TRIBUTE TO DR.TAJUDEEN ADBUL RAHEEM

BY PROF HORACE CAMPBELL

There will be a public lecture to pay tribute to Dr.Tajudeen Adbul Raheem on Monday 28th May 2012 at the Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, from 2-5pm.

The Theme is: "Tajudeen and the Pan African Movement: Lessons learnt for the Unity of Africa and the African Peoples". The Key Note Speaker is Prof Horace Campbell.

Please make time to attend.

OFWONO WRONG ON TERM LIMITS

OFWONO WRONG ON TERM LIMITS

I would like to respond to Ofwono Opondo’s article which appeared in  the New Vision of Wednesday, May 16, 2012, ‘NRM will not be derailed’.

The restoration of Presidential Term Limits debate is a general call from Ugandans from all walks of life; Civil society, Clergy, Politicians, Professionals, Academia, Businessmen, Youth, etc including the Parliamentarians who are now at the forefront of this drive. These Mps who include Hon.Gerald Karuhanga are advocating for the restoration of term limits in their own capacity as citizens of Uganda as well as peoples representatives. 

So Ofwono’s assertion that Hon.Karuhanga,in his  effort to introduce this debate in parliament is snatching ‘the silver ware from Bishop Zac Niringiye ‘is  not only wrong but misleading ;typical  of NRM spin doctors trying divert the debate and  create the impression that the advocates for the term limits are divided.Hon Karuhanga and the Bishop Niringiye among others work as a team under the umbrella; Citizen’s Coalition for the Restoration of Term limits.

The debate has a lot of support from Mps of all political persuasions  including the NRM,.This is the more reason the Party leadership refused to include the item on its agenda during the recent NEC meeting despite the several calls from its members! They later came out to announce that NRM has already an agreed position on this, without any debate and agreement from its members! Is this NRM party’s decision or an individual's? It is very clear that even the ‘old’ NRM Mps who supported the removal of term limits have long  realized their mistake and are ready to correct it by reinstating them.Besides,the  the composition of NRM caucus is completely different from that of the 7^th Parliament in 2005.

Ofwono also knows that during the last NRM's retreat,many MPs supported Kintu Musoke's proposal to restore the term limits.

Miriam Kyomugasho

Centre for Consititutional Governance

As it appeared in the NEW VISION Tuesday May 22,2012;pg 13.

WEST NILE YOUTH SUPPORT THE RESTORATION OF PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMITS

WEST NILE YOUTH SUPPORT THE RESTORATION OF PRESIDENTIAL TERM LIMITS

3rd May 2012

NEBBI

While launching the Center for Costitutional Governance (CCG) youth programme - The Hope Initiative for West Nile, the discussion on term limits came up and the youth over whelmingly decided to support the campaign.

The Youth recalled that Uganda has never witnessed peaceful hand over of power since Independence. That Uganda has always changed leaders through violence as the means. This cycle of violence has continously gone on and some elements of this very cycle are beggining to manifest themselves in the way government treats the opposition politicians. Key amongst these examples of violence is the police mishandling of the political and civil rights activists.

The youth resolved that its their generational duty to re - direct the course of events in this country. With their resolve of love for Uganda as enshrined in their own GARUGA DECLARATION- A young peoples' Declaration on their role in the socio-economic transformation of this country, they decided to futher popularise the campaign in every corner of this country.

The young leaders denounced the abuse of human rights by the Uganda Police Force and called upon Parliament to implement the recent report by the Uganda Human Rights Commission on this matter.

They also called for a national dialogue instead of the selected conferences that the President highlighted on Labour day in search for answers to the challenges Uganda faces today, including, but not limited to the governance challenges, corruption, unemployment and the rising cost of living.

The youth endorsed the President's demand that this year's budget should include the students loan scheme without fail.

The meeting was concluded with the full endorsement of the Citizens Action for the Restoration of Term Limits Campaign.

FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY