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Subject: Monitor's online poll rejects 3rd term, federo


Monitor's online poll rejects 3rd term, federo
By Ronald Muyimba
Oct 4, 2003

      KAMPALA - The Monitor's online poll shows that Ugandans abroad are opposed to giving President Museveni a third term.

      They are also opposed to a federal system of governance.

      The results were (Option 1: Federo - votes: 206 (26.28%) - 5.9 votes per day, Option 2: 3rd Term - votes: 67 (8.55%) - 1.9 votes per day, Option 3: BOTH - votes: 45 (5.74%) - 1.3 votes per day, Option 4: None of the above - votes: 466 (59.44%) - 13.3 votes per day).

      The Monitor forum and poll topic "Should Uganda's Constitution be amended to allow 'Third term' or 'Federo'?" ran after the Katikkiro of Buganda Mr Joseph Mulwanyamuli Ssemwogerere led a procession of thousands of Baganda to submit the kingdom's views to the Constitutional Review Commission. 

      Prominent among the views was the demand for a federal status for Buganda.
      One of a million visitors on The Monitor website, under the alias 'Muganda' likes federalism but he believes it can only make a bad situation worse given the nature of Uganda's politics.

      Federo, as locally known, is not the only good thing to happen to him. It is the politics of Uganda that has to be stable before the country adopts federo. 

      "Buganda must know that a problem in Uganda affects all of us as a nation, directly or indirectly. And it is a shame that we even have this discussion, for it is a sign that Buganda failed to understand that matters in northern or eastern Uganda are national matters," Edward Mulindwa in Toronto said.

      "This brings us back to federo. Museveni's quest for the third term is absurd. Don't you think we can get a federo where you first need permission from an RDC (resident district commissioner) before offering something to the Kabaka (king)? Any thing can happen. And if we want federo, must it be from Museveni? Why not his successor?" Muganda argued.

      "Let Museveni first end the war, then he or his successor gives us federo," he added.

      Setyabule Grace criticises the agitation to give Museveni a third term. She says that is being undemocratic. She advises that democratic leaders like the US President George Bush should come in and advise on the political situation in Uganda.

      'Modern Woman' (another online reader) rebukes the Baganda talk 'Omulalu wakuweera' (take the chance when it still lasts)... Why look gift horses in the mouth? Lets just take what's ours and enjoy it. Federo is a right not a gift! 

      "If Museveni wants to give us federo, let there be no strings attached." Hilder said. "If he is attaching strings there, then we may as well do away with it," she says. 
     






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