RE: ugnet_: UPC backs Kabaka for political power

[Ed Kironde]

That would be the easiest way to kill him too   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Omar Kezimbira Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ugnet_: UPC backs Kabaka for political power   UPC backs Kabaka for political power By Evelyn Lirri Feb 20, 2004 - Monitor KAMPALA - The Uganda Peoples Congress has supported Kabaka Mutebi's demand for real authority. The UPC Presidential Policy Commission Chairman, Dr James Rwanyarare, told reporters on Wednesday that the Kabaka's cry exposed the flaws in the decentralisation system introduced by the Movement government. "When early this week, the Kabaka of Buganda decried his being king without power in his kingdom, it justified UPC's rejection of decentralisation where small non-viable units were created, only dependent on funding from the central government," Rwanyarare said. He said UPC has always advocated large, viable federal states such as Buganda with powers delegated to them by law. "If Buganda is made a federal state, it will have powers to raise funds and carry out its activities without having to beg money from the central government," Rwanyarare said. Early this week, Mutebi said that lack of full authority had frustrated his efforts to help his subjects. He said he wanted a federal system of government, which would give him those powers. Before kingdoms were abolished by then President Milton Obote in 1966, the kings had political power. However, the current Constitution requires traditional leaders to remain only cultural heads without political power, which Buganda has strongly opposed. Rwanyarare said that the Kabaka's demand for political power as a traditional ruler is in line with the UPC position of 1962 when there was a federal system of government with kings having authority. He said that the much-criticised 1967 constitution under Obote did not remove the federal status for Buganda. Obote is the president of UPC.   © 2004 The Monitor Publications Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.573 / Virus Database: 363 - Release Date: 1/28/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.573 / Virus Database: 363 - Release Date: 1/28/2004