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" IN OTHER WORDS, THEY THAT VOTED IN LUWERO SHALL VOTE NRM COME 2016!!!!
"WE FORM THE CULTURE THAT FORMS US"….noc'la gaumoy.
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Den tis 2014-06-03 skrev ocennekyon@gmail.com <ocennekyon@gmail.com>:
Ämne: {UAH} I predict no Cabinet reshuffle and Amama Mbabazi to remain - Commentary
Till: "Ugandans Heart" <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com>
Datum: tisdag 3 juni 2014 15:27
By Prof George W. Kanyeihamba
Posted Sunday, June 1 2014 at 01:00
In Summary
On a certain day of the week, all the priests and bishops of
the Catholic Church in Uganda were summoned to either
Entebbe Airport or Rubaga Catholic Centre for the
pontiff's arrival and welcome.
It will not be the first time that my prediction is wrong
but I love predictions. Knowing what I do and being familiar
with the politics of my country, I believe that there will
be no major Cabinet reshuffles or dropping of Amama Mbabazi
from government before the holding of the 2016 general
elections.
One of my golfing friends, Fr Peter Sutton, now posted to
West Africa, once proved my prediction wrong. We were
playing golf together during the time when the Pope visited
Uganda.
On a certain day of the week, all the priests and bishops of
the Catholic Church in Uganda were summoned to either
Entebbe Airport or Rubaga Catholic Centre for the
pontiff's arrival and welcome. I predicted quite
reasonably that Fr Peter would not honour our appointment to
play golf on that day.
I was mistaken, Fr Peter appeared on the golf course that
time and he joined me and our mutual friend and golfing
colleague, Mr Paul Kadoma, as agreed in the previous
meeting.
On arrival, the Father simply explained why he had decided
to join us instead of going to the airport to meet the Pope.
"My children, I prayed over the matter and God revealed to
me the right decision".
"The Holy Father is going to be met by thousands of
priests and hundreds of bishops on the other hand, the
sheep, my golfing friends will be alone with no one to guide
them on the spiritually as they play golf. That is why I
volunteered to join you instead of joining the religious
crowd that is thronging at the airport and Rubaga". Paul
won our round of golf but Peter and I thoroughly enjoyed the
walk together.
At the end of our play, we sat at the picturesque balcony of
the golf course overlooking hole number 18 and enjoyed some
refreshments. While we relaxed, Fr Peter taught us the
difference between believers and non- believers.
He philosophised, "When you believe, no explanation is
necessary. When you do not believe, no explanation is
possible". He then referred us to the Holy Trinity and the
Virgin birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Consequently, since I believe that there will be no
reshuffles and Amama Mbabazi will remain in Cabinet, the
reader does not have to believe my reasons but I will give
them all the same.
Firstly, the close political and governmental relationships
the President and Amama Mbabazi have had since the
liberation movements commenced in the early and late 1970s
and 1980s, both have had love and hate relationships in
between the years they have intensely shared. They are like
Siamese twins joined with the same heart and brain. They
will survive or perish together.
Many political observers who know and understand the NRM
party well believe that the recent reports of the widening
gap between the two senior politicians are either
exaggerated or are exercises in shadow boxing that will dupe
Opposition parties in believing that 2016 will be an easy
ride for them. Nothing could be further from the reality.
Secondly, most ministers and government cadres will support
Museveni in any contest with anyone else. They will on the
principle that he who pays the piper calls the tune and that
where two powerful generals are fighting a civil war, it is
advisable to side with the eventual winner than with the
loser. My considered opinion is that nationally Museveni
would easily defeat Mbabazi in a presidential election.
President Museveni, utilising state machinery will triumph
with a comfortable working majority and then plunge Uganda
into more murky waters of undemocratic rule, devoid of
integrity and honesty. He will need the likes of Amama
Mbabazi to survive and prosper politically.
Lastly, the President must realise that a reshuffle now will
leave him and his party little time to reorganise and
campaign effectively for the 2016 elections. He will still
need Amama Mbabazi for the 2016 elections. When the US
President Lyndon Johnson was challenged on his appointment
of his political colleague to Cabinet, he said: "I would
rather have him inside pissing outside than outside pissing
in". Those were his and not my words. I therefore won't
apologise for their vulgarity.
Prof Kanyeihamba is a retired Supreme Court judge.
gwkany@yahoo.com
I predict no Cabinet reshuffle and Amama Mbabazi to remain -
Commentary - monitor.co.ug
http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Commentary/I-predict-no-Cabinet-reshuffle-and-Amama-Mbabazi-to-remain/-/689364/2333186/-/2kn16kz/-/index.html
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"WE FORM THE CULTURE THAT FORMS US"….noc'la gaumoy.
