: Re: Mr Semuwemba: Why are some Ugandans joining NRMO?(EGWEA)
That is the type of man Ugandans prefer! Zero substance! In any case, unless you are not a political either crook or prostitute, you have no place in Ugandan politics unfortunately
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:44 AM, John Lema wrote:
> The question I would love to ask all DP supporters is are they looking for > a leader with vision and one that will help revive the party and bring it > back to its former limelights or they are just trying to get some one to > feel in that gap. > > Remember that the person yu are choosing will have to end up being the > leader of this beautiful country and any mistake made here is taking us back > to where we are now.With the kind of Hajji Sebaggala I see no way this will > happen I love the man and admire the way he manuvers through things but he > is not capable of leading. > > John Lema. > > — On *Sun, 10/25/09, WB Kyijomanyi * wrote: > > > From: WB Kyijomanyi > Subject: {UAH}: Mr Semuwemba: Why are some Ugandans joining NRMO?(EGWEA) > To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com > Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 1:28 PM > > > Mr Semuwemba: > > > It is true Haji Sebagala was born in a DP family and way back in 1980 tried > to be the DP nominee in Kampala East/Nakawa. He had colourful cars even > then, but he lost to the late Dr Ojok-Mulozi. > > I hope we agree that that tactical support you talk about has all but > exposed him and bearing a miracle is done in Kampala. It was about time. > > The rest I will not comment on because it is serious party matters. But it > would be nice for all political parties especially, opposition ones to stop > interfering in the internal affairs of other parties under the so called > tactical political alliance. I doubt whether that political alliance will > him this time around. > > > Byebyo > > WBK > > > > > —————————— > Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:50:11 +0000 > Subject: {UAH}: WBK: Why are some Ugandans joining NRMO?(EGWEA) > From: abbeysemuwemba@googlemail.com > To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com > > WBK, > Brother Allhajji Ssebagala is a son of DP who went rogue and now he is no > man’s land between DP and NRMO borders. Ssebagala was born and bred in DP > since his days at Kisasi. I know the family very well since one of his > brothers is married to minister Hajjati Syda Bumba(whose late father is a > brother to my grandmum’s father). Ssebagala has always been a champion of DP > causes. > > When Ssebagala withdrew from the presidential race in 2011, he made a > tactical political alliance to back Dr. Besigye as a candidate in that > race.Ssebagala was very popular at that time and anybody would have allied > with him. I call it tactical because FDC also had to back him when he stood > for mayorship in Kampala. Political alliances do not make Ssebagala a > product of FDC. The Ssebagala product was groomed and trained in DP. The > rest of us got a a product ready to be used. The only reason why NRM is > taking Ssebagala on board is because DP will lose one of its financial > backers which will somehow weaken the party.Ssebagala cannot get any party > votes anywhere in Kampala. So he is basically being used to weaken DP not > FDC.Ssebagla knows DP in and out > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 10:04 PM, WB Kyijomanyi <kyijomanyi@hotmail.com > > wrote: > > > Mr Semuwemba: > > Oyo Haji muntu wamwe. Mwe abamuyamba mu kalulu. > > I agree with you on one issue: Haji Ssebagala cannot win even an LC > position in Kampala. And that is not necessarily a bad thing. He took the > voters of Kampala for fools, wapi. Should his team take reigns at DP, God > forbid, it will be kwisha. > > Haji Ssebagala also wants the title of Minister from YKM. Haji, or Seya is > the classic example that all politics ends in failure. Did you hear him or > his sidekicks utter a word on the riots in the city he presides over? May be > I missed it. > > Lesson: do not meddle too much in the internal affairs of other political > parties. You know who is partly responsible for Seya’s disaster. > > Byebyo. > > WBK > > > > —————————— > Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:21:56 +0100 > Subject: {UAH}: Why are some Ugandans joining NRMO?(EGWEA) > From: abbeysemuwemba@googlemail.com > To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com > > People,* > > Hajji Ssebagala nga ebintu bimwononeseko nyo*. No wonder some people are > already addressing him as a former Mayor of Kampala yet he is still in the > office. I don’t think that hajji Sebaggala can even win an LC position > around Kampala.I’m still confused as to why Semujju Nganda and those at the > Observer are giving him too much space for his DP campaign because this guy > is nolonger sellable. > > *Constructive criticism* > > Constructive criticism is good but not when you are looking for votes or > trying to dislodge a dictatorship. It’s true that Mr.Museveni has done some > good things for the country just like Obote and Amin did some good stuff too > but nobody spread pro-Obote or pro-Amin evangilism in the 1970s and 1980s > when they wanted them out of power. Certainly, i have also not even seen the > current opposition leader in the UK, David Cameroon, praising Gordon Brown > on TV. So why should Besigye or Mao or Otunnu(though i suspect the > latter-Otunnu) has chickened out of the 2011 race), make Museveni’s job any > easier. > > I have never heard Museveni saying that Besigye did a very good job for > them while in the Bush and afterwards ever since Besigye crossed to the > opposition. Instead he has subjected him to alot of inhuman treatment as if > it is a crime to be in the opposition.Mr.Museveni has never taken ‘divorce’ > in politics lightly. For