I will want to take the comments from Godfrey Onentho seriuosly.In his comparison of the variuos Uganda leaders,he singled out Idd Amini and Museveni as the most daring dictators of sorts.But unlike Idd Amin Dada,the "conquarer of the British empire" as he called himself,Museveni is avery cleaver dictator.He has perfected the art of having two faces.One face is that of a democrat and a reformist.This is the face that the donors and other friends of Uganda see,and it has earned him a good name with many of them.He has received lots of praises and support from the international community.The other face ,probably the one that faces Uganda is of a dictator,who do not respect the constitution and the rule of law.
His wits are growing by the day,and from my presumption,Museveni is seeing the bigger picture of his schemes when many other people are still taking his actions as unculculated.Why am I saying this.
After rescuing Uganda from the ravage of civil wars in 1986,23 years down the line he still considers himself the Messiah for Uganda.I heard some person saying he is still paying himself for the trouble and pain he went through to bring Uganda to what it is now.That is the reason why at one forum,he had the audacity of asking people where they were when he was in he bush fighting.Were you not busy sleeping with your families in your houses?.He will ask.And Janet Museveni,his wife will tell the people,less they forget that God sent Museveni to save Uganda...And the saviour should carry on.
You might differ with me,but I read red,when I see Museveni`s governemnt enact very punitive and restrictive laws for the NGOs.NGOs has been the voice of the people and a close partner of development of the people.I read red,when he is clammping down on the media,and now the picture is becoming more clearer,when he appoints his wife Janet, a first time MP for Ruhaama County as a minister for the Karamoja region and his brother Salim Saleh as his defence advisor.Promoting his friends to various cabinet and junior cabinet positions and sidelining those not supportive of him.
Is it an advance form of manipulation before the 2011 election?.Does he want to leave office anytime soon?By the way recently he bought the most expensive presidential jet in Africa when Uganda bearly have an airline of its own.He has also build a very luxurious state house in Entebbe and with the discovery of oil and romour of minerals in Karamoja.Is he ready to leave all this to another person? I dont know.
If he is truely streamlining governace and fighting corruption,why sack the finance minister and retain his friend and loyalist Amema Mbabazi;yet all of them were involved in the same land scandal at Temagala?
Is this a wider scheme for remaining in governance beyond 2011 or is it a normal act of governance?
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Dear Members
Democracy in Africa is a process of growth along with a lot of mistakes here and there. Uganda, in this case, is among those African countries whose history is full of try and error. A process demands a lot of patience and deep reflection to discover the root cause of whatever is happening other than pass judgement without practical value-addition to enforce change for the better or for at least correcting the mistake.
With the above, therefore, the appointment of the First Lady Mrs. Janet Kataaha Museveni as Cabinet Minister for Karamoja is a sign of the time that must be read by us, people striving for a change for good governane,interprete it and find the best strategies for remedy. This incident , to me is regratable, but it is the question of the spreme law of the land, the National Constitution. What does it say about such kind of thing? To the best of my knowledge it is silent. Therefore the Ugandan 1995 Constitution is still being tested. Secondly, where is parliament? What then needs to be done to parliament to enable them provide for incidences of weakness in the constitution to ensure such a normination is discussed without favor or prejudice and ensure that things are put roght before it is too late?
All in all, the appointment is an opportunity for a critical reflection on substatial ammendments that should be proposed with evidence to improve the supreme law of the land.
While I say that, Karamoja region is one of those regions not liked by many because of the on-going 'unbearable' situations. One time people from Kyenjojo district vowed to call back their MP when he was elected minister for Karamoja. He used this as a chance to resign. What does this mean to us? Other questions may include; Suppose there are people who are willing to sacrifice, love and work for the development of the region should we stop them because they are related to the president while the constitution is silent about it? "Power belongs to the people" - What are the people of Karamoja saying about this appointment? Do they approve it?
In my personal view let us think deeper and go to the root cause so that if this is an error we resolve it once and for all so that we continue on the sure course of advancing forward. I call upon all Ugandans to ensure we contribute to the debate maturely and constructively.
We have lamented enough. What we need now is talking by constructive actions using two two things: The 'Why' Method and the Peace Method!
FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY.
SR. SPECIOZA KABAHUMA, DST
National Executive Secretary
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace
Uganda.
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