MPs condemn Kasubi killings

Posted by: bkatende on Mar 17, 2010 Print PDF

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Parliamentarians   today evening expressed sympathy over the indiscriminate killings that took place at Kasubi Tombs where so far five people have been confirmed dead.

Nalubega Mariam, Central Youth MP narrated to Parliament how a person who was lying next to him on the ground was shot dead yet she had obliged to lay on the ground for safety.

Hussein Kyanjo, Makindye West MP who was among MPs who visited Kasubi in the morning said he saw an armed security officer in civilian clothes shooting through people. 

The Acting Leader of Opposition Kassiano Wadri said this is the third most unfortunate event that has befallen Buganda. “The first one was in 1966, another in September where over 20 people were killed.” He wondered why the burning of the tombs has happened in this era yet they survived in the harshest of regimes and coups.

The Minister of State for Internal Affairs Matia Kasaija promised to produce a detailed report on what happened.

But some members were concerned that nothing has come of earlier investigations like the fires that gutted the markets and Buddo. It remains to be seen how government will respond to the seemingly simmering tensions among the Baganda.

By Bob Roberts Katende

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written by nyr, March 18, 2010
These baganda invite trouble, why bar democratically elected head of state to visit the site? I think these MPs should warn these arrogant baganda tribalists to behave rather than blaming the army for shooting them. Buganda is behaving like a state within state. These hooligans, illiterate youths who pretend to show sorrow. Museveni restored the abolished monarchy he should be respected. again, no investigation, hiow can they start accusing the govt?
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written by Mukibi, March 18, 2010
The idiot who posted the first response needs to be educated himself because he doesn't know what democracy means. As president Obama clearly mentioned in his visit to Ghana, democracy is not just about elections. It's more than that, and that's what all these Museveni ass kissers don't understand. The one man rule has to end. What this idiot talks about as the elected president is baloney. Museveni has all this time stolen elections. Everyone knows it. Museveni didn't bring back kingdoms alone. You must not forget that its Baganda who paid the price, and who made up a bulk of that so called liberation army.
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written by Mukibi, March 18, 2010
The idiot who posted the first response needs to be educated himself because he doesn't know what democracy means. As president Obama clearly mentioned in his visit to Ghana, democracy is not just about elections. It's more than that, and that's what all these Museveni ass kissers don't understand. The one man rule has to end. What this idiot talks about as the elected president is baloney. Museveni has all this time stolen elections. Everyone knows it. Museveni didn't bring back kingdoms alone. You must not forget that its Baganda who paid the price, and who made up a bulk of that so called liberation army.
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written by Mukibi, March 18, 2010
See, what Museveni wants to tell people all along that he is the one who brought everything back, he is responsible for everything good but he doesn't take responsibility about anything else. This is not what great leaders do and it has shown. Museveni should retire peacefully before he commits more worse blunders. He is so jealousy of the Kabaka because the king is more popular than he is.
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written by Mukibi, March 18, 2010
See, what Museveni wants to tell people all along that he is the one who brought everything back, he is responsible for everything good but he doesn't take responsibility about anything else. This is not what great leaders do and it has shown. Museveni should retire peacefully before he commits more worse blunders. He is so jealousy of the Kabaka because the king is more popular than he is.
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written by kik, March 19, 2010
am not idiot, just saying the truth. we are tired of baganda arogance. barricading the road to kasubi, stopping fire fighters, blocking the president and interfering with scene of the crime. Obote was a man and museveni should just emulate him by uprooting all banana groves in the city, ban lukiiko and send mutebi back into civil service. we dont want arrogant tribalists!
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written by okot, March 19, 2010
Kik if you had lost a relative in that shooting you wouldnt say what your saying now. the easiest way to indict museveni just bring luweero massacre to the table, I urge all baganda who know the truth to come forward. NRA used to dress in UNLA uniforms an commite war crimes and blame it on Obote, Baganda know the truth but are afraid to come out. Baganda are obotes inlaws how can you wipe them them out like flies. this case has to be opened. why does tunyefunza all threatening otunnu to shut up. if they are not hiding something. besigye knows the truth he was in the bush too.
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written by kik, March 19, 2010
Okot, learn to separate truth from propaganda. NRA could not kill wananchi, if they did, nobody would have supported them. they were being fed, hidden and guided by luweelo people. it was a pro-people revolutionally army, disregard this obote nonsense propaganda that ottunu wants to use to win over these baganda, who are used as political condoms, as elly karuhanga once said. as for shooting the trouble makers, what could one do? the death of club rivalry football in uganda has pushed these hooligans to initiate kabaka cheer and support group. they support kabaka in the same fashion and style as they used to support express fc. they are just a nuisance.

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