{UAH} IDDI AMIN NEVER TARGETED LANGIs/ACHOLIs, THEY TARGETED HIM { ---------Series four}

…………………..> Series four

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In series four, I need to go deep into why politically Uganda has remained in a mess dating back to 1966 till today. Why 1966 and not 1962 the year Uganda got independence? The answer to this question may confuse those who selectively remember history particularly that of Uganda.

On October 9 1962, Sir Edward Mutesa was sworn in as Uganda's first President with Dr. Apollo Milton Obote becoming Uganda's first Prime Minister with more political power than the president. On that day October 9th 1962, Sir Edward Mutesa was as excited as the rest of Ugandans were and nobody would have imagined that only 4 years later he would demand the Prime Minister to return back to his village of Akokoro, or for that matter Northern Uganda where the primitive people of pre and post-colonial Uganda lived and still do according to Museveni now who referred to Acholi as biological substances. Both Mutesa and Museveni could be right, for only primitive people declare war on modern army using witchcraft as Lakwena did and followed by Kony misusing God's Ten Commandments as a way of fighting a seasoned killer like Museveni. Both Kony and Museveni broke all the 10 Commandments, the only difference is that Museveni has been president of Uganda for 28 years using his brutality to subdue the people while Kony shares forests, trees and jungles with monkeys, snakes and mosquitoes and has been listed as a wanted man, while Museveni despite his killing spree in the Great Lakes still wonders the globe freely, but only refuses to pay his bills when he visits Texas and is welcomed back home in style, a style organized by no other person than Todwong a man whose people Museveni has kept in an internally closed place like cows, goats and pigs for two decades.

Back to why 1966, this is the year Sir Edward Mutesa decided to distort Uganda's independence by attempting to annex Buganda and wanting to return back to his Kingdom which for some reasons began shining brighter than the whole Uganda he was presiding over. Perhaps in the first four years he saw how well Buganda, particularly Kampala was progressing, and he said to himself, this could be turned into "ebyaffe" (ours) if these primitive people went back to their villages back North. Without thinking , Sir Edward Mutesa declared war on the Republic of Uganda leading Dr. Apollo Milton Obote to order Iddi Amin to go and bring down Lubiri, and bring Sir Edward Mutesa to State House Entebbe dead or alive. Mutesa thought he would use "Gwanga Mujje" against a now "National Army called UA (Uganda Army). That night both "Gwanga Mujje and Mayembe" failed him. By sheer luck he was able to escape, I think Kintu's spirit did not give up on him that night. So, in 1966 Sir Edward Mutesa with his subject the Baganda began the journey that would eventually hand over Uganda to Rwandese under Museveni's command more than 30 years later.

Historically, Baganda were the first people to bring modern Uganda down, that is why 1966 matters in the history of the country. It is however,  important to point out that even though Baganda wanted Northerners to return back North and leave Buganda to the natives, they still welcomed a son of Kakwa from the North when he got rid of a fellow Northerner in 1971. In this case, one could argue that Baganda lack self-respect and integrity even though they talk a lot about "Ekitibwa or Empisa ye Gwanga". The trouble Baganda started in 1966 gave the glory Uganda got in 1962 away. That was Phase I of Uganda's trouble call it sowing the seed that never germinates and fails to bear any fruits.

Phase II began on January 25th 1971 the day Field Marshall Iddi Amin Dada then Major General took over power. While Baganda welcomed this change, Acholi and Langi did not. Acholi and Langi decided that it was either their way or the Highway. In the end, it was their way starting with Owiny Kibul in Southern Sudan and ending with Munduli in Tanzania where they assembled and trained militarily before giving Amin the boot. While Museveni and Acholi carried out massive killings of innocent Ugandans during the 8 years Amin was in power, all the blame was attributed to Amin and his State Research Bureau whose members among others were  Amama Mbabazi and his wife Jackie. Acholi, Langi and Museveni terrorized Ugandans for 8 years pretending to be Amin, even though Amin did his fair share of feeding the crocodiles in the Nile.

 

Some respectable and prominent Acholis who were God fearing during the day, but turned killers at night such as Bishop Jonani Luwum died the same way they killed others, brutally. Y.Y Okoth who was supposed to put Uganda onto global map academically when he was appointed  Inspector General of schools, decided that smuggling guns that could be used to kill non-Acholis was more important than keeping academic standards up. This was a man Iddi Amin had high regard for even though he was an Acholi who hated him to the core. As I have said many many times and will say it again, had Acholi accepted Amin on January 25th 1971 instead of turning into killers, something they have perfected over the years, we would not be in such a mess we are in today. Forget the 1971-1979 Acholis created. If they had behaved in 1979 when they returned from Tanzania, coming back with the same arrogance and desire to kill, still Ugandans would have welcomed them. But oh, did they kill! the people of Luweero and West Nile are living witnesses to these marauders and murderers.  In summary, Acholi, Langi and Baganda did not only kill Uganda but sold the remains to Rwandese!

 

Stay in the forum for Series five is on the way   ------>

EM

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