B.Kamya_Re: {UAH} THE CALL and Electoral Proposals///

Kamya,

Thank you for trying but please tell us how you are going to stop the mass printing of paper money, which by thr way can only be carried in sacks? How many years have you people not been talking about the so-called sensitizing of the empty-bellied peasants - and almost each time only when elections are near?

Talking of existing law, my foot! How come Lukwago is where he is today. If my chicken brain is to help me, i remember there has ever been the useless refurendum - how did it end?

Try something else next time, if any...Nyar

On 13 Feb 2014 18:19, "beti kamya" <ufapresident@gmail.com> wrote:

CORRECTION - It is not the "Opposition" that launched the demand for electoral reforms but "The Opposition in Parliament". Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA), Peoples' Development Party (PDP), Peoples' Progressive Party (PDP) and many others were not represented.

 

If UFA had been consulted, we would have advised the Opposition in Parliament and civil society that "demanding" will NOT be useful!

 

"Demand" of who?   

- The President, to help legislate himself out of the power he loves so
    much?  

- The Electoral Commission to help legislate themselves out of jobs?

- The 9th Parliament which has 267 NRM MPs who just endorsed 
   President Museveni sole NRM presidential contestant in their parliamentary caucus in Kyankwanzi VS 54 Opposition MPs?

 

I can predict without fear of contradiction that their demands will at worst be ignored. At best, if they table them before Parliament, a few concessions will be made, for Govt to look good, but the important ones will be defeated.

 

There are only two fora under the constitution of Uganda where laws are made (i) Parliament (ii) referenda. The act of "demanding for electoral reforms" is not provided for in the constitution of Uganda and even when 10,000,000 Ugandan "demand", it has no force of law and is not binding on anybody, least of all the President. So why would the Opposition in Parliament and Civil Society take us to MUK to "launch demands..." which will be ignored because demanding for electoral reforms is not backed by law, when we can demand for a referendum as provided for under Article 255(1) of the constitution and mobilize voters to make decisions that "are binding on all persons, organs and institutions of the State of Uganda..." as provided for under Article 255 (3)?

 

UFA is already collecting signatures of registered voters under Article 255(1) to demand that the EC organises a referendum to amend the Constitution of Uganda to among other things, overhaul the manner of constituting the Electoral Commission, appointment of the IGP, Governor of Bank of Uganda, Chief Justice and Judiciary. We have so far collected over 900,000 signatures of registered voters who have suppoterd the petition for a national referendum to amend the constitution. It includes all the electoral reforms proposed at the launch

 

 Plan B should be to support the referendum effort where Ugandan voters will decide directly on all the obnoxious items in the constitution. Neither Parliament, the EC or the Executive can or will do it for us, we have to do it ourselves and the referendum is the only channel that will have the force of law

 

Beti Kamya - President, Uganda Federal Alliance

On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 6:05 PM, John Nsubuga <jn_heart3@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Comrades, The opposition is way too fragmented to adhere to these demands. As usual, Museveni is not going to yield to the demand for electoral reforms, therefore, what we want to read about is:...what else does the opposition has in store? In otherwords, "plan B" Is it going to be business as usual, giving him company "AGAIN" to state house?

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From: Abbey Semuwemba <abbeysemuwemba@gmail.com>;
To: <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com>;
Cc: Kale Kayihura <kayihurakale1@gmail.com>; <gerwanira@yahoo.com>; beti kamya <ufapresident@gmail.com>;
Subject: {UAH} THE CALL and Electoral Proposals
Sent: Wed, Feb 12, 2014 10:55:47 PM

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