{UAH} MPs oppose inclusion of Indians among Ugandan tribes

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Legislators on the equal opportunities committee of Parliament are opposed to the proposal by President Yoweri Museveni to have the Indian community recognised as a Ugandan tribe.

 

The MPs' concerns follow a media report in Saturday Vision on November 9, where Museveni promised to grant Indians a tribe status on top of promising them land, during the Diwali dinner at State House.

 

"We can have another tribe called Wahindi in our Constitution. We shall call you Wahindi. There is no problem in having an extra tribe called Wahindi in the Constitution," Museveni was quoted as saying.

 

This did not go down well with the legislators on the committee chaired by Hellen Asamo (PWDs eastern), who asked the state minister for culture, Peace Mutuzo, to explain

the plausibility of having the Indian community recognised by the Constitution as a Ugandan tribe as per President Museveni's promise to the Indians.

 

The minister was appearing before the committee yesterday to respond to a petition by various indigenous marginalised tribes in Uganda such as the Benet, Maragoli, and Bakingwe.

 

The petition by the indigenous/ minority people's representatives to Parliament raised margninalisation, deprivatisation of land, denial to access natural resources, poverty, and discrimination in access to services as the main issues affecting these communities.

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