{UAH} BUGANDA THE COUNTRY
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BUGANDA THE COUNTRY
In the early 1980s during Obote II, the then powerful army Chief of Staff General David Oyite Ojok allegedly was clandestinely toying with the idea of granting independence to Buganda.
Thus, it became apparent that a new Uganda without the ever-complaining Buganda would be easier to unite and govern since most, if not all parts, would certainly feel part and parcel f the new nation. So, upon capturing power, Ojok would immediately reach out to Buganda royals and sell them the idea of independence but only on the following conditions:
(i) That Buganda would dissuade its people from supporting the Bush War rebellion.
(ii) That since Uganda was going to lose its capital Kampala to Buganda, Buganda ought to revert to its pre-colonial boundaries which put Nakasongola and Kayunga districts in Bunyoro.
(iii) If the above conditions were acceptable to Buganda, Ojok's government would immediately organise a referendum for Buganda to choose whether or not to become independent.
Now, the question is if Ojok's project found its way back into today's trajectory, would Baganda really vote to secede considering that the independent state of Buganda (as sown in the attached map) would remain with virtually no traditional tourist attractions except for the Kasubi Royal Tombs? Would losing a large territory of Nakasongola and Kayunga be a loss that Buganda can risk taking for the sake of independence? Finally, what comes to mind when one imagines Uganda without Buganda?
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-- In the early 1980s during Obote II, the then powerful army Chief of Staff General David Oyite Ojok allegedly was clandestinely toying with the idea of granting independence to Buganda.
According to the plot, Ojok was set to stage a coup in 1984 or there about and immediately embark on a process of letting Buganda go peacefully. What triggered Ojok's ambition was said to be the realisation that much as Buganda was the region benefiting most from Uganda in terms of infrastructure, service delivery and most other forms of development, they never stopped nagging for independence, hence making governing Uganda a very tricky affair.
(i) That Buganda would dissuade its people from supporting the Bush War rebellion.
(ii) That since Uganda was going to lose its capital Kampala to Buganda, Buganda ought to revert to its pre-colonial boundaries which put Nakasongola and Kayunga districts in Bunyoro.
(iii) If the above conditions were acceptable to Buganda, Ojok's government would immediately organise a referendum for Buganda to choose whether or not to become independent.
(iv) And if Buganda voted yes for independence, Uganda would relocate its capital to Kigumba and would most certainly adopt a new name since Uganda and Buganda would sound too similar to differentiate.
Tragically, the plot did not see the light of the day because Ojok died suddenly in a helicopter crash in December 1983. But, 30 years later today, Buganda still wants independence.
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Allaah gives the best to those who leave the choice to Him."And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things." (6:17)
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