Ugandans-At-Heart

Dear Ugandans,

According to the National Census, Kayunga District is endowed with a rich cultural heritage and diversity in ethnicity.

The following tribes are prevalent:

1. Baganda (32%),

2. Basoga (16.3%),

3. Bagisu (7.6%),

4. Baruli (4.4%),

5. Iteso (4%),

6. Japadhola (3.9%),

7. Kuku (3.4%),

8. Bugwere (2.8%),

9. Banyole (2.8%),

10. Banyala (2.7%)

11. Tribes and other ethnic groups (14.6%).

This has social implications in growth and development of children especially with diversify cultural background. For example Kayunga over the past 8 years has had rampant child sacrifices.

It is silly, cheap and childish for NRM to drag in Kabaka meeting with Museveni first”to iron out a few issues” BEFORE the kabaka’s visit to Kayunga.

Can NRM tell us the number of Ugandans who are subjected to such provisos? If Kabaka was a criminal whose movements were confined to certain parts of the country then we would understand the “iron of out of issues” NRM proposes but Kabaka, as far as we are concerned anyway, is not a criminal in the eyes of the law and therefore enjoys the same freedom of movement and association as NRM supporters do.

The last time Kabaka took on low-key tour of another region within Uganda, Museveni and his thugs intervened and aborted the tour. Museveni later explained that Kabaka could not be provided with security as he was going to “disturb my people”. Now that is the ever-opportunistic President talking. When he was in the bush seeking power and “disturbing people” he relentelessly begged Mutebi to lend support and topple Obote/the Okellos. Today he is comfortable in power and getting foolishly pompous with stupid demands which the NRM supporters take on board wholesale. It is NRM which needs to go back to the drawing board.

The strategist at Mengo have devised a very effective strategy. By Kabaka not meeting Museveni, he is expressing profound dissatisfaction. His subjects are getting the message. And this is bound to have very serious repercussions during the elections, and the NRM knows it. In the meantime the government has absolutely no recourse. There is no law against not meeting the President, and what Mutebi is doing cannot provoke any actions from the government which could be used as an excuse for violence. The NRM is in a trap it can’t get out of. And these moves like withdrawing body guards from the Kabaka are even making things worse for the NRM.

UAH forumists