Muliika, Buganda’s new Katikkiro
Jan 08, 2006
Dan Muliika, the new Katikkiro of Buganda, is a strong conservative and monarchist.
By Margaret Ziribaggwa
Dan Muliika, the new Katikkiro of Buganda, is a strong conservative and monarchist.
Muliika was a member of the Buganda Lukiiko and the chairman of the Bataka Council (a committee comprising heads of the 52 Buganda clans) who denounced decentralisation and the Buganda Charter that had been provided for under the 1995 constitution.
The Charter, if constituted, would have allowed all districts in Buganda kingdom to form a single entity of cooperation.
Born in January 1943, Muliika went to Mityana Junior (now Mityana Secondary School), and then joined Lubiri Secondary School, which at the time was located within the enclosure of the Kabaka’s palace in Mengo.
After his studies, Muliika worked with East African Posts & Telecommunications from 1963-1965. He then worked with East African Airways from 1966 that later split to form Kenya Airways, Uganda Airlines and DAS Air. He later became human resource manager for Uganda Breweries. As a senior member of the East African Airways, Muliika spearheaded the establishment of the East African Airways Trade Union.
Armed with experience of a trade union, he and others established the National Organisation of Trade Unions of Uganda (NOTU), which fights for the rights of employees in the country. To date, it is a strong organisation with representatives in parliament
As a leader of NOTU, he was always at the forefront in fighting for the rights of workers.
Muliika was later appointed one of the directors of the National Social Security Fund. Later he won a tender to supply Makerere University with students’ essentials.
In 1992, Muliika was appointed private secretary to then director Crown Beverages Eng. Dan Kigozi.
Back to the cultural side, Muliika a member of the Namung’oona clan, represented the clan in the Buganda Lukiiko. While there, he was appointed chairman of the Bataka Council, a special committee comprising of Baganda clan heads.
Muliika’s star continued to shine, as he was appointed Mengo minister without portfolio in the office of the Katikkiro. He was relieved of his duties in 1996 when Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II dissolved the entire Buganda cabinet.
During thAT time he was in the Buganda Lukiiko, Muliika was a hardliner bordering on radicalism. Many of his contributions left many on the lukiiko speechless. At one time he stunned members of the lukiiko when he advised Buganda kingdom to stop forthwith their negotiation with the central government.
In the same lukiiko that sat on March 13, 1995, Muliika said that Buganda should write its own constitution to be incorporated wholesomely in the Uganda constitution.
He also wanted the lukiiko to pass a resolution stopping the chakamchaka training in Buganda, saying such courses were of no benefit to the people. At one time, during the lukiiko seating, his narrative had to cut mid-sentence by the then speaker A.D. Lubowa.
There was so much anger and hullabaloo that some members of the lukiiko wanted Muliika to apologise for his “inhuman†contribution, but he outrightly refused.
On March 21, 1995, Muliika addressed a press conference where he stated that he was not party to the negotiations between the central government and Buganda, “because the Baganda had demands that had not been catered for.â€
Muliika is the author of a 53-page document in September 1995, titled Eddoboozi lya Buganda erisembayo (Buganda’s last voice). Among the many issues he addressed, Muliika wrote that Mmengo should not support the 1995 Constitution because it did not recognise Kampala as part of Buganda kingdom.
On the federo issue, Muliika proposed that Buganda should have its own government with a proper system of governance and powers to collect taxes.
Joseph Balikuddembe, a Kampala advocate, says Muliika is known for his love for Buganda kingdom and a very good debater.
Mrs Joyce Mpanga, who was a member in the same lukiiko as Muliika, describes him as a trustworthy man who loves the kingdom.
Former Buganda minister of health Robert Ssebunya refers to Muliika as a radical. “He wants to use a lot of force and let me hope he won’t use it while he is Katikkiro of Buganda because this position needs a calm person,†he said.
Former Mengo minister Kamara Kannamwangi describes Muliika as a hard-worker and straightforward man.
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Dan Muliika, the new Katikkiro of Buganda, is a strong conservative and monarchist.
Muliika was a member of the Buganda Lukiiko and the chairman of the Bataka Council (a committee comprising heads of the 52 Buganda clans) who denounced decentralisation and the Buganda Charter that had been provided for under the 1995 constitution.
The Charter, if constituted, would have allowed all districts in Buganda kingdom to form a single entity of cooperation.
Born in January 1943, Muliika went to Mityana Junior (now Mityana Secondary School), and then joined Lubiri Secondary School, which at the time was located within the enclosure of the Kabaka’s palace in Mengo.
After his studies, Muliika worked with East African Posts & Telecommunications from 1963-1965. He then worked with East African Airways from 1966 that later split to form Kenya Airways, Uganda Airlines and DAS Air. He later became human resource manager for Uganda Breweries. As a senior member of the East African Airways, Muliika spearheaded the establishment of the East African Airways Trade Union.
Armed with experience of a trade union, he and others established the National Organisation of Trade Unions of Uganda (NOTU), which fights for the rights of employees in the country. To date, it is a strong organisation with representatives in parliament
As a leader of NOTU, he was always at the forefront in fighting for the rights of workers.
Muliika was later appointed one of the directors of the National Social Security Fund. Later he won a tender to supply Makerere University with students’ essentials.
In 1992, Muliika was appointed private secretary to then director Crown Beverages Eng. Dan Kigozi.
Back to the cultural side, Muliika a member of the Namung’oona clan, represented the clan in the Buganda Lukiiko. While there, he was appointed chairman of the Bataka Council, a special committee comprising of Baganda clan heads.
Muliika’s star continued to shine, as he was appointed Mengo minister without portfolio in the office of the Katikkiro. He was relieved of his duties in 1996 when Kabaka Muwenda Mutebi II dissolved the entire Buganda cabinet.
During thAT time he was in the Buganda Lukiiko, Muliika was a hardliner bordering on radicalism. Many of his contributions left many on the lukiiko speechless. At one time he stunned members of the lukiiko when he advised Buganda kingdom to stop forthwith their negotiation with the central government.
In the same lukiiko that sat on March 13, 1995, Muliika said that Buganda should write its own constitution to be incorporated wholesomely in the Uganda constitution.
He also wanted the lukiiko to pass a resolution stopping the chakamchaka training in Buganda, saying such courses were of no benefit to the people. At one time, during the lukiiko seating, his narrative had to cut mid-sentence by the then speaker A.D. Lubowa.
There was so much anger and hullabaloo that some members of the lukiiko wanted Muliika to apologise for his “inhuman†contribution, but he outrightly refused.
On March 21, 1995, Muliika addressed a press conference where he stated that he was not party to the negotiations between the central government and Buganda, “because the Baganda had demands that had not been catered for.â€
Muliika is the author of a 53-page document in September 1995, titled Eddoboozi lya Buganda erisembayo (Buganda’s last voice). Among the many issues he addressed, Muliika wrote that Mmengo should not support the 1995 Constitution because it did not recognise Kampala as part of Buganda kingdom.
On the federo issue, Muliika proposed that Buganda should have its own government with a proper system of governance and powers to collect taxes.
Joseph Balikuddembe, a Kampala advocate, says Muliika is known for his love for Buganda kingdom and a very good debater.
Mrs Joyce Mpanga, who was a member in the same lukiiko as Muliika, describes him as a trustworthy man who loves the kingdom.
Former Buganda minister of health Robert Ssebunya refers to Muliika as a radical. “He wants to use a lot of force and let me hope he won’t use it while he is Katikkiro of Buganda because this position needs a calm person,†he said.
Former Mengo minister Kamara Kannamwangi describes Muliika as a hard-worker and straightforward man.
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