{UAH} #BUGANDA'S #FIVE #POINT #PROGRAMME
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#BUGANDA'S #FIVE #POINT #PROGRAMME
1. Protecting and Defending Buganda's Monarch
The cultural, social, political structures of Buganda Kingdom are rooted in and around the Kabaka of Buganda. The Kabaka is the chief custodian of Buganda's culture, heritage, norms, customs and aspirations. The position of the Kabaka must be therefore observed, respected and protected at all times. This involves doing the following:
(a) Ensuring that the Kabaka's position and status as the traditional and cultural leader of Buganda is provided for and protected under the law. (See Chapt. 16 of the Constitution).
(b) Ensuring that the Kabaka enjoys all the rights, privileges and benefits befitting a king provided for under that law and customs of Buganda. These cover his freedom of movement within and outside the Kingdom of Buganda. These rights also include—owning personal property, privacy, freedoms expression, conscience and association. In this regard, to the extent that it transgresses on some of the Kabakas rights above, the Kingdom Buganda opposes the Traditional and Cultural Leaders Act and advocates for its repeal.
(c) Safeguarding the Kingdom's territory and boundaries (all the eighteen Counties of Buganda) and ensuring that they remain intact. In this regard the Kingdom Buganda opposes attempts aimed at having the counties of Bugerere, Buruli and Kooki break away from the Kingdom of Buganda under the leadership of Ssabanyala, Ssabaruli and the Kamuswaga respectively.
(d) Ensuring that the Kabaka's private and family property and estates that were confiscated by previous regimes are handed back to him with adequate and fair compensation.
(e) Ensuring that the Kabaka is given due recognition and respect at public functions and ceremonies. The protocol attached to traditional leaders within their jurisdictions needs to be well defined within the Constitution. The Kingdom Buganda will not suffer disparaging or demeaning statements or actions made against the Kabaka.
(f) Ensuring that Government policies and legislation are always consistent with the Kabaka's privileges and rights.
2. Self-determination under a federal system of Government
The Kingdom of Buganda advocates for a federal system of Government for all those parts that desire it. The federal system may or may not be symmetrical. There are many reasons we support a federal system of government. Many of these reasons are historical and date back to the time the British colonialists first arrived in Uganda and the signing of the 1900 Agreement. In this regard Buganda's aspirations are fortified by Art. 1 of the 1995 Constitution that provides that power belongs to the people and that the people shall be governed in accordance with their aspirations and consent.
What kind of federalism does the Kingdom of Buganda want?
(a) A federal system that is available to all regions and that is entrenched in the Constitution of Uganda with clear demarcation of each regions powers and responsibilities. This requires the amendment of the 1995 Constitution in order to remove the regional government's law and replace it with the federal system.
(b) The Federal State shall have a Constitution that shall be ratified and adopted by the Lukiiko. This constitution shall be consistent with the national constitution and shall form an integral part of the national constitution.
(c) The territory and the boundaries of the Kingdom of Bganda as set out in the 1995 Constitution shall be spelt out in the national constitution.
(d) The Federal State of Buganda shall have the Kabaka of Buganda as its titular head. The Kabaka shall be the Constitutional Head.
(e) The Federal State of Buganda shall have a Legislative Assembly (Olukiiko) composed of members democratically elected by adult suffrage and representing all special groups in the Kingdom. The composition of the Luikiko shall include members who shall represent cultural interests. These shall be chosen by the relevant clan or cultural structures and approved by the Kabaka.
(f) The Federal State of Buganda shall have an Executive headed by the Katikkiro. The composition and appointment of the executive shall be determined by the Lukiiko.
(g) The roles and responsibilities of the Central Government and the Federal State Governments must be defined and entrenched in the Constitution. The following chart shows a proposal on how the said roles will be shared:
#Central #Government #Roles
• Arms, ammunition and explosives.
• Defence and security.
• Banks, banking, promissory notes, currency and exchange control.
• Taxation and taxation policy.
