-------------------- For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to study the Ugandan Constitution (1995), let me first advise you to have a read when you can. In the meantime, I can tell you that the book contains paradoxes, and in some instances, outright inconsistencies with itself. Yours truly Hussein here, can literally see the original good intentions it was made from, then all the selfish, egocentric interests that have been added since then. In some articles, even the language used sounds unbecoming of a national constitution. Therefore making it a substandard State document that definitely requires re-editing and many clarifications that could save us from stupid judgements on technical or linguistic grounds, rather than on substantive matters of justice. I was able to suggest 24 amendments and deletions for the upcoming Constitutional amendment process in 2015, plus two new articles where one suggests a Constitutional definition of marriage, and another concerning the military. But that wasn't all there was that needed to be changed. Other concerned citizens and civil society organizations have suggested other articles for amendment or repeal. So at this juncture, and before the process actually starts in earnest we need to ask; Are the results of this Constitutional review going to be in favor of someone, or are they going to be for country and future generations.
-- Hussein Juruga Lumumba Amin Kampala, Uganda _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________
