Re: ugnet_: Fw:Buganda's report to the constitutional review commission
Vukoni, This is a blatant lie. They have ,for obvious reasons, left out the pact the Mengo group headed by Mutebi , made with the NRA in the Luwero bushes. That pact lead to the killing of so many innocent non "Banaa Ba kintu" in Luwero, their properties seized and lives of their siblings shattered! If they ever come clean on the Luwero tragedy then Ugandans may come to learn to trust them. Rgds Gook We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of bad people but also for the appalling silence of good people". M.L.King Original Message Follows From: "Vukoni Lupa-Lasaga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: ugnet_: Fw:Buganda's report to the constitutional review commission Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:16:30 -0600 PREAMBLE: For centuries, Buganda was a warrior kingdom, which believed in conquest and settling disputes with neighbors with force of arms and conquest. Internally, reigning kings (Kabakas) were often removed and replaced by force of arms. At the close of the 19th Century however, the then reigning monarch, Ssekabaka Mukaabya realised that the best way to govern his people and to live with all Buganda's neighbours, was through negotiation, discussion and peaceful resolution of disagreements. In a very dramatic and very public action, he formally changed his name from Kabaka Mukaabya (which literally means a king who bends people to his will through tears and strife) to Kabaka Mutesa, which means resolving all disputes through peaceful discussions and negotiations. By that act and implied edict, he directed the people of Buganda to always solve their problems (internally and externally) through peaceful discussion. Ever since that edict, Buganda started believing in peaceful resolution of problems through negotiations and signed agreements. Thus since the beginning of the following century, (that is from 1900 up to today) Buganda has never taken up arms internally to remove its leaders or externally against its neighbours. Ssekabaka Mutesa's grandson, Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa II, re-emphasised this position by stating in his formal written Will that he had deliberately given the name of Mutesa to his son and successor (the father of the current Kabaka) so that Kabaka Mutesa II and his successors should always resolve all Buganda problems peacefully and legally through negotiation and discussion. In fact, in that Will, Ssekabaka Mutesa II actually instructed and directed his successor to do so. ! Last month, in December 2002, Kabaka Mutebi II, while addressing the Buganda Constitutional Commission and the people of Buganda at Banda Palace, restated his great great grandfather's position as well as that of his grandfather by urging the people of Buganda to pursue the many disagreements and disappointments they had with the 1995 Constitution (which disagreements and disappointments he was aware of) through peaceful negotiations and dialogue. He fully supported this Report and the method of presentation of Buganda's views through this constitutional process. The Odoki Constitutional Review Report clearly stated that 97% of the people in Buganda desired to be ruled under a federal system of government (also 68% of all Ugandans expressed that desire). Although this clear and overwhelming will of the people of Buganda and Uganda was not included in the 1995 Constitution, the People of Buganda, being mindful of their kings' edicts, patiently continued to request for a peaceful reconsideration of this position. They now once again renew, through this document, their position that a federal system of government is the only system of governance that will accelerate Uganda's development, minimise internal strife that has bedeviled Uganda since the abolition of this system in 1966, and provide Uganda and her people with durable internal peace. Many people outside Buganda pour scorn on discussion and negotiation as a fruitful method of achieving their people's or community desires and goals. Consequently, they have persistently taken up arms against the state and the peoples of Uganda. The people of Buganda are appealing to all those people to lay down their arms and strive to achieve their goals through peaceful discussion and negotiations as the people of Buganda are doing today. The people of Buganda also appeal to the Government of Uganda and our leaders to prove to those skeptics and doubting people that the will of the p! eople an d desires of communities can be achieved and addressed through peaceful discussions. We should not give them the feeling that peaceful negotiations and discussions can never bring about change or achievements of any given community's desires and will, however clearly those desires and will are manifested. In spite of past repeated disappointments and frustrations, the people of Buganda are still confident that they will achieve t
ugnet_: Fw:Buganda's report to the constitutional review commission
PREAMBLE: For centuries, Buganda was a warrior kingdom, which believed in conquest and settling disputes with neighbors with force of arms and conquest. Internally, reigning kings (Kabakas) were often removed and replaced by force of arms. At the close of the 19th Century however, the then reigning monarch, Ssekabaka Mukaabya realised that the best way to govern his people and to live with all Buganda's neighbours, was through negotiation, discussion and peaceful resolution of disagreements. In a very dramatic and very public action, he formally changed his name from Kabaka Mukaabya (which literally means a king who bends people to his will through tears and strife) to Kabaka Mutesa, which means resolving all disputes through peaceful discussions and negotiations. By that act and implied edict, he directed the people of Buganda to always solve their problems (internally and externally) through peaceful discussion. Ever since that edict, Buganda started believing in peaceful resolution of problems through negotiations and signed agreements. Thus since the beginning of the following century, (that is from 1900 up to today) Buganda has never taken up arms internally to remove its leaders or externally against its neighbours. Ssekabaka Mutesa's grandson, Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa II, re-emphasised this position by stating in his formal written Will that he had deliberately given the name of Mutesa to his son and successor (the father of the current Kabaka) so that Kabaka Mutesa II and his successors should always resolve all Buganda problems peacefully and legally through negotiation and discussion. In fact, in that Will, Ssekabaka Mutesa II actually instructed and directed his successor to do so. Last month, in December 2002, Kabaka Mutebi II, while addressing the Buganda Constitutional Commission and the people of Buganda at Banda Palace, restated his great great grandfather's position as well as that of his grandfather by urging the people of Buganda to pursue the many disagreements and disappointments they had with the 1995 Constitution (which disagreements and disappointments he was aware of) through peaceful negotiations and dialogue. He fully supported this Report and the method of presentation of Buganda's views through this constitutional process. The Odoki Constitutional Review Report clearly stated that 97% of the people in Buganda desired to be ruled under a federal system of government (also 68% of all Ugandans expressed that desire). Although this clear and overwhelming will of the people of Buganda and Uganda was not included in the 1995 Constitution, the People of Buganda, being mindful of their kings' edicts, patiently continued to request for a peaceful reconsideration of this position. They now once again renew, through this document, their position that a federal system of government is the only system of governance that will accelerate Uganda's development, minimise internal strife that has bedeviled Uganda since the abolition of this system in 1966, and provide Uganda and her people with durable internal peace. Many people outside Buganda pour scorn on discussion and negotiation as a fruitful method of achieving their people's or community desires and goals. Consequently, they have persistently taken up arms against the state and the peoples of Uganda. The people of Buganda are appealing to all those people to lay down their arms and strive to achieve their goals through peaceful discussion and negotiations as the people of Buganda are doing today. The people of Buganda also appeal to the Government of Uganda and our leaders to prove to those skeptics and doubting people that the will of the people and desires of communities can be achieved and addressed through peaceful discussions. We should not give them the feeling that peaceful negotiations and discussions can never bring about change or achievements of any given community's desires and will, however clearly those desires and will are manifested. In spite of past repeated disappointments and frustrations, the people of Buganda are still confident that they will achieve their desires through peaceful methods. Buganda is therefore appealing to those of her people, especially the young, the Bazukkulu ba Buganda and those who are currently outside Uganda, who have lost or are losing faith in negotiations and peaceful resolution of disputes as a way to achieve Buganda's objectives, not to despair. We still believe that peaceful negotiations will triumph over any alternative means of dispute resolution. The people of Buganda would like to extend their sympathy and condolences to the many Ugandans who have died or lost their relatives and loved ones in these senseless wars, whose causes, they believe, would have been settled and can still be settled through peaceful discussions and dialogue, such as is contained in this