• National referral hospitals, schools, public universities and other tertiary institutions et cetera.
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-- 1. Protecting and Defending Buganda's Monarch
The cultural, social, political structures of Buganda Kingdom are rooted in and around the Kabaka of Buganda. The Kabaka is the chief custodian of Buganda's culture, heritage, norms, customs and aspirations. The position of the Kabaka must be therefore observed, respected and protected at all times. This involves doing the following:
(a) Ensuring that the Kabaka's position and status as the traditional and cultural leader of Buganda is provided for and protected under the law. (See Chapt. 16 of the Constitution).
(b) Ensuring that the Kabaka enjoys all the rights, privileges and benefits befitting a king provided for under that law and customs of Buganda. These cover his freedom of movement within and outside the Kingdom of Buganda. These rights also include—owning personal property, privacy, freedoms expression, conscience and association. In this regard, to the extent that it transgresses on some of the Kabakas rights above, the Kingdom Buganda opposes the Traditional and Cultural Leaders Act and advocates for its repeal.
(c) Safeguarding the Kingdom's territory and boundaries (all the eighteen Counties of Buganda) and ensuring that they remain intact. In this regard the Kingdom Buganda opposes attempts aimed at having the counties of Bugerere, Buruli and Kooki break away from the Kingdom of Buganda under the leadership of Ssabanyala, Ssabaruli and the Kamuswaga respectively.
(d) Ensuring that the Kabaka's private and family property and estates that were confiscated by previous regimes are handed back to him with adequate and fair compensation.
(e) Ensuring that the Kabaka is given due recognition and respect at public functions and ceremonies. The protocol attached to traditional leaders within their jurisdictions needs to be well defined within the Constitution. The Kingdom Buganda will not suffer disparaging or demeaning statements or actions made against the Kabaka.
(f) Ensuring that Government policies and legislation are always consistent with the Kabaka's privileges and rights.
2. Self-determination under a federal system of Government
The Kingdom of Buganda advocates for a federal system of Government for all those parts that desire it. The federal system may or may not be symmetrical. There are many reasons we support a federal system of government. Many of these reasons are historical and date back to the time the British colonialists first arrived in Uganda and the signing of the 1900 Agreement. In this regard Buganda's aspirations are fortified by Art. 1 of the 1995 Constitution that provides that power belongs to the people and that the people shall be governed in accordance with their aspirations and consent.
What kind of federalism does the Kingdom of Buganda want?
(a) A federal system that is available to all regions and that is entrenched in the Constitution of Uganda with clear demarcation of each regions powers and responsibilities. This requires the amendment of the 1995 Constitution in order to remove the regional government's law and replace it with the federal system.
(b) The Federal State shall have a Constitution that shall be ratified and adopted by the Lukiiko. This constitution shall be consistent with the national constitution and shall form an integral part of the national constitution.
(c) The territory and the boundaries of the Kingdom of Bganda as set out in the 1995 Constitution shall be spelt out in the national constitution.
(d) The Federal State of Buganda shall have the Kabaka of Buganda as its titular head. The Kabaka shall be the Constitutional Head.
(e) The Federal State of Buganda shall have a Legislative Assembly (Olukiiko) composed of members democratically elected by adult suffrage and representing all special groups in the Kingdom. The composition of the Luikiko shall include members who shall represent cultural interests. These shall be chosen by the relevant clan or cultural structures and approved by the Kabaka.
(f) The Federal State of Buganda shall have an Executive headed by the Katikkiro. The composition and appointment of the executive shall be determined by the Lukiiko.
(g) The roles and responsibilities of the Central Government and the Federal State Governments must be defined and entrenched in the Constitution. The following chart shows a proposal on how the said roles will be shared:
#Central #Government #Roles
• Arms, ammunition and explosives.
• Defence and security.
• Banks, banking, promissory notes, currency and exchange control.
• Taxation and taxation policy.
• National referral hospitals, schools, public universities and other tertiary institutions et cetera.
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Rehema
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