Arbitrary Arrests and Land Evictions will be the downfall for NRM Dear Hon. YK Museveni, Papa Mulembe naabi, This is my third letter to you. I am not sure if you have had a chance to read the first two letters I wrote to you but I sure hope you read this one. You have been surrounded by advisers who do not tell you the truth of what is happening in Uganda. You know that I have not lived in Uganda for a very long time and I belong to no political party in Uganda. I do not endorse any party. I am a liberal voter and I will be voting for Justin Trudeau in 2015. So please allow me to tell you the truth of what I am sensing from Uganda. 1) Unemployment of 85-95% among graduates is unacceptable. Do not allow anyone to tell you otherwise. A third of your population being under the age of 35yrs old and unemployed does not bode well for Uganda. You see the increased restlessness and crime and you should know that a hungry man is an angry man. When people have nothing to live for and hope to gain much from revolting, they will do it and face death so that the future of their children can be brighter. You make a very big mistake to ignore this. 2) Arresting the youth who are trying to tell you about the unemployment, poverty and hunger is a grave mistake. I would like you to review everything about the Arab Spring. It was started by an unemployed youth who was harassed by the Military Police. Soon after, the other unemployed poor educated youth joined in. Please make note of how the Arab Spring was started. Those who ignore History will suffer the mistakes of what they failed to learn. 3) The Land evictions as I have mentioned in the past are a ticking bomb. Our country has traditionally allowed (actually it was our right) for families to have their lands from their ancestors. Now, Uganda evicts families off villages with tear gas and bullets. Who possibly advised you that this was a good thing? No matter how much we need investors, we must never displace our own people. The resentment from people losing their lands will hurt your government more than you think and you know. Stop the land evictions. 4) Today I heard that Sam Mugumya may have been killed. How do you think this will work out with the youth in Uganda? Does this send a message to all the youth to stop asking for change or using their voices? Because you know if this is the message you are sending out, you should remember the Arab Spring. Please contact all your people to ensure that Sam Mugumya is produced in court to prove that anyone accused of anything will be tried in court instead of vanishing. 5) I am certain that you do not sanction this but we do have some people who harass us on the internet claiming that they are NRM and will harm us. Do your spies know that everything they say on International Forums (yes, FBzero is FaceBook which is an International Forum) leave the foot prints from them and with them claiming to work for your government, they are only helping the entire world compile information of your government and how it works. I am not afraid of these people who can hardly articulate but they need to be kept in check because they are incapable of communicating properly (giving a bad name to Uganda) and they really should not be threatening people on International Forums. 6) Corruption will have to be dealt with. There is no other way. The scandals with the contracts in Uganda are now International. I do not think you wanted the world to know that Uganda was full of corrupt people but incidentally, that is how the world is looking at us. 7) The Education system in Uganda needs a lot of help. Have you seen how badly most Ugandans write on Social Media? Why do we allow people to have FBzero so that they can embarrass an entire country on the internet. This is unacceptable. Social Media Guidelines need to be taught in school. I will write to you again. I do not apologize for what I say to you because I know that others dare not say things to you...why are people so afraid of you? I do not understand this because I am not afraid of you. You are a father, husband, grand father and a Ugandan. People should not be afraid of you. If your advisers and the Police force people to be afraid of you, then take a step back papa, it is not normal. You want your people to be able to talk to you and communicate with you with any means they have access to. Sincerely. Martha Leah Zesaguli (Nangalama) Citizen of Canada and Uganda Moncton Canada ------- For God and My Country. nangalama.blogspot.ca/2014/11/arbitrary-arrests-and-land-evictions.html
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:40:30 +0000