Legal reforms Gauging from Alupo’s correspondence to Fifa, Valcke is aware Fufa could be in trouble, thus his openness to legal reforms, although the Frenchman remained guarded in saying “such changes should not affect the constitutional structure of the federation.” Valcke adds that Fifa can honour government’s invitation “only if Fufa’s legal status is further clarified.” And that is what government is actually doing. Of course there is the ban talk. Ugandans should have their eyes open. Fifa cannot be rebel to their statutes, the reason they cannot directly tell you to disband Fufa. And in the event Fifa suspend a member, the ban is usually lifted as soon as Fifa and government sit at some round table in the confines of Zurich and abuse their own statutes of “no government interference.” The latest case is Cameroon - who were banned last month for government interference and the ban lifted this week after a dialogue between government and Fifa. Whether government’s action will attract a ban should not blind us. We’d rather diagnose the cancer early and eliminate it rather than feed it with fear of the unknown and it kills us. Government’s impending action may not satisfy some majority but as Dr Thomas Stockmann writes in the Enemy of the People, “The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority. Yes, the damned, compact, majority.” Andrew Mwanguhya-Daily Monitor
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 07:14:19 +0000
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