Katikiiro asks Baganda to unite
Sep 16, 2011
LEGISLATORS from Buganda on Tuesday resolved to speak with a common voice on kingdom issues regardless of their political, religious and tribal sentiments.
By Josephine Maseruka
LEGISLATORS from Buganda on Tuesday resolved to speak with a common voice on kingdom issues regardless of their political, religious and tribal sentiments.
They apologised to the Katikkiro, J.B. Walusimbi, for having been divided over trivial issues to the detriment of the people of Buganda.
They promised to co-operate with the Mengo establishment to set up a viable project that would help the Kabaka’s subjects.
They are to hold a retreat to study in detail the kingdom’s concerns.
The commitment was made by 60 of the 81 members of the Buganda parliamentary caucus who met with the Katikkiro in the Lukiiko chambers at Bulange, Mengo.
Walusimbi, who invited the MPs, regretted the divisions among Buganda MPs, especially when it came to decisions on Buganda issues.
“We shall never develop unless we are united. Whenever we are divided, we give our detractors room to divide us further,†he said.
Walusimbi noted that there was a tendency of labelling leaders in Buganda as either belonging to Mengo or to the central Government, an issue he said has been detrimental to the kingdom.
The meeting was attended by several officials from central Government ministers and the MPs who were led by Latif Ssebaggala, their co-ordinator.
Central government ministers who attended included Dr. J.C. Muyingo (Higher education), Eng. Abraham Byandala (works) and Charles Bakkabulindi (sports). They also pledged total support for kingdom issues.
Walusimbi regretted that the Eighth Parliament faced many challenges among them the banning of the Kabaka from touring parts of his kingdom, the amendment of the Land Act and the failure to secure the return of the kingdom’s assets.
LEGISLATORS from Buganda on Tuesday resolved to speak with a common voice on kingdom issues regardless of their political, religious and tribal sentiments.
They apologised to the Katikkiro, J.B. Walusimbi, for having been divided over trivial issues to the detriment of the people of Buganda.
They promised to co-operate with the Mengo establishment to set up a viable project that would help the Kabaka’s subjects.
They are to hold a retreat to study in detail the kingdom’s concerns.
The commitment was made by 60 of the 81 members of the Buganda parliamentary caucus who met with the Katikkiro in the Lukiiko chambers at Bulange, Mengo.
Walusimbi, who invited the MPs, regretted the divisions among Buganda MPs, especially when it came to decisions on Buganda issues.
“We shall never develop unless we are united. Whenever we are divided, we give our detractors room to divide us further,†he said.
Walusimbi noted that there was a tendency of labelling leaders in Buganda as either belonging to Mengo or to the central Government, an issue he said has been detrimental to the kingdom.
The meeting was attended by several officials from central Government ministers and the MPs who were led by Latif Ssebaggala, their co-ordinator.
Central government ministers who attended included Dr. J.C. Muyingo (Higher education), Eng. Abraham Byandala (works) and Charles Bakkabulindi (sports). They also pledged total support for kingdom issues.
Walusimbi regretted that the Eighth Parliament faced many challenges among them the banning of the Kabaka from touring parts of his kingdom, the amendment of the Land Act and the failure to secure the return of the kingdom’s assets.