Thank William,
You have made it easy to understand. Rigging elections is aborogation of the constitution and therefore an act against the right of the people of Uganda to govern themselves. Yes, we have a right to fight people who rig elections and remove them from power. We need to educate our people about these rights.
This is why people like Kiggundu and his cabal at the EC must know that time will catch up with them. They must know that we shall punish them one day.
Michael Senyonjo
Ugandans at heart, Know Your Rights! What does the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995) provide with regards to democratic governance and sovereignty of the people? How do you interpret the following provisions in National Objectives and Article 3? Political objectives. II. Democratic principles. (i) The State shall be based on democratic principles which empower and encourage the active participation of all citizens at all levels in
their own governance. … See More
(ii) All the people of Uganda shall have access to leadership positions at all levels, subject to the Constitution. (iii) The State shall be guided by the principle of decentralisation and devolution of governmental functions and powers to the people at appropriate
levels where they can best manage and direct their own affairs. (iv) The composition of Government shall be broadly representative of the national character and social diversity of the country. (v) All political and civic associations aspiring to manage and direct
public affairs shall conform to democratic principles in their internal organisations and practice. (vi) Civic organisations shall retain their autonomy in pursuit of their declared objectives.
Articles:
1. Sovereignty of the people. (1) All power belongs to the people who shall exercise their sovereignty in accordance with this Constitution. (2) Without limiting the effect of clause (1) of this article, all
authority in the State emanates from the people of Uganda; and the people shall be governed through their will and consent. (3) All power and authority of Government and its organs derive from this Constitution, which in turn derives its authority from the people who
consent to be governed in accordance with this Constitution. (4) The people shall express their will and consent on who shall govern them and how they should be governed, through regular, free and fair elections of their representatives or through referenda.
Article 3
Defence of the Constitution (1) It is prohibited for any person or group of persons to take or retain control of the Government of Uganda, except in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (2) Any person who, singly or in concert with others, by any violent or other unlawful means, suspends, overthrows, abrogates or amends this Constitution or any part of it or attempts to do any such act, commits the offence of treason and shall be punished according to law. … See More
(3) This Constitution shall not lose its force and effect even where its observance is interrupted by a government established by the force of arms; and in any case, as soon as the people recover their liberty, its observance shall be reestablished and all persons who have taken part in any rebellion or other activity which resulted in the interruption of the observance shall be tried in accordance with this Constitution and other laws consistent with it. So in light of these provisions, what do we do with a government that retains power through rigging elections?
Article 3. Subsections 4 and 5 are very empowering:
3(4) All citizens of Uganda shall have the right and duty at all times— (a) to defend this Constitution and, in particular, to resist any person or group of persons seeking to overthrow the established constitutional order; and … See More
(b) to do all in their power to restore this Constitution after it has been suspended, overthrown, abrogated or amended contrary to its provisions.
(5) Any person or group of persons who, as required by clause (4) of this article, resists the suspension, overthrow, abrogation or amendment of this Constitution commits no offence.
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Monsieur Edward Mulindwa wrote:
Rehema Uganda
Tell the whole story kindly, Dr Kiiza Besigye has as well already been in war, the Luwero jungle war, and it did not work for him either. Has Dr Kiiza Besigye figured out that he might be the God dam problem?
No just asking !!!
EM
Toronto
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
“With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy”
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“avec Yoweri Museveni, l’Ouganda est dans l’anarchie”
[mailto:ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rehema uganda
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 10:54 AM
Besigye said he had gone to court twice protesting the results of the 2001 and 2006 elections and court proved they were fraught with malpractices.
“I will not go to court for the third time in 2011. If the election is not free and fair, then we shall see what else to do,” he vowed.
http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=125&newsId=708544
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Richard Gudoi Gid’Agui wrote:
I think there is law in Uganda.
Again I must confess that we Ugandans are passive and ignorant. We dont know how and what to complain of! How many times must educate about this.
Pliz if you have any issue with any body just go and get advise from your attorneys on what to do.
Why dont o u ask ur area MP to handle those issues ,I believe that area has a representative of some sort at any level.
Then my advise here again is that some of those issues have Uganda Police to handle, why do u want to involve some us into the matterS we dont know?
File ur dissatisfaction with relevant parties, Ask the person u believe did what he did for defense in courts of law. I know everybody is not above the law in God and our constituion which I have not read. I think this must be sent to all Ugandans at their area LCs and all Schools for people to read, including u my fellow citizen friend.
We delve oursselves here simply because we can identify ourselves as Ugandans, this spirit is not anywhere in africa, so go ahead to say what ur saying then we can improve in communications and you will learn alot on how to complain! or air ur feelings
Sent: Fri, January 29, 2010 7:24:28 AM
Dennis
I dont know whether it is big or not but for me Mukomba boxi means ’some one’s house girl or house boy’. You do what your master tells you to do-no questions, and that is who i see Gudoi. This man killed 30 people last year in open day light and how can anybody sane continue supporting him? He gives with one hand and kills you with another.Museeveni is a hypocrite and he does not deserve to be our president anymore let alone a leader of the UPDF
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 1:27 AM, Dennis Nyondo wrote:
Hello Rehema,
Please go slow. Try to control your immotion. That term you have used is publically big at this forum. Though he deserve it, but it would have been sent to him on a private mail.
Thanks.