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From: "Yoga Adhola" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 6:17 PM
Subject: RE: We shall defeat Museveni, says MP Ruzindana


> Comrades,
>
> Allow me to share with you my thoughts on this news story.
>
> When it first came out, I wondered where Ruzindana was basing his
> confidence. I knew he is normally a very sober person who is not likely to
> make a statement like this on impulse. However, the confidence when
> juxtaposed to the situation in Uganda where MPs are more earger to be on
the
> good sides of Museveni seemed rather unreal. On further thoughts I have
come
> to realise that they do not need a large number of MPs to defeat the
> intended ammendment. It is not a simple majority matter. There is a
limited
> number of MPs who must vote before the Constitutional ammendment succeeds.
I
> think, much as the Pafo MPs may not be the majority, they have  a
sufficient
> number of MPs to block the move for a constitutional ammendement.
>
> Yoga Adhola.
> ______________________________________________________
>
>
>
>
> >From: [log in to unmask]
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> >Subject: We shall defeat Museveni, says MP Ruzindana Date: Sat, 3 Jan
2004
> >11:55:23 EST
> >
> >We shall defeat Museveni, says MP Ruzindana
> >By Our Reporter
> >Jan 4, 2004
> >
> >KAMPALA - Ruhama county MP Augustine Ruzindana says his group is waiting
> >for
> >President Yoweri Museveni to come to Parliament where they will defeat
his
> >third term bid resoundingly.
> >
> >"In the event that this term limit issue comes to Parliament, we (Pafo)
are
> >prepared to defeat it," he told Sunday Monitor on Friday. Mr Ruzindana
who
> >chairs the Parliamentary Advocacy Forum opposed to the proposed
> >constitutional
> >amendment to lift the provision on term limits said Pafo is not bringing
> >out too
> >many issues because they do not want to overwhelm the public. 'Third
term'
> >is
> >the holding issue, he said.
> >
> >The former Inspector General of Government also said he would not trade
> >"missives" with Mr Museveni because it is irrelevant. What is relevant
now
> >is
> >"preventing autocracy from being instituted illegally," he said.
> >
> >He said there were incompetences in the president's "missive" published
in
> >The Monitor on December 5, 2003 in which he referred to him [Ruzindana]
as
> >only
> >a 'sympathiser' of the Movement - who did not actively participate in the
> >Luwero war or the ouster of Idi Amin.
> >
> >Ruzindana's comments come amidst a verbal duel between childhood friends;
> >Museveni and former prime minister Mr Eriya Kategaya over the issue of
term
> >limits.
> >
> >The president has accused both Kategaya and Ruzindana of using the wrong
> >forum to oppose recommendations of the Movement National Conference
> >delegates on
> >presidential term limits.
> >
> >"In the bush, the correct forum was important because people had to
conceal
> >themselves. But now we are in government, so which is the correct forum?
> >Issues
> >must be addressed in the press, at a seminar or in the constituency, so
the
> >issue of a correct or wrong forum is irrelevant," he said.
> >
> >Asked why he thinks President Museveni seemingly avoids discussing
> >succession, Ruzindana said the president is trying to introduce
uncertainty
> >and that by
> >avoiding the succession issue, he wants to ensure that there is no
> >succession
> >since he is interested in ruling for life.
> >
> >"At the beginning, Museveni said he would follow the constitution because
> >he
> >thought that the constitution would be amended appropriately. Today he
says
> >the time has not come to tackle the succession issue because it's
> >irrelevant at
> >the moment but that is his trick."
> >
> >Ruzindana will appear this Sunday on Monitor FM's "Straight From the
Heart"
> >with Desree Barlow at 11.00 a.m. to discuss political developments
> >surrounding
> >the proposed amendments to the constitution and the likely voting pattern
> >in
> >parliament.
> >
> >
> >
> >© 2003 The Monitor Publications
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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