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Uganda's only hope to escape tyranny - break it up
The Eastern region could be called Elgon Republic; the Northern region could
be called Nile Republic; the Central region could be called Kingdom of Buganda
the Western region could be called Rwenzori Republic or they could maintain a
monarchy system i.e Kingdom of Toro and Bunyoro Kingdom; Ankole could
then appoint Museveni as their lifetime emperor.
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by Joseph Ernest April 28, 2011
Newscast Media KAMPALA, Uganda -- The video circulating the Web on how Uganda opposition leader Kizza Besigye was brutalized on Thursday during an arrest, by government forces shows that the current regime in Uganda will go down as one of the most brutal and ruthless toward its citizens.
Ugandan secret police displaying ruthless conduct toward Ugandans
After the most recent elections in Uganda, several political analysts including the opposition parties believed the general election had been rigged. The current National Resistance Movement headed by Yoweri Museveni has been in power for 25 years and are gunning for five additional years. During Idi Amin's regime, historians say, it was rare to see military personnel walking the streets because they were confined to barracks. The same applies to Amin's police. The crimes that are said to have been committed by either Amin or under his direction have conflicting theories. Indeed several prominent Ugandans like Archbishop Janani Luwum, Chief Justice Benedicto Kiwanuka, Basil Bataringaya and many others, died under mysterious circumstances. Most of the people who were victims during Amin's reign simply disappeared, and have been unaccounted for.
What many historians seem to agree on is that Idi Amin had the most disciplined soldiers and police, Uganda has ever known. There was never looting or police brutality during that time. Amin claims he was framed and never committed the crimes they said he did, while others insist that he was the mastermind. Again these are still issues being debated so it is hard to reach a solid conclusion as to what may or may not have happened, or who may or may have not committed the crimes.
One thing Idi Amin was able to succeed in during his reign was to unite Ugandans as a people. There was no tribalism or sectarianism as we see happening today. The current regime has been the most polarizing regime, and the tribalism in Uganda is at peak levels, it is hard to believe how people discriminate against each other and are so utterly prejudiced against one another, yet they come from the same country and are all native Africans.
In America, if one is discriminated against because of skin color or based on their country or origin, it comes as no surprise. It is not just Blacks discriminated against, you also have reverse-racism where Whites are discriminated against. In some situations it is tougher for a White male to get a job or a scholarship, than somebody from a minority race. It happens to all Americans whether Black, White, Mexican or Chinese. That's why there are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity laws to solve this problem in the US. However, when you have people of the same skin color, same country of origin who speak the same tongue discriminate against each other because of tribal origin, then such a problem cannot be solved by simply giving people racial diversity or sensitivity lessons or creating laws against such acts.
Uganda's remedy for oppression
The only remedy to the oppression and brutality that has caused Ugandans to be hostages in their own country would be to break the country up into separate nation states. None of these problems existed when the separate regions governed themselves independently. After the nation-states where combined into one country called Uganda, certain tribes became opportunistic while others became ruthless, brutal and oppressive. The problem of tribalism in Uganda will not go away. In political office, certain tribes are favored over others and dominate the landscape, giving little chance to tribes from other regions of the country to participate in the dialogue. It would therefore make sense to free Ugandans from the psychological slavery they face, by allowing the nation-states to return to their previous status.
Modus operandi
Rwanda is a perfect case-study. It is a very small nation and was once declared a "failed state" however, within a decade, Rwanda had surpassed its neighbors in prosperity and is a success story that can be duplicated, if the various regions of Uganda collectively decide to secede. This is how the model would work:
(i) The East would choose an effective and respected leader like Nandala Mafabi to lead them and could call themselves the Elgon Republic, with their capital in Jinja or Soroti, or simply build a new one.
(ii) The Central region already has a local government in place and could call itself the Kingdom of Buganda, (if they choose to a monarchy), or if the they decide upon a republic it could be called Republic of Buganda. They could keep Kampala as their capital, or move it to Mengo or Rubaga, and build a new capital around the man-made lake they have. It would create a spectacular scenery for the city that could flow with fountains, and have bridges over the lake.
(iii) The North could call itself the Nile Republic and choose the leadership of Norbert Mao or Olara Otunnu, and could make Gulu their capital city. The North is already well-developed so there isn't much work that needs to be done. The North also has the bravest men, so they would form a formidable army. Their southern neighbors in Buganda tend to be docile, until you try to harm their King or encroach upon their land, that's when the warrior in them comes out, and at that point not even the bravest forces can stop them.
(iv) The West comprises Bunyoro and Toro kingdoms, and the names suggest they are closely related one being a sub-set of the other. These two can either agree to a dual-mornachy, or form a new republic and perhaps call it the Rwenzori Republic, with Fort Portal as the capital.
(v) Ankole, could then form its own republic called Republic of Ankole and have Museveni rule them, with Mbarara as their capital city. People from Ankole are closely related to those from Rwanda, so I'm sure Rwanda's Kagame would embrace having a healthy partnership with the newly-formed republic and provide for them the same model for success that Rwanda used to get to where it is now.
Transportation and border issues:
In regard to travel, they could still use the current Ugandan passports, until each newly-formed republic prints new ones. The current passports would then be gradually phased out. As for border-crossings, the current African system where Africans can freely travel to other African countries, would be the same model used. Unless of course a country wants to isolate itself.
A Trans-Great Lakes highway or railway system, could efficiently transport passengers from one region to another, however, such a system would take years to complete due to poor funding and little investment in infrastructure. This suggested model of governance, could be Uganda's solution to overcoming living in a police state under constant fear of brutality by the government as depicted in the above video. Add Comments>>
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