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Brother Ahmed,

You are losing it now. All that you put it down are just theories of why Besigye fell out with Museveni. But there shouldn’t be any theories about this issue because everything is clear and on paper. Dr. Besigye produced a document in 1990 before he left NRM and gave all the reasons as to why NRM had to change its direction. Senior military officials or what you people in the media call ‘historicals’ agreed to seek an audience with president museveni to discuss this document but only for them to change their minds when they met Museveni. Besigye was so disappointed and that’s when he made up his mind that it was time to move on.The rest is history as they say.

It’s just that the time Besigye decided to fight Museveni within NRM, the president had not seen anything like that before and that’s why he made it a ‘bit’ personal in the beginning.He almost stopped him from resigning from UPDF. Other things you guys call ‘personal’ like Besigye marrying Museveni’s former girlfriend, are irrelevant. Winnie and Besigye were already solid before Besigye and Museveni fell out.Besigye also continued to be part of the NRM inner circle despite this relationship.

As now a father to two daughters myself, I think its high time we( men) stop thinking that women dont know what they want. Winnie chose Besigye over any other man, and all former boyfriends including Museveni accepted it.I have no personal feuds with guys now married to my former girlfriends, have you?

Museveni is not fighting Besigye out of a personal feud. He could fight anybody who threatens his hold on to power.Buganda is the lattest in the boxing ring.Even you, Katerega,if you become a *2001 Besigye* today, you would be subjected to the same treatment provided you come up with the strength Besigye came with in 2001. Museveni will throw everything he has at the wall to see what might stick, (the Truth be damned), from treason charges, rape to stealing NewVision money, if it gets you out of the way.

The truth is that Party politics can spawn wars, riots and feuds in developed nations. In developing countries, party differences have produced purges, prisons and genocide. You challenge any African dictator,you are likely to face either prison,death, threats to your family members, exile or something like that. I think Besigye has faced everything so far apart from death.Most people in his position would have given up by now by the Besigye is still determined to carry on and this is where some of us sympathise with him.

Otherwise, as far as i know, Besigye has never been found by FDC to have abused his powers in pursuit of any personal feud with anybody. The moment he does, FDC will kick him out.Hope the NRM does the same when Museveni uses his office to settle personal feuds with others.

Evenif it was true(though its not) that Besigye is in politics to settle his personal feuds with Museveni, he wont be the first and last to do so. USA’s Kennedy was also accused of standing for presidency as a product of a personal feud with president Lyndon Johnson but he went on to make a good damn president for Americans.

*Byebyo muganda wange*

Abbey

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Ahmed Kateregga wrote:

> Brother Abbey Ssemuwemba, l see little or no difference bween NRM and FDC > except personal differences of Gen. Yoweri Museveni and Col. Kizza Besigye > which have nothing to do with you and me. > > —————————— > *From:* ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com [mailto: > ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *abbey semuwemba > *Sent:* Monday, October 26, 2009 7:28 PM > > *To:* ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* {UAH}: Katerega:Besigye in Buikwe, Mukono and Kayunga districts > this week > > Brother AHmed Katerega, > I have failed to find the thread where you said that the core FDC > executives are not pro federalism. I read it but i was in a rush. So i could > not reply promptly. What i wanted to say is that it does not matter whether > even Besigye himself comes out today and say that he does not like > federalism in Uganda as long as the people of Uganda want it. I think FDC is > leaning more of itself on what Ugandans want rather than what leaders > themselves want. This is why Besigye talks of federalism being supported by > Majority of Baganda(90%) and Ugandans(65%) in the Odoki commission. > > This is one of the fundamental differences between FDC and NRM- Approach to > policies. Nrm policy is that: consult little and you dont need to respect > the views of majority of Ugandans. Fdc’s approach is: consult many and for a > long time and then implement what Ugandans want. Anne Mugisha told me that > FDC is still compiling and consulting a document that will reflect > FEDERALISM FOR ALL UGANDANS and NOT buganda alone which i think it is a good > approach to policies. > > Byebyo muganda wange > > Abbey > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:42 PM, william Ekwelu williamekwelu@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> Col. Besigye now targets Buganda [image: >> Print] [image: >> E-mail] News >> >> Written >> by HUSSEIN BOGERE & MOSES MUGALU Sunday, 25 October 2009 19:17 Fresh >> from what party members described as a successful tour of Busoga and parts >> of Western Uganda, the FDC leader, Dr. Kizza Besigye, today, October 26, >> starts his campaign tour of the populous Buganda region. >> >> To flag off the tour, Joyce Ssebugwawo, the FDC Secretary for Culture and >> Women Affairs, on Friday led a delegation of 30 members of the party’s >> National Executive Committee and district committees to Bulange, Mengo, to >> brief the Katikkiro, J.B. Walusimbi, about Besigye’s tour. >> >> Salaamu Musumba, Yusuf Nsibambi, Bwanika Bbale, Obed Kamulegeya, and >> Charles Bakandonda, were some of the top FDC officials in the delegation. >> They bought a kingdom certificate worth Shs1m, an official who attended the >> meeting said. Walusimbi assured the group of Buganda’s non-partisan support >> and willingness to work with everybody, irrespective of political party >> affiliations or tribe. >> >> Besigye will this week tour Buikwe, Mukono and Kayunga districts, FDC >> publicist Wafula Oguttu confirmed. >> He said Besigye will thank the people for voting him in 2006, mobilise >> support in Buganda, and also look for candidates who will stand in the >> forthcoming local elections. >> >> “He is going to meet our leaders and also call on the young people to >> register,” Wafula said. >> At the FDC headquarters in Najjankumbi on Tuesday, 27 district party >> executive members discussed arrangements for Besigye’s tour. >> >> According to a source that attended the meeting, members were tasked to >> lead mobilisation campaigns in their respective districts before Besigye >> visits their areas. Bwanika Bbale chaired the meeting. Party National >> Chairman Sam Njuba and Obed Kamulegeya also attended. Njuba briefed the >> meeting about the party’s efforts to trace or bail out members who were >> arrested during the September riots in Buganda. >> Besigye earlier toured Fort Portal and Kasese and Fort Portal. >> >> Although the 2011 election campaigns are still more than a year away, >> Besigye has been traversing the countryside to mobilise support for his >> cause to oust long-serving President Museveni. While Buganda has previously >> voted for President Museveni and his NRM overwhelmingly, Besigye will pin >> his hopes on recent discontent in Buganda following the land Bill stand off, >> the aborted visit of the Kabaka to Kayunga, as well as the closure of CBS. >> >> With President Museveni standing firm against the request for a federal >> status for Buganda, Besigye has openly said that he would grant such a wish >> if he came to power. Besigye will also play on the sentiments of the Baganda >> over the closure of CBS radio. >> >> hbogere@observer.ugThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. >> You need JavaScript enabled to view it >> mugalu@observer.ug >> >> — >> “When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn’t set off to destroy all beehives” >> >> >> >> > > > — > To know more about the UAH forum, visit the followinglink: > http://ugandansatheart.wordpress.com/ugandans-at-heartuahforum/ > > > > —————————— > THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS EMAIL AND/OR ATTACHMENTS IS > CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE PRIVILEGED. UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED, > OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SENDER AND NEW VISION > PRINTING & PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD MAKES NO WARRANTIES ON INFORMATION > CONTAINED AND THEREFORE ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE > ARISING THEREFROM. UNINTENDED RECIPIENTS SHOULD RETURN TO SENDER, > DESTROY AND DESIST FROM USE, DISTRIBUTION OR STORAGE. 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