{UAH} INDEPENDENCE POLITICAIN PASSES ON

INDEPENDENCE VETERAN JOURNALIST/POLITICIAN PASSES ON
A veteran independence journalist and politician A.D. Lubowa has
passed on at home and body taken to Mengo Hospital according to
Bukedde CBS 88.8 FM radio.
My last interview with Lubowa was in 1995 at the peak of Constituent
Assembly proceedings and he told me how old journalists of 1950s and
60s suffered. He used to work as a reporter and editor. He could
report the news especially about independence struggles, then goes
back to Katwe, which was the Soweto of the day, for writing, typing
and editing, then boards a bus to Nairobi for printing, and on the
following day, return the copies for circulation or sales.
Earlier in 1994 at the late Abu Mayanja's home at Lungujja, where
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi ll was the chief guest at C.A. elections
victory, and the then state minister for Defence Amama Mbabazi was
present, A.D. Lubowa who briefly worked as Regional Commissioner for
Buganda Region under 68 day Yusuf Lule Government, told us how he and
Mbabazi, who then was Secretary for Defence, as YK Museveni was
Minister of State for Defence, were involved in the recruitment of the
youth to UNLA.
Mid in 1994, Lubowa, had been appointed by the Kabaka as Speaker of
Buganda Lukiiko, which had been expanded in 1992 to have clan
representatives, and his deputy was Joseph Balikuddembe, who
represented Nakinsige clan and was buried last Tuesday.
Some members like Mukubira complained that the Kabaka should not be
appointing speaker and deputy speaker, but instead they should be
elected by the Lukiiko, in the spirit of separation of powers and
checks and balances.
In the same Lukiiko meeting where Joseph Mulwanyammuli Ssemogerere was
announced Katikkiro replacing Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi, by no other than
the then Ssaabalangira Besuel Lusse Mulondo, Livingstone Katenda Luutu
representing Mamba clan, and now Presidential Special Assistant,
suggested that most ministers should be appointed from Lukiiko other
than outside Lukiiko as it was the case.
Almost 20 years later, Prince David Simbwa, in an interview with
Sunday Bukedde then writer Sempereza, insinuated that Amin declined to
report to him for Sir Edward Muteesa ll what transpired at Obote's
inner circle, because, the minister he had gone with, had seen him as
one doubling between Muteesa and Obote.By then Lubowa, was Minister
for Local Government at Mmengo. Probably he was for reconciliation
which later failed.
RIP.




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