--------------------------------------------
Den tis 2014-06-03 skrev ocennekyon@gmail.com <ocennekyon@gmail.com>:
Ämne: {UAH} I predict no Cabinet reshuffle and Amama Mbabazi to remain - Commentary
Till: "Ugandans Heart" <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com>
Datum: tisdag 3 juni 2014 15:27
By Prof George W. Kanyeihamba
Posted Sunday, June 1 2014 at 01:00
In Summary
On a certain day of the week, all the priests and bishops of
the Catholic Church in Uganda were summoned to either
Entebbe Airport or Rubaga Catholic Centre for the
pontiff's arrival and welcome.
It will not be the first time that my prediction is wrong
but I love predictions. Knowing what I do and being familiar
with the politics of my country, I believe that there will
be no major Cabinet reshuffles or dropping of Amama Mbabazi
from government before the holding of the 2016 general
elections.
One of my golfing friends, Fr Peter Sutton, now posted to
West Africa, once proved my prediction wrong. We were
playing golf together during the time when the Pope visited
Uganda.
On a certain day of the week, all the priests and bishops of
the Catholic Church in Uganda were summoned to either
Entebbe Airport or Rubaga Catholic Centre for the
pontiff's arrival and welcome. I predicted quite
reasonably that Fr Peter would not honour our appointment to
play golf on that day.
I was mistaken, Fr Peter appeared on the golf course that
time and he joined me and our mutual friend and golfing
colleague, Mr Paul Kadoma, as agreed in the previous
meeting.
On arrival, the Father simply explained why he had decided
to join us instead of going to the airport to meet the Pope.
"My children, I prayed over the matter and God revealed to
me the right decision".
"The Holy Father is going to be met by thousands of
priests and hundreds of bishops on the other hand, the
sheep, my golfing friends will be alone with no one to guide
them on the spiritually as they play golf. That is why I
volunteered to join you instead of joining the religious
crowd that is thronging at the airport and Rubaga". Paul
won our round of golf but Peter and I thoroughly enjoyed the
walk together.
At the end of our play, we sat at the picturesque balcony of
the golf course overlooking hole number 18 and enjoyed some
refreshments. While we relaxed, Fr Peter taught us the
difference between believers and non- believers.
He philosophised, "When you believe, no explanation is
necessary. When you do not believe, no explanation is
possible". He then referred us to the Holy Trinity and the
Virgin birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Consequently, since I believe that there will be no
reshuffles and Amama Mbabazi will remain in Cabinet, the
reader does not have to believe my reasons but I will give
them all the same.
Firstly, the close political and governmental relationships
the President and Amama Mbabazi have had since the
liberation movements commenced in the early and late 1970s
and 1980s, both have had love and hate relationships in
between the years they have intensely shared. They are like
Siamese twins joined with the same heart and brain. They
will survive or perish together.
Many political observers who know and understand the NRM
party well believe that the recent reports of the widening
gap between the two senior politicians are either
exaggerated or are exercises in shadow boxing that will dupe
Opposition parties in believing that 2016 will be an easy
ride for them. Nothing could be further from the reality.
Secondly, most ministers and government cadres will support
Museveni in any contest with anyone else. They will on the
principle that he who pays the piper calls the tune and that
where two powerful generals are fighting a civil war, it is
advisable to side with the eventual winner than with the
loser. My considered opinion is that nationally Museveni
would easily defeat Mbabazi in a presidential election.
President Museveni, utilising state machinery will triumph
with a comfortable working majority and then plunge Uganda
into more murky waters of undemocratic rule, devoid of
integrity and honesty. He will need the likes of Amama
Mbabazi to survive and prosper politically.
Lastly, the President must realise that a reshuffle now will
leave him and his party little time to reorganise and
campaign effectively for the 2016 elections. He will still
need Amama Mbabazi for the 2016 elections. When the US
President Lyndon Johnson was challenged on his appointment
of his political colleague to Cabinet, he said: "I would
rather have him inside pissing outside than outside pissing
in". Those were his and not my words. I therefore won't
apologise for their vulgarity.
Prof Kanyeihamba is a retired Supreme Court judge.
gwkany@yahoo.com
I predict no Cabinet reshuffle and Amama Mbabazi to remain -
Commentary - monitor.co.ug
http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Commentary/I-predict-no-Cabinet-reshuffle-and-Amama-Mbabazi-to-remain/-/689364/2333186/-/2kn16kz/-/index.html
Sent from my BlackBerry 10
smartphone.
--
UAH forum is devoted to matters of interest to Ugandans.
Individuals are responsible for whatever they post on this
forum.To unsubscribe from this group, send email to:
ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com or Abbey
Semuwemba at: abbeysemuwemba@gmail.com.
--
UAH forum is devoted to matters of interest to Ugandans. Individuals are responsible for whatever they post on this forum.To unsubscribe from this group, send email to: ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com or Abbey Semuwemba at: abbeysemuwemba@gmail.com.
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