MUSEVENI IS DISILLUSIONED WHEN HE THINKS HE IS DOING ANY GOOD FOR UGANDANS NOW

Time and again we have told President Museveni that as a leader for the country, he long out lived his usefulness. What Museveni does as of now is to scheme to see his continued tenure in State House, and unfortunately, majority of his schemes are evil driven. When he presides over a kraal size cabinet, a kraal sized Parliament, an army of Presidential advisers including the likes of Ssebagala, the continuous sub- division of the country into useless so-called districts all aimed at gunning for him more votes as he constantly makes his stay longer in State House; not forgetting the continuous promotions in the army; a strategy seen to make secure his continued tenure in office. Summing up all these schemes is devilish to the poverty stricken Ugandans, whose situation is worsened the longer Museveni stays in power, with increasing chances that force may be used to get him out of office as was for his predecessors, a situation which clearly shows that he has not learnt any lessons though he had convinced Ugandans that his was a fundamental change, which unfortunately has messed the country’s future instead. It is absurd to find that the Head of State could go to campaign for Kikulukunyu and instead dis-organizing the campaigns for other candidates by making it impossible for them to campaign in the areas that had been approved by the Electoral Commission. All these acts are devilish, and Museveni ought to know. When NRM misuses the Police force to put fear into the would be peaceful campaigns, that is not a positive score, but just proof of NRM’s method of work to create fear into the hearts of the people. However, in all these missions, Museveni must know that one time he will unfortunately be part of Uganda’s history. The unfortunate thing is that the balance sheet will show more negatives than positives. God, help Museveni to get to terms with the reality on ground, as he should have not stayed beyond 2006. William Kituuka Kiwanuka

Mount. St. TERESA GARDENS OPENED AT KISUBI

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear All, Mt. St. Teresa Gardens are now open for all functions. These are located opposite Kisubi Post Office or Savio Junior School. Other detail refer to the Banner attached. William Kituuka Kiwanuka

JUST CLOSE TO 3 BN FOR OVER 470N RETIRED KCCA WORKERS IS A DROP IN THE OCEAN

By Juliet Waiswa Over 400 former employees of the defunct Kampala City Council (KCC) have received their severance package, the authority's public relations officer Peter Kaujju has said. The workers who were laid off on last August were to receive their payments within a period of one month as directed by the ministry of public service. According to KCCA, the affected workers received a severance package of six months gross salary payment in lieu of notice, fixed annual benefit as spelt out and repatriation costs. Kaujju said that the authority has so far spent sh.2.9b in paying off 471 workers. He said the remaining 169 workers still had pending issues to sort out with the authority. “The workers who have not been paid have audit queries that they still have to clear with KCCA, but all the funds are ready for disbursement,” Kaujju said. KCCA will spend approximately sh5b in payment of the severance packages to workers laid off during the restructuring exercise which affected over 700 former KCC employees. The terminated workers were expected to hand over the authority vehicles, work reports, keys, identity cars and any other relevant information and equipment. The exercise however did not affect health workers at the KCCA health centers and teachers in KCCA schools but affected teachers at the headquarters and division's. Some of the workers affected by the restructuring exercise included individuals who were volunteers and staff on temporary terms.

