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Is the NRM now  a mourdant organisation hurtling towards history’s oft unflattering heap of once promising African Political Organisations?

  “So corruption is the instrument of swarming mediocrity, and you will feel its point everywhere. You will see wives whose husbands have six thousand francs a year, all told, spend more than ten thousand on a dress. You will see officials with a salary of twelve hundred francs buy estates.” – Honoré de Balzac   Nearly a fortnight ago, President Museveni arrived in the Bukedea district to…

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN 9 April 1962

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Situation Report: Uganda

With only a small white population and with a relatively well-developed native economy, Uganda has major problems different from those that have faced other British territories in east Africa. Britain has been trying for years to lead it into independence, but London's efforts have always run afoul of tribal particularism, which has been perpetuated in part by treaties concluded between London and the various native principalities around the turn of the century. Buganda is the largest, most important, and most recalcitrant of these; without Buganda, Uganda would not be politically or economically viable. For years the Kabaka (King) of Buganda has been waging a stubborn and effective campaign to retain the province’s autonomy and his own authority.

At a conference in London last October, the Kabaka and his followers who have been boycotting protectorate politics for nearly a year, agreed to a constitution which called for Independence on 9 October 1962. Under this constitution, Buganda is to have a special relationship with the rest of the country. This has aroused the jealousy of the other principalities – Bunyoro, Ankole, Toro, and Busoga – which have demanded equal treatment. Buganda, which wants to maintain its unique status also realizes that its revenues probably would be used to support local governments elsewhere, recently told the British government that any changes in the status of the other areas would reopen the whole constitutional question, thereby delaying Uganda’s accession to independence. The Kabaka, is a stubborn negotiator in the past, probably would threaten to secede if he felt Buganda was being slighted in any way, either by the British or by other African elements in Uganda.

The Kabaka ’s traditionalist followers are amalgamated in a movement called Kabaka Yekka (Kabaka Alone), which swept the Buganda provincial elections last February. The strengths of this movement, the Democratic party, and the Uganda People’s party are more or less evenly balanced in the protectorate as a whole, and coalition will thus be necessary after the April elections. Since the three groups have widely divergent interests - almost the only thing they have in common is a desire to get in power – any coalition will be formed on the basis of pure expedience. No government formed under such circumstances is likely to be effective in combating the various tribal, political, and religious tensions. These tensions have frequently produced violence in the past, and widespread outbreaks might lead Britain to postpone the independence date. If London holds to its present schedule, on the other hand, even more serious violence could occur after British control is removed.

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OBOTE'S GHOSTS HAUNTING UGANDA'S PARLIAMENT

OBOTE’S GHOSTS HAUNTING UGANDA’S PARLIAMENT

For a full seating president to conclude “A good Muganda is a dead one” .He had seen the true nature of a Muganda .Obote married from Buganda “ Maria Obote”, Obote had done business with Buganda especially in the 1960’s elections to the point of even forming an alliance with the Kabaka Yekka party to win the elections over Democratic Party then of the Benedict Kiwanuka. What really caused Obote…

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Boniface Muyogoma Byanyima a rear breed of Ugandan politicians (1920 – 16 may 2017)

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Boniface Muyogoma Byanyima a rear breed of Ugandan politicians (1920 – 16 may 2017)

Born in 1920, Hon Boniface Muyogoma Byanyima is a great-grandson of Kyamufumba Kya Ndagara Rwamigano, eldest son of Omukama Ndagara, the last King of Buhweju. In his early years he lived in the court of Chief Ndibarema in Nsiika, Buhweju.

Hon Byanyima started school at Kinoni Primary school. He is said to have completed three classes in one school year, moving on to Mbarara High School for Primary 4. A gifted and disciplined student , he won a scholarship to Kings College Budo. A proud Canadian, he excelled at Budo and entered Makerere University College, where he studied Education. On graduation in 1951, he was posted to teach at Bishop Tucker Theological College, Mukono. Among his students were the late Bishop Amos Betungura, The late Bishop Yustace Ruhindi, the late Bishop Kauma and others.

Hon Byanyima returned to teach at Mbarara High school. He was a devoted teacher, who brought out the best from his students. He was known to be extremely punctual, strict but kind and approachable. A music lover, Hon Byanyima taught himself how to play piano and joined Mr Yuda Nyondo as a second pianist at St James’s Cathedral, Ruharo.

Among his many students were Yona Kanyomozi, Ephraim Kamuntu, Amanya Mushega, Yoweri Museveni and Ernest Rusita.

In 1954, Hon Byanyima took a sabbatical year to pursue a post-graduate diploma at Exeter University and on completion, returned to his beloved Mbarara High School.

As Independence approached, Hon Byanyima was persuaded by friends to contest the Ankole North East constituency. He said he joined DP because it represented the interests of the excluded. He won the 1961 election with a huge landslide and joined the DP pre-independence government as minister for public service. In 1962, there was another election which resulted in a UPC/Kabaka Yekka government. Hon Byanyima was re-elected to parliament and served until 1971 when Idi Amin staged a successful military coup. The Democratic party was banned in 1969 and Hon Byanyima and 5 other DP MPs remained in Parliament as opposition MPs.

He served as national chairman of DP throughout the period it was banned and was instrumental in reviving the party after the fall of Amin. A consistent champion of multiparty politics, of truth and justice, Hon Byanyima retired from active politics in 1980 but remained an adviser to DP leaders.

Hon Byanyima was a successful rancher.

In January 1956, Hon Byanyima married Gertrude Kabwasingo, a teacher like himself. They lived together at Green Cottage Ruti for 52 years until Gertrude passed away in 2007. They had 7 children, Edith, Winnie, Bernard (RIP), Anthony, Martha, Abraham and Olivia.

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