'Federo is genocide'
J Ssemakula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
J Ssemakula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mr. Gyagenda,If you expect the same level of political maturity from Ugandan rulers you are very sadly mistaken.The ordinary Ugandan is no better than the rulers, and petty, "if traditional", jealousies are easily exploited by cunning politicians like Obote and Museveni to get him or her to vote against his/her own interests, given the chance.Those who considered themselves read, are actually worse, especially those who pass for journalists and/or columnists. They do even more damage to their kindred through their cynicism. Here is a sprinkling of the pearls of of wisdom they impart to their unwitting and gullible brethren -- who, ironically, look upto them to improve their lot:-'Federo is good for Buganda, so it is automatically bad for you','if they get federo, they will leave us behind','federo is monarchism','federo is seccession','federo is unpatriotic','kisanja is good for you, and here is UShs 500/- we just stole from NSSF to prove it''if the Baganda get federo, they will chase us from Buganda''Decentralization is the same or better than federo''Mmengo did bad not take UShs 100B from Mu7','federo is bad because you cannot not have a state within a state''Kampala is not in Buganda','Male MPs dress in smelly socks','Ugandan women smell bad that is why their husbands come back home drunk late at night', etc etc'Many of these, one can find in the writings of what passes for our literati these days, e.g. Nsibambi, Onyango-Obbo, Tacca Semakula-Kiwanuka, even frequent writers on these cyber-fora.(The last nugget of wisdom we heard from the lips of no other luminary than those of the vice president of Uganda, during his recent visit to California. Someone told me he is a medical doctor of sorts. Yaleka tunyeenya mitwe nga embuzi etenda enkuba! Anyhow, we gave him a letter to the president and the Ugandan people with our ideas on the then ongoing fedro talks. No idea whether he ever delivered it either, but we did see his mis-statement about us that we planned to boycott or demonstrate against him. Lies, it seems are the stock of politicians.)After seeding the minds of the unimaginative 'pizanti' they jet back to their comfortable abodes in distant cities, or drive back to their haunts in Kabalagala (or "Half-London", if you can believe it), leaving the pizanti exactly where he was yester-year, if not yester-decade.The funny thing is that many of them believe thier distorted views, such is the power of self-deception; and many others have never bothered to sit down and analayze what has been parroted to them. Thinking is not easy, I know only too well. But nobody's head ever caught fire because of it.Small wonder then, that those with book learning are known as "ababugumyeeko", in Luganda, being as they are, truly half-baked or half-cooked.ssemakulaps: how did she find out that male MPs wear smelly socks? Hmmmm, these doctors also ...gyagenda_i <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for the piece on The Sheik's death (may his soul rest in peace).
What caught my attention however was the peaceful emergence of the United Arab
Emirates as a federation. Through negotiations, the leaders of these islands,
whose oil wealth could have been a source of mischief, rivalry, wars, etc,put
aside their egos and worked out a mutually beneficial arrangement for the good
of their people. The current development of the UAE is testament to the wisdom
of their leadership. Our African leaders (and others from troble spots all
over the world) need to borrow a page from this wonderful example.
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>This dominated kampala talk shows today-- can any body explain!!!!
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>Sheikh Zayed - founder a nd ruler of UAE - dies at 86
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>The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al
>Nahyan, died on Tuesday, according to Abu Dhabi TV. He was 86.
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>Sheikh Zayed, who has led the United Arab Emirates for more than 30
>years, had been ailing for several years. He had a kidney transplant
>in August 2000, The AP reported.
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>His eldest son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has been heir
>apparent since his father named him in 1969 crown prince of Abu
>Dhabi.
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>Abu Dhabi TV interrupted regular broadcasting to break the news of
>Zayed's demise.
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>Zayed was born in 1918 and named after his grandfather, Shaikh Zayed
>bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, who has the longest reign in the emirate's
>history, ruling Abu Dhabi from 1855 to 1909. His grandfather is also
>known as "Zayid The Great" and "Zayed the First", and had played a
>large r ole in forging unity between the tribes of Oman and leading
>the Bani Yas tribe.
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>Zayed's father, Shiekh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruled Abu Dhabi
>between 1922 and 1926.
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>After his father died in 1927, Zayed moved to the oasis of Al Ain,
>approximately 160 kilometers east of Abu Dhabi, where he spent the
>rest of his youth. There he underwent religious education, and
>learned the Quran.
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>At that time, the seven emirates, were under British influence since
>1820. Abu Dhabi was poor and undeveloped and its economy was based
>upon fishing and pearl diving along the coast.
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>At this point, the first oil firms came to carry out geological
>surveys, and Zayed was appointed to guide them around the desert.
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>Shiekh Zayed was assigned to govern Al Ain in 1946 and later in 1953.
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>When oil was discovered in Abu Dhabi in 1958, economic matters began
>to im prove. On August 9, 1966, Sheikh Zayed was given control of Abu
>Dhabi by his elder brother.
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>After assuming rulership, Sheikh Zayed introduced a formal government
>structure, with departments developed to handle specific tasks.
>Priority was given to build basic housing facilities, schools, health
>services, and the construction of an airport, a sea port, roads, and
>a bridge to link Abu Dhabi to the mainland.
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>When Britain announced in January 1968 that it would withdraw its
>military presence in the Gulf, Sheikh Zayed was the first statesman
>to call for a union. Zayed realized that for Abu Dhabi to prosper, it
>would need to co-operate with its tribal neighbors. Thus, he met with
>the then-ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoom. The two
>held meetings on the 19th of February 1968 at Samih and discussed
>border disputes. This followed by the signing of an agreement on the
>27th of February 1968, which would form a federation of nine emirates
>(Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Bahrain, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah,
>Qatar and Umm al-Quwain). Later, Bahrain and Qatar wanted full
>independence and Ras Al Khaimah also declined to join.
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>On the 2nd of December 1971, a federation of six emirates (Abu Dhabi,
>Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain) formed the United
>Arab Emirates [UAE]. Sheikh Zayed was elected president and Sheikh
>Rashid was elected vice-president. Shortly afterwards, Ras Al Khaimah
>decided to join the federation, which officially took place on the
>11th of February of 1972.
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>Sheikh Zayed has been re-elected as president at five-year intervals
>by the Supreme Council Members, who are ruling members of each of the
>seven emirates. Sheikh Rashid was re-elected vice-president until he
>died in 1990, at which time his son, Sh eikh Maktoum, took his
>father's place.
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>Sheikh Zayed also played a major role in the formation of the Gulf
>Cooperation Council (GCC), which officially started in Abu Dhabi in
>1981.
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>In recent years, Sheikh Zayed's health has deteriorated and he used
>to travel to the United States for medical check ups. He travelled to
>the United States in 1996 for a spinal surgery and then again in
>August 2000 for a kidney transplant. (albawaba.com)
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