{UAH} ABDUL SEMAKULA MUST NOT TAINT BAGANDA OR FEDERALISM!

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The unapologetic Abdul Semakula is in danger of frustrating the work many people have done over the years. Uniting Ugandans has been a difficult task and many have lost their lives and families in the effort to unite Ugandans. Equally true, many have worked hard and died in the name of federalism. But  such effort is being undermined by the warped notion that federalism and Buganda are one and the same. That is not true and I will try and educate the likes of Semakula. 

Federalism is a system of government, in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government. The government deals with national issues and the state deals with local issues. Both the national government and the state have powers to make laws and both have some reasonable independence from one another. That is why when i talk of the greater northern state, i am talking about whole regions, be it the greater Southern State, Central state or Eastern state, i am still talking federalism for all regions, because they will all adopt similar powers and autonomy. Buganda state right could never be different from greater northern state right, nor is it different or wider than the greater eastern state right. This is the fallacy that led to idea of the Buganda question.

I am glad that federalism is being understood more and it has become, the Ugandan question rather than the Buganda question. Ugandans now know that it's a system rather than a belief or traditional ritual belonging to a particular group. 

All efforts must be made to educate people like Abdul Semakula, who has a wrong misconception that federalism has to be sold by particular individuals or group. Much as I mentioned earlier in my posting that an Acholi would not buy federalism from Muganda, it is simply because federalism was classed a Buganda question. Now it's not and a Muganda can walk to Acholi and talk federalism and Acholi will understand as the principle of "Arwot ki Oda" and not as a Buganda conspiracy to secession!. 

The biggest threat we have today in Uganda are the likes of Semakula Abdul and all effort must not be spared to educate them.

Akim

Tolerance is a stage in civilisation!

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