{UAH} MONUMENT FOR KIBAZO

MEMORIAL SCHOOL BE BUILT IN MEMORY OF ABBAAS KIBAZO NEEDED
President Yoweri Museveni did a good thing in Bugerere where he built
Ahmed Seeguya Technical College in memory of the late Ahmed Seguya,
the first NRM Army Commander, who was poisoned to death in the early
days of NRM/NRA bush struggle in 1981.
Seguya's mentor was Abbaas Kibazo, who was the leader of Abawejjere
group. He was based at Motajazi Kibuli, and belonged to UPC Buganda
under Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa and Paulo Muwanga.
It was so radical that it joined Vietnam Solidarity Committee under
Dan Wadada Nabudere and by 1970, it had been recruited by Yoweri
Museveni.
In his own words, during funeral of the late Seeguya in 1991, the
President said that he recruited Abbaas Kibazo, Ahmed Seguya, Zubairi
Bakkhari and Haruna Kibuye in 1970, into an armed struggle. He said
that he used to steal pistols from President's Office where he was a
Research Officer, and trained them at Mmengo Kisenyi.
After 1971 coup, Museveni run away with this group to Tanzania where
they launched a guerilla war against Idi Amin regime.
He instructed them to return to do clandestine work and in particular
, he instructed Zubairi Bakari to learn Nubian so that he could spy
from Amin's inner circle.
Whenever Museveni was in Kampala, he told us at Old Kampala mosque in
1991, these Muslims were the one driving him in and out of the city.
After the fall of IDI Amin regime in 1979, Nabudere who was
Chairperson of Political and Diplomatic Commission of UNLF appointed
Abbaas Kibazi, Chairman of UNLF Kampala District.
It should be remembered that no Muslim was a delegate or an observer
in Moshi Unity Conference in March 1979. Even Ambassador Ali
Ssennyonga who used to recite the Holy Qur'an on Radio Tanzania Dar Es
Salaam during Luganda and Lugbara news and programs, was not allowed
in.No Muslim was even elected in absentia, on UNLF's National
Consultative Council, National Executive Council, Military Commission
or Political and Diplomatic Commission. In UNLF cabinet under the late
Prof.Yusuf Lule, there was no Muslim minister.
After May 12th coup by Military Commission chaired by Paulo Muwanga
and deputized by Yoweri Museveni, Kibazo and his colleagues joined UPM
where they were founder members. However after the rigged 1980 general
elections and February 6th 1981 Kabamba attack by Yoweri Museveni and
PRA that sparked off the liberation struggle, Muwanga who was then Vic
e President and Defence Minister, drove to Kibazo at Kibuli,
persuading him to return to UPC. He declined and started supporting
the struggle and was gunned down.
So in memory of the late Kibazo, a technical school should be built by
NRM Government either at Kibuli, his place of residence, or at Katwe
or Kisenyi , his group's places of operation.
HAJI AHMED KATEREGGA MUSAAZI
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
NRM BUGANDA REGIONAL TASK FORCE

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