Dr. Magombe is unbalanced on Otunnu’s manifesto
By George Moggi
3rd January 2011
Dr. Magombe Vincent, Uganda Peoples Congress is an old political party whose manifesto was a practical instument for development in Uganda between 1962 and 1970. That was in the barely seven years Dr. Milton Obote was in State House. The developments recorded in Uganda were undeniably fruits of that manifesto.
Your opening paragraph is right and I believe much of the new Otunnu initiatives released in the UPC manifesto descended from Obote’s original. I however want to hold your premise that, this new Otunnu UPC manifesto also “provides the time frame within which certain projects will be implemented” as being an unclear aspect of the manifesto.
This aspect of your statement sounds very much ‘ambiguous’ to me. For one thing, between researching and studying a programme, then planning the project(s), and implementing – I doubt that all the other collaborative and coordinating factors could be synchronizable.
Not only that the dynamics of Global, International, and Universial aspects of economics, security and many other issues including natural forces like weather may disagree. It might be inappropriate therefore to overly assure with timeframe for………
Your third paragraph is downright unbelievable. You know very well that it is true that Dr. Olara Otunnu’s car collided with the PGB vehicles as both parties were travelling to Kampala on the Gulu–Kampala highway. Dr. Otunnu’s driver was at fault for attempting to speedily overtake the presidential motorcade.
The Uganda government did not infringe upon the rights of Olara Otunnu as a potential leader in Uganda – his rights were respected. This happened before he was nominated and elected UPC President. Wasn’t that 100% realization of a fellow leader’s rights – even if he was in the wrong?
Your fourth paragraph was absolutely uncalled for because the liberation war (backed by Tanzania to remove Idi Amin) was not only in the interest of Uganda. Amin had invaded Tanzania. Ugandans own leadership agitations (symbolized by Lule, Binaisa, Mwanga and Military Commission and the three shadow presidents) were the actual cause for Luwero Triangle.
By the time Milton Obote came back to be elected for his second term – leadership agitation was already boiling into a conflict. Obote only walked into and sat on it. If elected, Olara Otunnu’s government will not “simply actualize requirements of Uganda’s Constitution” as you put it. It will take an act of Parliament to introduce new reforms or repeal old laws.
Dr. Magombe, please let us refrain from always leaving out Parliament in our discussions. I am an ordinary Ugandan and I appreciate writing as the best medium of digesting issues.
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