Desmond!
when you write "
I do agree, M7 is Gun Man and true he has taken miltarisim in our politics a
notch higher. You may even call him a miltary adventurer that has disturbed the
tranquility in our region. There are many who can defend him and I leave it to
them."
That i absolutely agree with you...however when you by the some token in yet
another breath you remind readers that quote :However your Nyamurunga decided
to create a personal loyality in the Uganda Army through Amin largely
exploiting the ugly issue of tribalisim in order to monopolise power.
What exactly do you mean, how did Obote (RIP) create a personal loyality in the
Uganda Army? Indeed if your argument is correct that Obote (RIP) created a
personal loyality or rather it was his intention to create to do so... in the
Ugandan Army, I would think Obote ( smart as he was) would have careful picked
his army commanders..... indeed he woudn't have picked the likes of Brig
.Shaban Opolot , idi Amin the okellos etc ..who later turned against him.
The fact is that Obote (rip) was working with the cards he was dealt. Amin,
the Okello join the Uganda Army way before obote joined and was active in the
Ugandan political scene.
You further state quote" I dare even say that the actions of the 2nd Obote
regime through Rwakasisi are the ones that recruited Ugandan Rwandans enmase
into NRA and set the stage for the invasion of Rwanda hence the genocide."
Here again one fails to understand as to what exactly you are trying to
insinuate?
The fact is that NRA/M created the insurgency in luwero based of some ill
concieved notion that the 1980 elections which the UPC won, was somehow
rigged. In it's campaign to create instability in Uganda, the NRA/M recruited
massively among the Byanrwanda refugee elements who had settled in Uganda as a
result of previous political turmoil in rwanda/orundi in the late 50's and
early sixties This in a debate is reffered to as the CAUSATION.
What ever actions the UPC government took to fight the Yoweri Museveni inspired
insurgency can only be reffered to as THE REACTION TO THE CAUSATION.
so now tell me how exactly did actions of the Rwakasisi cause the recruitment
of rwandese en mass into Yoweri Museveni's guerilla out fit known as the
NRA/M???
Over to you!
Matek
Desmond Nzaana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ladit Opoka
I do agree, M7 is Gun Man and true he has taken miltarisim in our politics a
notch higher. You may even call him a miltary adventurer that has disturbed the
tranquility in our region. There are many who can defend him and I leave it to
them.
But, let me say that M7 could have remained a teacher of Economics and a
cattle keeper, had Obote not miltarised our politics, even Besigye could now be
a surgeon. Tinyefuza Muhwezi and Kayihura would be practising law,Elly Tumwine
would be teaching fine art and Kageme would not be in Kigali
However your Nyamurunga decided to create a personal loyality in the Uganda
Army through Amin largely exploiting the ugly issue of tribalisim in order to
monopolise power. It backfired badly. This is what raptured our country and
caused all these conflicts you are enumirated.
I dare even say that the actions of the 2nd Obote regime through Rwakasisi
are the ones that recruited Ugandan Rwandans enmase into NRA and set the stage
for the invasion of Rwanda hence the genocide.
The same regime cemented the bad relations between the Bantu speaking
Ugandans in the south and Northerners especially Acholi in the North, thus
setting the stage for the mayhem, a war of atrition in Acholiland.
So Who caused the genocide in Rwanda? the answer is Obote, Habyarimana and
others in that order
And who caused the war in Acholiland? Obote, Olara & Bazirio Okello,
Museveni, Bashir, Kony and others in that order
over to you
Matek Opoko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Culu Nzaana!
The politics of the gun was first introduced with greater intensity in luwero
silent by none other the Yoweri Museveni NRM Military.dictatorship Dr.
mwesigye was part and parcel of this NRM Politics of the GUN, and subsequent
gun violence which has now destroyed our country.
21 years later, at the cost of billions of dollars , Museveni and his goons
have pretty much destroyed the whole of Northern and Eastern Uganda..
21 years later Museveni and his NRM are still parading the some politics of the
gun and gun violence in Uganda.
When Museveni is not busy fighting wars in DRC Congo, he is doing so in
Northern Uganda,...if he is not fighting in Eastern Uganda, he is doing so in
Rwanda or Burundi
Museveni Politics of gun violence did indeed lead to the death of 1 million
Rwanda citizens in 1994. It is yet to lead to the death of many more Ugandans
in the coming months as UPC National chairman Haji Badru has so eloquently
pointed out in the latest UPC press release i posted yesterday.
To argue that quote " the UPC is the grand master of gun politics" is to
engaged in useless misinformation campaign and political demagoguery directed
against our party!
MK
Desmond Nzaana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The UPC is the Grand Master of Gun
politics in Uganda, it only since 1986 that UPC has existed minus guns. I think
Ugandans need alot of convincing to believe what you have stated below. You
need 20 yrs
Matek Opoko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bwana Mutabazi!
The UPC believes in the power of the Vote and not the gun to bring about
political change in our beloved country. The party is willing and stands ready
to demonstrate this to the people of Uganda once and for all.
Politics of the gun, which the NRM/O believes it as brought Ugandans nothing
other then sufferings ..and more sufferings.
As we speak, so to say, the people of Northern and Eastern Uganda have been
and are still subjected to immense Human suffering for close to now 21 years
and still counting...
