“At home, if you are satisfied, you just go aside and belch, that is very normal. We have just started eating. Those of you who are satisfied should stealthily leave the table, go and belch,” he said.
I wonder if Kyeyune was honest enough to tell the people of Entebbe for example, during his capmaigns that he was asking them to give him votes so that he can go and "eat". Buganda LC5s back 3rd term By Cyprian Musoke SEVEN district chairmen from Buganda have supported the lifting of presidential term limits to enable President Yoweri Museveni seek another term. The chairmen and other local leaders declared their support for the third term at a two-day meeting at Enron Hotel in Mityana. The meeting closed yesterday. Moses Byaruhanga, President Museveni’s assistant on political affairs, presided over the closing ceremony. The chairmen included Ian Kyeyune of Wakiso, Herman Ssentongo of Ssembabule, Maj. Joseph Kakooza of Mubende, Ddamulira Kyeyune of Mukono, Hajji Kabega of Mpigi, Vincent Ssempijja of Masaka and that of Nakasongola, Chris Bagonza. Also present were deputy chairpersons, chief administrative officers, district speakers, deputy speakers, LC3 chairmen and sub-county chiefs in Buganda region. The seven chairmen, who attended out of the 13 in the region, were prompted by their chairman, Ian Kyeyune, to speak out. He said they could no longer afford to sit on the fence. “People know that what we, Baganda, want is often what is attained. This is the central region that will take over the politics of this country at one stage, and what we support is often what goes. There is no excuse being in the middle of the line at this time,” he said. Kyeyune urged the chairmen not to ‘fight other people’s wars’, in apparent reference to those who were agitating against the opening of term limits. He said the opposition could not guarantee their jobs. “We who are in power must strive to retain our colleagues in power. This is politics! We are not here to joke. As leaders, we must be serious. If you are not interested in that power you are holding, you leave quietly,” he told an attentive audience. He said in order to protect the central region, they must be part of those who are in power. “At home, if you are satisfied, you just go aside and belch, that is very normal. We have just started eating. Those of you who are satisfied should stealthily leave the table, go and belch,” he said. Mukono district chairman Ddamulira Kyeyune said all chairmen resolved the third term issue at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at Kyankwanzi last year and that no one would divert from their resolution. He, however, said there was need to consult their councils. He asked the chairmen to “let those outside speak and us within to fight them.” He said the best option was to leave the matter to the people to decide in a referendum, to avoid being taken to court by the opposition for having usurped the supreme power of the people. “They are waiting for us to make a mistake, then they go to court,” he said. Masaka district vice-chairman said he was happy when anti-third term agitators were beaten in Masaka. “In Masaka, we want the ekisanja fervently. We, as a district, resolved to back the third term,” he said. Ssembabule chairman said he moved the motion to open the term limits in the NEC meeting, and there was no way his people could divert from him since their district ‘started eating’ when the Movement came to power. Hajji Kabega of Mpigi district said Museveni was their resident in Kisozi and there was no way they could oppose the third term for one of them. Mubende’s Maj. Kakooza said they were bound by the resolution they made at Kyankwanzi to support the opening of presidential term limits. Ends Published on: Thursday, 10th June, 2004 Email this article to a friend. \\\\\\\"Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of someone else.\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Njoki Paul University of Pretoria -------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
