Mr. Ssemakula, I, too, normallysteer clear of Mr. Mulindwa's postings. So I'll be brief. Buganda is very much part of Uganda in every way. Uganda is also a multi-cultural nation.
There is no need for the Baganda to apologize to anyone for 'promoting' their culture. It'd be more positive if everyone 'promoted' their culture as do the Baganda theirs. Beside the palpable malice and envy that reek in his postings I cannot fathom Mr Mulindwa's problem. --- Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mwaami Ssemakula > > Thanks for your response but I think you missed the > two major issues of this grave concern. > > 1) If Nabagagereka came on this function as any > Ugandan with her daughter there would be no body > getting concerned. Let me as well inform you that > Nabagereka has actually participated in very many > other Buganda functions, and we all have nothing but > thanks to her. However this was a national issue on > a national institution and on a function of UNICEF. > Nabagereka had and has and will never have a > position on National issues. That is the difference > between her bringing the princess and my bringing my > daughter. And let me add that if she brings her > daughter as a private person/parent, surely no body > will complain, but when she comes as Nabagereka > bringing the Princess, those are very dangerous > grounds and Ugandans must ask why. > > 2) You state and I quote "The stamp promotes the > idea of childhood in Uganda" But Nabagereka stated > and I again quote " The new stamps are culturally > important to Buganda and they would help to display > its vast heritage" Why do we have those two > discrepancies, should we believe you or Nabagereka? > And I understand that you might have got your text > from Radio Ssimba which was abbreviated, but I > happen to have got the entire transcript of her > speech. > > Nabagereka's speech was about promoting Buganda's > culture, which she clearly does every day and I have > no problem with that. But when she gets a national > institution to promote Buganda's culture, Ugandans > must first give her a go ahead. And you might not > take this serious, but we as Ugandans have very few > institutions left in Uganda to identify as national, > and Uganda posta happens to be one of them. > > And Mwaami Ssemakula, the way you have responded I > wonder one thing. Are you stating today that the > Kingdom of Toro can name Entebbe airport, The Ayo > International Airport to promote the Toro culture? > Because they are people from Toro which happens to > be part of Uganda. Please clarify. > > As I said before federalism can not build democracy > it is the other way around. And Nabagereka's > hijacking of a national institution and she uses it > to promote Buganda culture is a clear example of why > Ugandans are afraid of your kind of federalism. > > Em > > The Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" > Groupe de communication Mulindwas > "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans > l'anarchie" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: J Ssemakula > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 11:55 AM > Subject: Re: ugnet_: Nabagereka launches Princess > Katrina stamp > > > Mr. Mulindwa, > > You ask: > "I am going to start with Nabagereka, for some > reason she is right that Buganda has a vast > heritage, but who told her that she has a right to > get a national institution like Posta Uganda to > promote the culture of Buganda?" > > I see no problem here. Nnaabagereka, the most > significant Lady in Buganda, is a Muganda and > therefore a Ugandan. Buganda is part of the nation > known as Uganda. The child in question, Omumbejja > Ssangalyambogo, is a Muganda and therefore a > Ugandan child. The stamp promotes the idea of > childhood in Uganda. > > Next time a national institution seeks a child to > use as model for a Ugandan child, please feel free > to offer the services of your own child(ren). > > End of story. > > > --- Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ugandans > > On June 16th 2003 Posta Uganda launched three new > stamps honouring Princess Katrina-Sarah > Ssangalyambogo of Buganda. It is stated that the > stamps were a dedication to all children of Uganda. > Nabagereka stated that the new stamps are culturally > important to Buganda and they would help to display > its vast heritage. There are more of those details > in New Vision of June 17th 2003 if you want any more > details. What I want to do tonight is to look at > this action which took place in our nation and to > wonder whether it was right. > > I am going to start with Nabagereka, for some > reason she is right that Buganda has a vast > heritage, but who told her that she has a right to > get a national institution like Posta Uganda to > promote the culture of Buganda? And I am going to > base my argument from the fact that I live in a > nation with the greatest Federalism in the World. > Federalism to survive in any nation, it must start > with respect of what you have and what the rest of > the people have. That is why you see that federalism > can never survive in a nation where there is no > democracy. For what Nabagereka did was to hijack a > national corporation and use it to our own benefit, > including the population of Buganda. We can not > practice Federalism in Uganda when we do not have a > clear line between Provincial and national > jurisdiction. With the same breath I must wonder who > was in his/her right mind to allow Ms Sarah Kiyingi > Kaweesa, the Managing Director of Post Uganda, to > allow a national institution to be used in such a > flimsy way. If the culture of Buganda is very > important to Nabagereka, she should have used any > other institution she has put in Buganda to promote > the culture of her region and I would have not > interfered at all. But if Nabagereka has been in > Uganda this long, and the best she can get to > promote the Buganda culture was a national > institution, then she owes Ugandans an apology > accompanied with a promise to respect national > institutions the same way the nation respects her > culture. > > Secondly I must comment on the logic of choosing > Ssangalyambogo to represent the Uganda children on > this very vital day. And I must start with a very > simple question, What does Ssangalyambogo has in > common with Uganda children? This is a day which was > established by UNICEF to recognise the plight of > children amongst our selves, to know the problems > they have, and a nation like Uganda which has > millions of children who are internally displaced in > their own country, I think this was a very clear day > to let them speak out. > > But who is Ssangalyambogo? Yes she is a princess > in Buganda by all means, but I want to look at her > connection to the children of Uganda. When > Nabagereka reached the time to deliver this > Princess, she looked into the entire nation of > Uganda even into her own territory of Buganda and > made a conscious decision that she could not find a > single hospital which would fit her standards. > Although all her subordinates use Uganda hospitals, > she refused to use them and preferred to be flown to > London. Yes she delivered the baby but not only that > but she even refused for a while to return to Uganda > with the newly born, for she feared that Uganda dust > might endanger the new born. Ssabasajja and > Obuganda stayed single untill when Mengo complained > and bitterly then Nabagereka accepted to come back > to Uganda with the Princess. Let record as well show > that due to Nabagereka's fear of Buganda's > hospital/s, Buganda ended up with a Princess with a > British Birth Certificate, there fore a British > Citizen. Today Uganda children have a British > citizen representing them on a UNICEF day. It is sad > for our children are being forced into > recolonisation by Nabakyaala her self. > My question to you today, what does Princess > Ssangalyambogo has in common with Uganda children? > > I wonder whether Nabagereka knows the plight of > Uganda children or she is just a very insensitive > person. For if she is not insensitive Nabagereka > should have looked in the entire spectrum, we have > many kids who would fit this occasion. let me remind > Nabagereka that we have a child in Gulu who was > breast feeding, the camp was attacked and the mother > was shot and killed. This child stayed with the dead > mother sucking for ten hours untill when a red Cross > worker came and plucked it off the breast of a dead > mother. We have some 3 girls who were sent home due > to lack of school fees at a time of final exams, > these girls went to The Central Police Station in > Kampala, they ended up making their story public > through Bukedde paper and they got the school fees > from caring Ugandans abroad, in the end they did > their finals. I can count very many of such. > > And let me make clear one point, the commemoration > of the Children's day is a national issue, there for > Nabagereka === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! 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