UGANDANS MUST UNMASK THE ENEMY, STOP FIGHTING HIS / HER SHADOW During Uganda’s 27 years of Museveni, the opposition have battled against extension NRM’s undemocratic term beyond 1990, Federo, presidential terms’ limit, sale of UCB, Land Amendment Bill, Oil and Gas Bill, recall of parliament, State House budgets, rebel MPs, Lukwago / Musisi, Nantaba / Aronda appointments. It does not require sensory nerves to sense President Museveni’s overbearing interest in these controversies, hence, no surprises when his side won all the battles. Surprise is that the opposition lose no sleep over their successive defeat, but soldier on with undiminished gusto, regardless of the predictable outcome of the next battle. With typical Ugandan complacency, we pat each others’ back at every weak punch thrown at Museveni, including deliberate concessions he makes, like the rejection, by Parliament, of Ssebaggala and Mbabbaali for Ministerial positions! “Thanks for the struggle….” is all over the place, though nobody seeks to know “the struggle’s” destination. A walk-to-work enthusiast once said to me “…we must keep them on their toes” – and I said to myself, is that why someone’s baby died, why a poor vendor lost all her tomatoes, her life’s worth, during a demonstration, just “to keep them on their toes”? Ugandans must unmask and face the enemy instead of fighting his shadow, which comes in the form of the above named controversies. Anyone bold enough to unmask the enemy will see “excessive power of the President” By authority of the Constitution, the President of Uganda appoints the Vice President, Prime Minister, Ministers, Chief Justice, Justices, Judges, Ambassadors, leadership of the army, police and prisons, heads of Govt Institutions and Statutory Bodies such as the Electoral Commission, Bank Of Uganda, Uganda Revenue Authority, Permanent Secretaries, Chief Administrative Officers, RDCs, Presidential Advisors, Judicial Service Commission, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission, Public Service Commission, Human Rights Commission, Law Reform Commission, Local Government Finance Commission, Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Forestry Authority, Uganda Investment Authority, Uganda Coffee Development Authority, Uganda Cotton Authority, National Agricultural Research Organization, National Environmental Management Authority, National Planning Authority, KCCA, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda Roads Authority, National Drug Authority, IT Authority, Insurance Regulatory Authority, NAADS, Auditor General, Inspector General of Government, Attorney General, Solicitor General, and the Oil Sector Regulatory Authority. The President constitutes the Supreme, Appeal, Constitutional and Judicature Courts. S(he) has the prerogative of mercy, keeps the key to the National Treasury…… and while holding office, is not liable to proceedings in Court! Uganda’s Constitution entrenches patronage by anointing the President sole employer, provider and benefactor i.e. enough authority, power and influence to win any battle. The solution to Uganda’s political problem is to trim the constitutional powers of the president, by so doing, enabling institutions to function, instead of chasing elusive mirages, as we have done these fifty years! No-one is asking anybody to re-invent the wheel here. When the Philistines of Biblical times realized that there was more to Samson’s strength than muscle, they sent Delilah to cajole him in order to find the source of his strength and when she discovered it was his hair, defeating him was easy. A similar tale exists in Greek mythology, where, after failing to defeat Achilles, his enemies discovered that his power lay not in his punch, but in his soft heel, which they then used to destroy him, hence “Achilles’ heel”. History and legend are littered with stories of battles won only after discovering “Achilles’ heel” Surely, if people who lived centuries ago knew the essence of unmasking and taking on the real enemy, how can Ugandans of the 21st century fight shadows for decades? Beti Olive Kamya-Turwomwe President Uganda Federal Alliance 0783 438 201 / 0751 590 542 ugandansatheart.org/2013/07/26/ugandans-must-unmask-the-enemy-stop-fighting-his-her-shadow/
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:41:07 +0000
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