{UAH} Ndugu SsNdugu Ssekajja and Akim Odong: MBABAZI MUST EMBRACE FEDERALISM TO REMAIN RELEVANT

 

Ndugu Ssekajja:

I asked you a very simple question; "how much is it going it to cost Uganda to introduce and run Federalism in ‎Uganda relative to the current Unitary system?" To put it differently; what does it cost the taxpayers to have a government system?

When I asked the above question, my intention was that it would be open for all which would also give you and Akim Odong, the new patron saint for all political lunatics, a chance to explain your thinking as to why Federalism is best for Uganda. 

The unsurprising thing is that you the proponents of Federalism seem to be totally vexed by the question and totally clueless.

First things first; 

1) the total cost of running the  government is usually measured against the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The GDP represents the total Shilling value of all the goods and services produced over a specific time period-you can think of it as the size of the economy;

 

2) ‎Any modern state has three 'Arms of Government,' namely an Executive Branch, Legislative and Judiciary.

The largest of the three is the Executive Branch, which controls and runs among others, the Departments/Ministries, Civil Service bureaucracy and the coercive forces that are required to run an effective government.    The different regions or counties in any country are also managed by the different extensions of these three Arms of government;

3) Government departments spend some of the money they are allocated in the National Budget on their own operations. This includes and is not limited  to the cost of employing staff, from salaries to pension contributions; of renting and operating the buildings in which government officials work; and building and running the different Information systems that enable (or otherwise) government business.

 

4) I am an avid proponent for small government because government represents the non productive sector and bureaucratic red tape can be a hindrance to decision making.

Government that is too big and thus spends higher undermines economic growth by transferring additional resources from the productive sector of the economy to government, which uses them less efficiently. 

When governments increase their spending, crowding out can occur – government spending reduces available funds and increases the cost of capital, leading many businesses to abandon expansion projects. Likewise, when a government spends in excess of receipts (a deficit) and must borrow funds to finance that deficit, crowding out can occur.

5) Furthermore; with increased spending in government, leaves less for financing development projects like Healthcare, Primary and Higher Education, building of Infrastructure and Industrial works. 

 

6) When I provided the costs for the following countries:

Uganda 27%(Unitary)

Kenya 33.6% (Unitary)

Tanzania 24.6%‎(Unitary)

Singapore 16.3%(Unitary)

Switzerland 37%‎(Federal)

Germany 48% (Federal)

Canada 48%(Federal)

Iraq 87%(Federal)

I wanted to show you that Federalism is more expensive as compared to Unitary;

7) ‎So when you and Akim Odong, vehemently support  increasing in government spending without understanding the issue, further blemished by Akim Odong's lunatic proposal on how a National Army will be run, it tells me a lot.

I have continuously asked Akim Odong, what UFA's plans are in the very unlikely event that UFA ascends to power, he has repeatedly responded that ; "we shall sit down and talk when we come to power."

 

UFA equals cluelessness.

 

 

Ocen

Moses Ocen Nekyon

Democracy is two Wolves and a Lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed Lamb disputing the results.

Benjamin Franklin

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