Madina Amin told The Monitor that she had asked President Museveni to allow her ailing husband to return home. Mr Museveni reportedly answered that he would instead arrest Amin the moment the former President set foot on Ugandan soil. A government official has now indicated that the family would be allowed to bring back the former President's body if Amin were to die in exile. The UPC, whose own leader, Mr Milton Obote, lives in exile in Zambia, sees it rather differently. "Why should Museveni want to finish off a man who is ailing? He is behaving like a witch," said Mr Peter Walubiri, a member of the UPC's Presidential Policy Commission. Walubiri said that Amin is a Ugandan who has the right to be home. "Let him be allowed home. After he is well, we can discuss the suspicion that he committed crimes. The police and the DPP will take action," he said. Walubiri said that the duty of the government is to care for all its citizens, including those in prison. "For us in UPC we definitely have no love for Amin, but we would not deny him the right to be a citizen," he said. Walubiri said that Museveni should respect the sanctity of life. The President has no moral authority to condemn other people, Walubiri said; adding that many people have died since 1972 because of Museveni's activities.He did not elaborate. "Let Amin get investigated after treatment by the state. If the UPC got back to power, we would treat Museveni if he fell sick," the UPC official said. President Museveni once said that he would shoot dead Obote, if the twice-deposed former President dared step on Ugandan soil again. © 2003 The Monitor Publications Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!