Matek
Kassim Mutabazi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bwana Matek,
The UPC press statement by Haj Badiru Wegulo is saying nothing new. Museveni
has always been an armed politician. You cannot detach him from the gun. In
Uganda power lies in the gun. This talk of elections, democracy,
constitutionalism,etc are just cosmetic.
Even the late Obote new that but could not tell people. In 1980, Obote asked
his political opponents (that is Semwogerere,Museveni, and Nkangi) ,"You want
to be presidents where are your generals?". At that time General Tito Okello,
Brig. Oyite Ojok, etc were Obote's Generals.
Museveni is the only politician who has the generals. Second to him in having
Generals is Joseph Kony. Those are the only people who can rule Uganda at the
moment. The rest are chasing wind. That is my opinion. It is the reason why I
stopped voting in Uganda. In 2006 i was in Uganda at the time of voting but I
refused to vote because I new there was only one candidate who was to remain
President .I Joseph Kony had registered as a presidential candidate,the contest
would be meaningful because then we would have 2 candidates who have generals.
In fact I have always wondered why Mugisha Muntu and Besigye threw away
their guns when they had presidential ambitions. They should have remained in
the army and pretended to be loyal to Museveni. That way it would have been
easy for them to mobilise from within. But now that they are retired ( without
guns and not even allowed to keep a pistol) they should forget about power.
They are just exciting people for nothing.
If UPC wants power they should go back to their 1980 question,Where are the
UPC generals?
Kassim
Matek Opoko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
UGANDA PEOPLES CONGRESS NATIONAL SECRETARIAT
Plot 8-10, Kampala Road, Uganda House, P.O Box 37047, Kampala. Phone/Fax:
+256-41-236748
PRESS STATEMENT
(Embargoed for release at 11.00 am, 18TH JULY, 2007)
NRM HAS REMAINED AN ARMY
1. The concluded NRM Parliamentary Caucus Kyankwanzi meeting confirms
the UPC long-term held view that the NRM stripped to its bare essentials has
never been a political organization or a party but has always been and shall
remain a ruthless undemocratic army under the firm grip of president Museveni
whose policy decisions are first vetted by the High Command of UPDF and
ratified by a caucus contrary to the NRM Party Constitution that stipulates
which organs are supposed to initiate, debate and implement policy decisions.
2. It is this Army that captured power on 25th of January 1986 and
established a one party State cum Military dictatorship where political
parties' activities were proscribed. Even with the new political dispensation
under the multiparty system of governance, the space for democratic political
action is fast shrinking as the NRM practical reliance on the military was
symbolically manifested in the dress code of its MP'S at Kyankwanzi. This act
is a total violation of the constitution as the army is supposed to be
subordinate to civilian authority but the image being created by the NRM
government makes them superior to all civilian democratic institutions in the
country.
3. The military High Command in 1989 took a decision to extend the NRA/M
lifespan for 5years.The NRC which was a pseudo parliament rubberstamped the
decision under the watchful eye of its Chairman President Yoweri Museveni.
Remember most of the legislations endorsed and passed by the NRC never
attracted any robust and vibrant debates apart from 'AYES'.
4. The same NRA High Command in 1993 sat in Gulu and took a decision to
amend the 1967 Constitution and provide for the restoration of traditional
rulers and return of the assets hitherto held by the Kingdom governments.
Although the NRM government has refused to return some of these assets to the
kingdoms.
5. After the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution, it has largely been
through the military force that NRM has suppressed opposition political parties
and cheated them of electoral victory. Actually before the Constitutional
amendments leading to provisions for life presidency, popularly called the
third term, the army top brass was summoned to Gulu by the commander in chief
to endorse his life long dream of being president for life.
6. Through out the two decades of NRM'S military rule, President
Museveni true character as a militarist has been exposed. There has been an
endless effort on the part of the NRM leader to regiment every Ugandan into the
military. Under the guise of demystifying the gun and politicizing Ugandans,
thousands of our citizens were enrolled for mchaka-mchaka courses and passed
out as NRM cadres. And in the same guise of training Administrators of
Bonna-Baggawale scheme, all sub-county LC3 Chairmen through out Uganda were
equally regimented. All these categories of our civil servants and the entire
public sector now belongs to UPDF reserve force and are subject to military law
at the call of the commander in chief.
7. Having subordinated the entire executive to NRA/UPDF, Gen. Museveni
has now turned his guns to Parliament. At the recent NRM MP'S retreat, Members
of Parliament who are supposed to enjoy Constitutional separation from the
executive under the principles of separation of powers have now been regimented
into the army and are now the subject of military laws and directives.
Effectively the institution of Parliament has been merged with and into the
UPDF led executive.
8. UPC fears for that day when the judiciary will be regimented into UPDF
since it has always been President Museveni desires to stock the judiciary with
NRM cadres. Our worst fears are that President Museveni intention and motive of
militarizing all institutions in Uganda are not clearly being seen by Ugandans
and the International Community. In case of a showdown between the long
oppressed citizens of our motherland and the military machines in place, the
terrible consequences may likely be genocide.
9. UPC calls upon the people of Uganda and their friends in International
Community to take any available lawful action to prevent the NRM military
machine from dragging Uganda into bloodbath.
For God and My Country
Haji Badru Kendo Wegulo
National Chairman, Uganda Peoples Congress
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