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LACK OF POLITICAL HYGIENE,COSTS UGANDA THE POLITICAL SANITY


 Uganda, was and is, in allusion to Winston Churchill, The Pearl of Africa' . However with the current systematic episodical political unfoldings, it is rather becoming "The Peril of Africa".
 For let us face the reality, considering our black history, the Kaguta Constitution 1995, provided a good hatchet burying plan, and ensured the country went back to the right course. The 1994 constituency Assembly members(1994) were indeed sobre minded Ugandans, who in a telescopic frenzy, sought to assure the future path would be straight. Indeed we credit them, needless to say is that, the far we are today, hinges on what they enacted in the
law then. However, something is not right after twenty two years that supreme and mighty law of the land was promulgated.
The hygiene,in this case, the  lack of respect for a sailor's campass has led us to abyss. When the architects of this constitution sought of including the age limit in the constitution, they knew it would help the country get rid of people who are old,not only for presidents,but other government personnel like judges, forget not the recent appointment of Justice Owiny  Dolo  as the new deputy Chief justice,after Steven Kavuma clocked the mandatory 70 years.
Therefore,in my thinking, this was a good law,which we are skimming tirelessly now to amend, before we even test it. One therefore wonders, the limitations that probably we have cited in the age limit, because since we enacted it, it has not been tested.Removing it, is what I have called 'Lack of political Hygiene'.
  On the otherhand, most of you in Uganda and the world at large, were indeed fed to ugly scenes on TVs on Thursday,as the parliament met for the purported age limit debate. The break of the day would have been good, if it was not for the dawn animalistic arrest of Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago. The manner in which the lord mayor was arrested, ought to be condemned in the strongest terms possible, because, the police used a hammer to kill a mosquito.
Later, the scenes we saw at parliament, brought into criticism the 10th Parliament, and its credibility.
Fine, I agree the MPs are right to rise up and defend the constitution, but ought we to do this within the jurisdiction of the law?
The 'honourables' seemingly don't know that dull would be the world if all of us had the same ideas. They ought to be cognisant of the fact that having divergent views, makes us no enemies, but rather calls us to deliberate and come up with a common ground, as we build our nation.
 I resent the conduct of the members of the opposition we saw in parliament, refusing to sit for session, refusing to give audience to those speaking, including the speaker, Jacob Oulanyah,whistling and heckling, as if it was an inauguration of a rugby world cup tournament.
 Plainly speaking, representation, is nothing else but deliberating on issues before the floor of parliament.Therefore, the opposition members didnot only fail to represent themselves and their people, but they also attempted to overthrow the powers of parliament, by usurping the powers of the speaker and disabling the discussion.
A parliament, is a national house where such matters of national interest are liberated on.What therefore happens to the country, when opposition ensures such matters are not debated?. I therefore think that the opposition has it wrong. All this is because, the opposition has for years banked on the wrong side of the strategy. The law provides that parliament makes decisions, they are approved by the cabinet and ascented on by the accounting authority, who is the president. One would henceforth imagine that any sobre minded opposition would invest in winning majority in the house, since it is this that takes decisions.
Now, instead of investing in winning majority seats in the house to water down NRM supremacy in the house, the aforesaid decided to take on the fight for the presidency, which is why they are hiding behind this bill, after failing to dislodge Museveni from power.
This still would mean that even if Opposition won the presidency in 2016, they would find it hard time to make and pass laws, considering that the house would be dominated by NRM which would be in opposition.
 Conclusively, it is important to defend the constitution for which you swore to do so upon your vote, but let us do it within the political hygiene. We can smartly deny the passing of the bill by putting up a lawful debate on the floor of the house about it. Every time the opposition uses such violent and unconstitutional means, Ugandans are left to fear for their tomorrow, and this really will always work for Museveni, a strategy that you ought to change.
            Written by,
          Rurekyera Geoffrey
rurekyerageofrey@gmail.com
News Editor Croozefm 91.2

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