some reason, Salim Saleh is the only high profile > person i know who still highly regards comrades like Dr.Besigye despite > being in opposition. > > *Joining NRMO now rather than in 1980s* > > I think people joinng the NRMO now rather than between 1980 and 1990 are > just frustrated with the system but they see no impending solution in their > eyes.They see no real alternative to NRMO and Museveni at the moment. So > they convince themselves that:’ *if you can’t fight them just join them’*. > Tamare Mirundi, Robert Egwea, Allhajji Sebaggala Nasser, Omara Atubo, Agre > Awori,……… fall in this category. I don’t think that they joined NRM > because they see it as a better party than FDC or DP. These guys have got > personal political ambitions and needs, and they have realised that NRM has > weakened most of the opposition but they still need to fulfill their > ambitions. We all have dreams of some kind. This explains why Egwea has > moved from journalism to politics. He could see no future in UPC and who > could blame him. I just wish he had joined FDC since they look to be not > very far away from state house. I don’t know how old Mr.Egwea is but i > suspect he is in his early 40s since he went to school with Mr.Vincent > Magombe. So he rightly should have left UPC for something better than NRM > since he is still young. Obviously, UPC cannot fulfill any young man’s > political ambitions now if one intends to be a strong political position in > the next 20 years. > > If NRM continues to be in power for the next 15 years, the opposition will > become weaker and weaker, and therefore more young ambitious men and women > will join them for short term benefits. > > *Byebyo ebyange* > > Abbey Kibirige Semuwemba > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Robert Egwea <roletjim@yahoo.com > > wrote: > > Ugandans, > > This is the kind of constructive opposition that Uganda needs. Opposition > politicians should be able to give credit where it is due and point out > government weaknesses while offering alternatives. Bravo Sir Nassar > Sebaggala! I hope other opposition leaders will emulate the kind of mature > politics displayed by this statesman. > > RE > *’Reason shall prevail over evil’* > ** > ** > > > — On *Sat, 24/10/09, Sam Musoke <sammusoke@yahoo.com > >* wrote: > > > From: Sam Musoke <sammusoke@yahoo.com > > > Subject: {UAH}: Former Kampala mayor advises the opposition > To: “Ugandans at Heart (UAH) Forum” <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com > > > Date: Saturday, 24 October, 2009, 3:24 PM > > > Kampala mayor advises the opposition > Thursday, 22nd October, 2009 E-mail article Print article > > > Sebaggala addressing DP supporters in Masaka region > > > By Ali Mambule > and Dismus Buregyeya > > KAMPALA mayor Nassar Sebaggala has advised the opposition politicians > to stop attacking President Yoweri Museveni at public rallies if they > are to gain support from Ugandans. > > He was addressing hundreds of Democratic Party (DP) followers from > Rakai, Sembabule, Masaka and Lyantonde districts at Bwala Social > Centre in Masaka on Tuesday. > > Sebaggala said with all the developments and infrastructure the NRM > party has put in place, it would be difficult to divert the people’s > support for the ruling party. > > “We must accept that the NRM Government has the capacity to win an > election without rigging. It is our challenge as the opposition to > show Ugandans what we are capable of doing such that we attract them > to our side,” he said. > > The meeting was organised by Dennis Mukasa Mbidde to seek support for > his bid to become DP’s vice-president at the next delegates’ > conference. > > Sebaggala urged Ugandans to stop blaming people from the western > region for all problems in the country, saying the blame should be put > on individuals and the NRM. > > “Apart from Museveni who comes from the west, most top Government > officials are Baganda, including the vice-president, prime minister, > speaker of Parliament and the finance minister. It is them that we > should blame for failure to deliver to our expectations, ” Sebaggala > said. > > The mayor said he had put aside sh950m to market DP in case he is > elected party president, adding that the party had lost support > because its leaders had failed to sell it. > > “I want DP to be sung by everyone in the country. From there we shall > be able to make policies that will bring back our supporters,” he > said. > > He, however, blamed the current poverty on the NRM, saying it was > intentional. “Uganda is paradise. We have lots of opportunities which > the Government does not want to utilise. DP will address all these if > I am elected president,” he said amidst applause. > > Sebaggala said it was possible for DP to transform its weaknesses into > strengths like American President Barrack Obama did before winning the > elections as the first black US president. > > He assured DP supporters that having wrangles within the party was > very healthy because all people cannot think alike. > > “If you look at a party where there are no wrangles, you should know > that it is one individual who makes the policies and other people > follow,” Sebaggala said. > > Mbidde said it was possible to have a president and his deputy from > the same region as long as they have the capacity to run party > activities. > > > > > > > > > — > To know more about the UAH forum, visit the followinglink: > http://ugandansatheart.wordpress.com/ugandans-at-heartuahforum/ > > > > —————————— > Windows Live Hotmail: Your friends can get your Facebook updates, right > from HotmailĀ®. > > > > > — > To know more about the UAH forum, visit the followinglink: > http://ugandansatheart.wordpress.com/ugandans-at-heartuahforum/ > > > > —————————— > Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. > > > > >