Mwaami Musaazi You are using a wrong terminology here, what we have in Uganda today is not a negotiation of federalism, it is a Buganda attack on all national institutions for her own benefit. An act that Ugandans have vehemently refused. And I will give you examples (1) Mengo asked for Kampala which it knew was Uganda's capital and built by Ugandans. When Ugandans refused it Mengo said if we do not get Kampala we do not take that federalism (2) They then asked for Uganda Revenue Authority, the government said No, Mengo responded that with out it they do not want federalism. And I can go on and on with such examples of unrealistic requests. Can you tell me one instance where Buganda's request was refused and Mengo moved on? The formula is either give us this or we are out of here. Secondly I do not even think that Buganda has a right to negotiate with NRM on how to install this federalism, in fact the smart thing NRM should have done would have been to send Buganda back to Mengo and ask them to negotiate with other units, then all of them to come back to Uganda government with a finished document, for there is no way Uganda government can negotiate with pieces. But NRM would have done that if it was interested in putting real federalism in Uganda, what NRM wants today is Buganda's vote for the sad term, and if giving them a half baked federalism is the bait, so be it. Remember you are dealing with very shrewd people. Lastly some of us are wondering whether NRM has even the authority to negotiate the fate of our nation. Remember they came to power by force of arms they were never elected to come to power, and since then they failed to even turn into a political party, we still have a Resistance Council which to now we do not know who elected it, running our nation. And that Council understands its limitations that is why you see that they do not make national decisions which will be internationally recognised, for they know that they will not. An example is the failure to establish a Uganda Army. For they know that they can not commission officers. How can they turn a nation from Unitary to federalism? Those are questions Mengo should have asked before they claimed ownership on Uganda Revenue Authority. But hey it is all a fantasy!!
Be well 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: "emmanuel musaazi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 5:12 PM Subject: Re: ugnet_: 'Federo' is a fantasy > Whoever was responsible for this editorial, does not understand the concept > of federalism. First of all how does he know that the final federal system > agreed upon will take the shape he is outlining (talk about puting the cart > before the horse). The final system will depend on negotiations which will > involve a lot of tradeoffs and compromises, it's not about 'winner takes > all'. Secondly, the Primeminister does not have to be the Kabaka (there > doesn't even need to be a prime minister). Federalism will help spread > development around the country, new city capitals will spring up and along > with them jobs, institutions of learning and investements. Federalism will > also help to reduce the concentration of power at the center which will on > the long run enhance democracy. As for taxes, well a tax sharing and > allocation formular will be part of the negotiations, this is why i said > that the more the number of regions involved in the negotiations the better > for the whole country. Right now everybody is only hearing the Buganda > proposal because other regions have not formaly and in an organized fashion, > put forward their proposals. The other regions should stop wining and come > with ideas, that is what democracy is all about, isn't it, democracy lovers? > > > >From: "Mitayo Potosi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: ugnet_: 'Federo' is a fantasy > >Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:35:19 +0000 > > > >Editorial : newvision 26/8/2003 > > > >'Federo' is a fantasy > > > >CABINET HAS decided to push for the lifting of term limits for the > >presidency and a return to federo. > > > >However, a representative of the Buganda kingdom has responded that the two > >issues should be delinked. > > > >He is right. The two issues are both too complex to consider together. > > > >In particular the restoration of federo, or a federal kingdom, is risky. > > > >Firstly, the dominance of the Buganda kingdom at independence created a > >political imbalance that destabilised the country. > > > >Secondly, a federal kingdom is not the most progressive form of government. > >As head of state, the Kabaka will appoint chiefs, ministers and officials. > >What will happen to the authority of democratically elected LC5 and LC3 > >officials? > > > >Thirdly, is an additional layer of administration in Buganda even > >necessary? > > > >Fourthly, this administration will have to be funded either by local > >taxation or by increased taxation by the central government. If the central > >government pays, a peasant in West Nile might ask why his tax payments go > >to the Kabaka of Buganda. > > > >Fifthly, how many Baganda truly want federo? Many elected LC officials > >favour loose cooperation under a charter, as Busoga is attempting, but > >oppose the idea of an administrative federal kingdom. > > > >Federo has become a fantasy, a dream for a return to the 1950s and 1960s > >when people were more prosperous and society more orderly. But it is > >impossible to turn the clock back. If the kingdom returns, Baganda will > >still find themselves in today's Uganda where the world coffee price is > >lower than the 1960s and KCC cannot fix the roads. > > > >It is not worth changing the Constitution for the sake of an illusion. > > > >Published on: Tuesday, 26th August, 2003 > > > >Email this article to a friend. > > > > > >Mitayo Potosi > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > >http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------- > >This service is hosted on the Infocom network > >http://www.infocom.co.ug > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > -------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > -------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug