{UAH} A STRATEGIC APPEAL TO WOMEN IN FDC!
|
1:48 AM |
No comments |
By Stella Nyanzi
A STRATEGIC APPEAL TO WOMEN IN FDC!
Her Worship Owekitiibwa Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo is a beauty whose dress sense is matched by none other. She wears the gomesi like a royal model. She pays specific attention to every fine inch of her skin. Her make-up is always spot on, even in the late hours of the evening. Her finger nails are ever manicured and polished to perfection. And her royal palm is soft to the touch. Her jewellery and other accessories steal the show whenever she is at public functions. She smells of the finest exotic perfumes.
She is among the handful of older women who whole-heartedly supported my entry into formal politics. She honoured me with the graceful acceptance to be my proposer in the 2020 political party primaries for the race of Kampala Woman Member of Parliament. She gave me money for my posters. She opened tightly shut doors to the traditional media when I had no money to pay for air time on radio and television shows. She was honest enough to criticise some of my ways in my face. She advised, encouraged and gave me tips on how to efficiently run an election campaign. When I was discouraged and despairing, she uplifted my spirit. And often she invited me to speak to the numerous groups of voters she met during the campaigns. Even when I was absent, she would ask her voters to vote for me as well.
And so, for me, Owekitiibwa Ssebugwawo has not only been a party leader but also a rare role model in opposition politics. She held my hand and believed in me when most did not.
Is she a true member of the opposition in Uganda? Definitely! In all my engagements with her, Owekitiibwa was earnestly working to liberate Uganda from dictator Museveni. Is she a leader I look up to? Yes, most certainly! She has been at the very apex of the FDC political party leadership - even when taking over the presidency when POA was contesting in the national elections. Am I disappointed that her names are on dictator Museveni's list of ministers? I am gutted, heartbroken, aching, in pain and shock that she accepted to work with the dictator she has challenged for a large chunk of her life.
And yet, I understand. I know what it means for an underdog from an amateurish party to beat me in the race for political office. I know what it means for the so-called opposition to be so fragmented that we contest against each other. I know what it means to be rejected in the elections, not because I am incapable but rather because of an empty hollow wave. I know and I understand the pain of my political party offering no alternatives for fulfilling service after one loses in the formal national elections. As a Muganda elite woman, I also know what it means to be called a mole eating from the dictator even when one is innocent and sold out to liberation.
Would I take a job of minister from dictator Museveni? No way! Over my dead body! I cannot join the rapist of Uganda in raping my people. I cannot eat food from the plate that has poisoned my people. I cannot kneel down to join the sycophants praising a corrupt brutal murderer. That is my firm position.
When FDC political party leadership went to Bulange to meet Owekitiibwa Katikiro Charles Peter Mayega, there were only two women in that room: myself and Owekitiibwa Ssebugwawo. While she sat in a settee during the interaction, I knelt down to introduce myself to the kingdom's prime minister. She is royalty, and she was born in 1944 - the same year as my father! I was the most junior and youngest person in that meeting.
That meeting in Bulange is significant because of its symbolism. The Ssebugwawo generation of Baganda elders in FDC politics is in the evening of its time. It is good for the women in FDC that Owekitiibwa's departure to work for dictator Museveni has clarified for us the vacuum in our party. There is a leadership vacuum. There is a power vacuum! We must arise and occupy these spaces of position, power and leadership in our political party. Her exit (if indeed it is an exit) is an open door for us. If it is not an exit (as yet), it is the eve of a retiring generation of hardworking leaders. I can smell the coming of a new generational cycle of FDC leadership in the horizon.
My generation, be steady! Prepare your boots. The race to fill the multiple vacuums in our party is on. Owekitiibwa Maama, genda otusakire ewa Kanywa Musaayi nga bweweyongera okutugabilira mu opposition. Thank you for your exemplary firm leadership. Thank you for vacating the hot seat of party leadership for us!
--
-- A STRATEGIC APPEAL TO WOMEN IN FDC!
Her Worship Owekitiibwa Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo is a beauty whose dress sense is matched by none other. She wears the gomesi like a royal model. She pays specific attention to every fine inch of her skin. Her make-up is always spot on, even in the late hours of the evening. Her finger nails are ever manicured and polished to perfection. And her royal palm is soft to the touch. Her jewellery and other accessories steal the show whenever she is at public functions. She smells of the finest exotic perfumes.
She is among the handful of older women who whole-heartedly supported my entry into formal politics. She honoured me with the graceful acceptance to be my proposer in the 2020 political party primaries for the race of Kampala Woman Member of Parliament. She gave me money for my posters. She opened tightly shut doors to the traditional media when I had no money to pay for air time on radio and television shows. She was honest enough to criticise some of my ways in my face. She advised, encouraged and gave me tips on how to efficiently run an election campaign. When I was discouraged and despairing, she uplifted my spirit. And often she invited me to speak to the numerous groups of voters she met during the campaigns. Even when I was absent, she would ask her voters to vote for me as well.
And so, for me, Owekitiibwa Ssebugwawo has not only been a party leader but also a rare role model in opposition politics. She held my hand and believed in me when most did not.
Is she a true member of the opposition in Uganda? Definitely! In all my engagements with her, Owekitiibwa was earnestly working to liberate Uganda from dictator Museveni. Is she a leader I look up to? Yes, most certainly! She has been at the very apex of the FDC political party leadership - even when taking over the presidency when POA was contesting in the national elections. Am I disappointed that her names are on dictator Museveni's list of ministers? I am gutted, heartbroken, aching, in pain and shock that she accepted to work with the dictator she has challenged for a large chunk of her life.
And yet, I understand. I know what it means for an underdog from an amateurish party to beat me in the race for political office. I know what it means for the so-called opposition to be so fragmented that we contest against each other. I know what it means to be rejected in the elections, not because I am incapable but rather because of an empty hollow wave. I know and I understand the pain of my political party offering no alternatives for fulfilling service after one loses in the formal national elections. As a Muganda elite woman, I also know what it means to be called a mole eating from the dictator even when one is innocent and sold out to liberation.
Would I take a job of minister from dictator Museveni? No way! Over my dead body! I cannot join the rapist of Uganda in raping my people. I cannot eat food from the plate that has poisoned my people. I cannot kneel down to join the sycophants praising a corrupt brutal murderer. That is my firm position.
When FDC political party leadership went to Bulange to meet Owekitiibwa Katikiro Charles Peter Mayega, there were only two women in that room: myself and Owekitiibwa Ssebugwawo. While she sat in a settee during the interaction, I knelt down to introduce myself to the kingdom's prime minister. She is royalty, and she was born in 1944 - the same year as my father! I was the most junior and youngest person in that meeting.
That meeting in Bulange is significant because of its symbolism. The Ssebugwawo generation of Baganda elders in FDC politics is in the evening of its time. It is good for the women in FDC that Owekitiibwa's departure to work for dictator Museveni has clarified for us the vacuum in our party. There is a leadership vacuum. There is a power vacuum! We must arise and occupy these spaces of position, power and leadership in our political party. Her exit (if indeed it is an exit) is an open door for us. If it is not an exit (as yet), it is the eve of a retiring generation of hardworking leaders. I can smell the coming of a new generational cycle of FDC leadership in the horizon.
My generation, be steady! Prepare your boots. The race to fill the multiple vacuums in our party is on. Owekitiibwa Maama, genda otusakire ewa Kanywa Musaayi nga bweweyongera okutugabilira mu opposition. Thank you for your exemplary firm leadership. Thank you for vacating the hot seat of party leadership for us!
--
"When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives"
Disclaimer:Everyone posting to this Forum bears the sole responsibility for any legal consequences of his or her postings, and hence statements and facts must be presented responsibly. Your continued membership signifies that you agree to this disclaimer and pledge to abide by our Rules and Guidelines.To unsubscribe from this group, send email to: ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ugandans at Heart (UAH) Community" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ugandans-at-heart/CAFxDTfovT1mWvMx6i%2B6LRRnRKBs4w6iYst4LAGeo8MTxdPcKxA%40mail.gmail.com.
0 comments:
Post a Comment