Reverend Mayanja shades a picture of a government that has gradually been slipping off public expectations since the 1990’s to condone different forms of injustices mated out on underprivileged Ugandans including intolerance to divergent political opinions.
Reverend Father
Denis Mayanja, a catholic priest attached to Masaka diocese is in fear following the leakage of the draft of his book titled “People Power” to Internal
Security Organization-ISO operatives.
The priest started writing the book that points out the deficiencies of president, Yoweri Museveni’s leadership in
2017.
However, his manuscript leaked
to security operatives before it could go to
print. The book advocates for civil uprisings as a cradle for good and
democratic governance in Uganda.
Written in
English, the book summarizes historical events that have shaped Uganda’s
politics since independence until Museveni took over state power with his
National Resistance Army-NRA in what he calls veneered Uganda’s liberation
struggle that has turned out to benefit a few individuals.
Reverend Mayanja
shades a picture of a government that has gradually been slipping off public
expectations since the 1990’s to condone different forms of injustices mated
out on underprivileged Ugandans including intolerance to divergent political opinions.
It is this
group of people that Mayanja, says he craves to empower with courage to check on
the excesses of those in leadership positions and effectively hold them
accountable for their actions.
(Luganda)
//Cue in: “Human Rights….
Cue out: ……baali settled.”//
He bemoans
the injustices people face at the hands of state agents who are expected to
protect them.
Reverend Mayanja says he decided to write the book out of his moral
obligation to push for better leadership, deserving of a country that endured
ugly scenes of war in the past.
“The book can be used by any political grouping as long as
they understand the spirit under, which it written,” he said when asked about
its title. “People power” is associated with a group of political activists
aligned to the Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu a.k.a
Bobi Wine.
According to Rev. Mayanja, the country could have made wrong choices in the past,
which he says can only be resolved by invoking the solidarity of Ugandans to
demand for equal justice.
(Luganda)
//Cue in; “nze kakati….
Cue out:
…..munesomerako.”//
Perusing through a draft copy of his book, Rev. Mayanja, said
he isn’t afraid of any repercussions that may arise out of his literature,
which he says intends to return the country to the right track.
(Luganda)
//Cue in: “nze bwoba nga…..
Cue out: ……offensive it’s not.”//
He says some of his confidants he entrusted to edit the draft
copy of the book betrayed the trucks and leaked it to ISO operatives.
Rev.
Mayanja blames this state spies planted in the church, but says he is
determined to release his book for public consumption.
(Luganda)
//Cue in: “kakati ssinga……
Cue out: …..gyekali kagenda.”//
Livingstone
Luttamaguzi, the Greater Masaka Region Internal Security Officer couldn’t be
reached by our reporter for a comment as he wasn’t at his office. He known
mobile phone was also turned off.
But Major David
Muwanga Kibirango, one of the operatives under the Masaka ISO Region Offices recently
opened up about his schemes to compromise priests who are critical of
government in the area.
He made the
threats at the funeral of Reverend Father Gerald Mukwaya, a close associate of
Rev, Mayanja in Kalungu district last week.
President Museveni has severally
cautioned cultural and religious leaders against meddling in politics, arguing
that it is not part of their duties.
