{UAH} THE MUNSTER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION!

The Munster Commission recommended that Buganda's separatist demands should be incorporated in the Constitution as some sort of federal arrangement. In this regard The Munster Commission envisaged a Uganda consisting of a federal Buganda, and semi-federal Toro, Ankole, and Bunyoro.

The Commission also recommended indirect elections for Buganda's representatives to the National Assembly, the inviolability of Buganda's constitution, Buganda's independent treasury, a separate High Court and a semi-independent police force, but not an independent army, or exclusive control of Entebbe and Kampala.

The proposals of the Munster Commission were later discussed at the Lancaster House Conference in October 1961. At the deliberations, with the assistance of UPC (and strongly resisted by the DP), Buganda attained most of its desires. About this, Mutesa was to write in his book: "The talks were successful. With Obote's support we obtained a great deal of what we wanted and looked to receive the rest later....."

Tolerance is a stage in civilisation!

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