RE: ugnet_: UPC backs Kabaka for political power

[emmanuel musaazi]

When you hear things like that, it makes you wonder about the calibre of 
politians in Uganda (particularly in the UPC). How low are they willing to 
stoop in order to obtain political power..talk about a dog returning to its 
vomit..i've been pointing out to people on this forum that the UPC has 
nothing to offer Uganda. Look at how they are shamelessly ready to swallow 
there words..basically do a round about turn, just to get power and you tell 
me Uganda will be better off with such fools..it only remains to be seen if 
the Kabaka and Baganda are even stupidier by going along with them. After 
all only fools can rule fools. NONSENSE.


From: "Ed Kironde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: ugnet_: UPC backs Kabaka for political power
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:07:30 -0700
That would be the easiest way to kill him too

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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
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