POLITICAS GONE TOO FAR; AS HIV CHILDREN DEMAND FOR A SEAT IN UGANDA PARLIAMENT

HIV/AIDS is a national concern, there is so much which Government has to implement that is on paper instead of getting one fellow to represent others in Parliament. We seem to have lost it, previously, all policies for Government were being passed through Ministries and the Commissioners were charged with the duty. Today, every one just thinks that being represented in Parliament delivers! Do you remember the time when Hon. Kadaga the Speaker to Uganda Parliament went to complain to President Museveni that her area (Busoga) had got a raw deal/ Now what logic do the advocates for a child seat have? William Kituuka Kiwanuka ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HIV positive children want seat in parliamentPublish Date: Sep 10, 2012 By Henry Sekanjako Children affected and infected with HIV/AIDS are calling for a special representative in parliament to express their problems and also lobby for their needs. Petitioning parliament recently, the children aged between 8, 11, 15, and above, said their representative in parliament should be a youth living with HIV and above 18 years. “On behalf of all the children of Uganda, who are affected and infected with HIV/AIDS we request that this is implemented for an HIV free generation,” said Paul Namanya one of the petitioners. The children said; “Many of us have acquired HIV/AIDS through defilement, we are sexually abused by people in our communities and our own parents and relatives who go unpunished even when we report”. Presenting their petition to the deputy speaker of parliament, Jacob Oulanyah one of the children Catherine Nakidde said; “our family members discriminate against us, they don’t want to eat with us, they tell us that we are useless because we are HIV positive”. The children said at many occasions they are denied a chance to express themselves even when they know what to say adding that with a representative in parliament, they will be able to air their concerns. They noted that most of their concerns are not listened to especially by step mothers among other relatives. “Most times we don’t eat on time, yet we are taking medicine. We don’t get enough food to eat because our parents and caretakers are poor,” said Catherine Nakidde. The children urged government through the ministry of education to address the issue of stigma in schools where HIV positive children are looked at as people with no future by fellow students and teachers. The children under the care of national council for children also asked government to address what they called the unfriendly HIV/AIDS services at health centers saying they don’t get good counseling services since much attention is only paid to HIV adult patients. According to the secretary National council for children, Martin Kiiza, a lot of attention has focused on tackling HIV/AIDS in adults but little attention has been paid to addressing AIDS among children. Approximately 150,000 children in Uganda are living with HIV/AIDS but only 41% are able to access antiretroviral therapy compared to 61% in adults. However deputy speaker Oulanyah urged the children to stick to their medications so as to live long. “We pray that a cure will be found, but before that please stick to your medications. A Program to sustain those infected should be encouraged until a cure for HIV is found,” Oulanyah said.

IN THE 50 YEARS OF UGANDA INDEPENDENCE, SMACK HAS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TO SHOW

As Uganda prepares to cerebrate 50 years of Independence, I have the pleasure to promise a publication in the name of The SMACK Brain Power. It is in last touches. In case you have any input, get to me on: wkituuka@gmail.com William Kituuka Kiwanuka

KIGONGO IS RIGHT IF HE ORDERS POLICE OFF THE BUTAMBALA POLL

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Posted Sunday, September 9 2012 at 01:00 If the ruling NRM’s Faisal Kikulukunyu loses the Butambala by-election on Wednesday, it will be the first time in NRM’s 26 years reign for the constituency to fall into opposition hands. And for Butambala resident Hajj Moses Kigongo, who has deputised for President Museveni in NRM since 1986, the loss would be costly. NRM bigwigs usually influence their constituencies firmly: Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga in Kamuli, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya in Wakiso, President Museveni in Kiruhura, Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa in Sembabule and Constitutional Affairs Minister Kahinda Otafiire in Ruhinda are examples. Hajj Kigongo’s position as 1st NRM vice chairman would therefore be shaken should the party lose in Butambala. But he is approaching the game calmly. Hajj Kigongo told residents of Gombe town, the headquarters of the new district of Butambala, after Mr Kikulukunyu was nominated on August 29, that the police will not deploy heavily ahead of the election. “The people of Butambala know what they want to do,” he said, “We don’t want guns here”. He has to have hoped though that what the people of Butambala want is to retain Mr Kikulukunyu, who court threw out of Parliament over voter bribery. Recent by-elections have seen heavy police deployments, although the opposition has been winning. The only exception was former Vice President Bukenya’s Busiro North, where NRM won. Could Hajj Kigongo have concluded that violence cannot coax votes out of Ugandans? He prefers to embrace the challenge especially posed by DP’s Mr. Muwanga Kivumbi politically. Mr Kivumbi is backed by opposition stalwarts Dr Kizza Besigye, Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze. In the last election, Mr Kikulukunyu beat Mr Kivumbi by 734 votes, polling 13,188 votes against 12,454 votes, a result Mr Kivumbi successfully challenged in court. The race has now attracted four new comers; Mr Ibrahim Tomusange (UFA) and independents Faridah Nakiboneka, Farouk Walungama and Sharif Ssentongo. But Mr Kikulukunyu’s worries don’t end with the opposition. The NRM juggernaut in Butambala is divided too. Some NRM members openly back Mr Kivumbi while others are thought to support him covertly.

YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS, SYLVIA NAGGINDA, THE QUEEN OF BUGANDA, THANKS FOR BEING PASSIONATE ABOUT WOMEN ISSUES AND THE GIRL CHILD

The Nnabagereka of Buganda: Sylvia Nagginda. By GUMISIRIZA MWESIGYE Posted Friday, September 7 2012 at 16:49 In Summary Royalty with a difference. Rather than remain in the palace and only come out to occasionally accompany her husband, as is usually expected of a traditional Queen, the Queen of Buganda instead chose to come to the forefront, subtly using prominence and position to uplift women, children and other minorities, writes GUMISIRIZA MWESIGYE Many girls, upon completing secondary school, aspire to join university, but still face the hurdle of not accessing higher education. Though they are intellectually able, they cannot afford university education and financial costs involved because of their disadvantaged background. A mother expecting to deliver a child, hear its first cry and hold it, does not live to see the moment. She is another statistic in Uganda’s high maternity rate. At the other end, bringing up children is a challenge as fathers and mothers lack the time to instill in them values they would have desired. These are the issues concerning women and children that Her Royal Highness, Sylvia Nagginda, the Queen of Buganda, is passionate about. As such, she champions the causes, or adds her voice, for a society in which development goes hand in hand with equity, modernity that does not trample the good traditional values, and progress that does not leave the vulnerable - the women, the girls, the children- behind. Focusing on the nation’s foundation Nagginda’s main focus is on early childhood care and development, girl child education, vocational training and youth employment for the youth, women empowerment of women, and health issues particularly but not limited to childhood diseases, nutrition, and HIV/Aids. According to tradition, as a wife to the Kabaka of Buganda, the Nnabagereka was expected to remain in the background, probably remain in the palace and only come out occasionally to accompany her husband. Instead, she chose to remain visible but not in a way that overshadows the King. The queen has still played the traditional role as a wife, demonstrating her support for the wive’s traditional duty to their husbands. “I call upon African women to love and respect their husbands,” she has said on a number of occasions. This support extends to mobilising money to fund Kabaka Mutebi’s Education Fund (KEF). Share This Story A mother to the Nation As Mama wa Buganda, she is more than just a mother to one teenage girl, her first born, Katrina Sangalyambogo; she is considered a maternal figure for the Baganda. Nagginda is the first queen in Buganda’s history to have a public role, or several roles in her case. The Office of the Nnabagereka is established in the Kingdom’s structure. In 2000, she founded the Nnabagereka Development Foundation (NDF), through which many of the activities she is involved are coordinated. In addition, she is a patron of several organisations. During one media interview, she asserted that “an educated girl makes up a good mother, a good woman, and a good leader in future”. It is no surprise she was first choice for patron of the Makerere University Female Scholarship Foundation (FSF), when it was launched in November 2010. It was started to build on a previous Female Scholarship Initiative, which run for 10 years and aided 691 female students to study at the university. So far FSF has supported more than 20 female students to enroll at the university. FSF’s goal is “… giving priority to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented geographical areas in Uganda”. As this shows, Nagginda’s work is not limited to her constituency, Buganda, but extends to touch lives in other parts of Uganda. Traditional Queen advocating for modernity At the other end, both adults and children need extra-curricular activities in their lives. In 2004, Nagginda established the Kampala Ballet and Modern Dance School. It offers dance classes body conditioning and strength exercises. This helps improve physical, social and cognitive skills. The Royal Enclosure But Ekisaakaate (Royal Enclosure) is perhaps the most popular. It promotes cultural values, leadership, spiritual and practical skills for the children from six to 19 years. It is held as a two-week residential camp every year. The first was held in 2007 and this pioneer group had 300 girls and boys aged between nine and 15 years. During the official opening, the Nnabagereka herself demonstrated how to prepare groundnut sauce. By the second Ekisaakaate, held in 2008, there were 680 girls and boys aged between nine and 18 years. At the official opening of that camp, Nagginda showed them how to make a mat. Now, in the sixth year, the numbers have been growing as parents realised the importance of having their children know such skills and have such values. With her focus on mainly women and children issues, Sylvia Nagginda has created such an impact that touches at the soul of a nation and the hearts of its people. ================================ Born: 9 November 1964 in London, UK Parents: John Mulumba Luswata and Rebecca Nakintu Musoke Siblings: Three brothers and three sisters Education: Lake Victoria Primary and Gayaza Junior School (primary school), Wanyange Girls School (secondary school), City University of New York (Associate’s degree), New York University (Bachelor of Arts degree), New York Institute of Technology (Master of Arts in Mass Communication) Nnabagereka Development Foundation Has various projects and programmes in seven areas: Child welfare, Education and community development, Economic empowerment of women, Employment creation for the youth, Health and environment, food security, and culture