| By Josephine Maseruka
THE Tooro kingdom has joined the Mengo government to advocate
for a federal system of government in the country.
Tooro, like Buganda kingdom, wants the immunities and
privileges of traditional leaders and the excesses of the Land Act
1998 to be redressed by the Constitutional Review Commission
(CRC).
The new Omuhikirwa of Tooro, Charles Bwango, on Tuesday
conveyed his kingdom’s support to Mengo when he visited
Katikkiro Joseph Ssemwogerere at his Bulange office.
Bwango was accompanied by the Tooro Minister for Public
Relations, Philip Rabwoni Winyi.
Others present were Mengo officials, Mubiru Tucker Lwanga,
Joseph Kisuule and J.B. Bugembe.
“Tooro kingdom strongly supports the quest for a federal
system of governance, the review of the Land Act and privileges of
traditional leaders. These are some of the contentious issues we
want to include in our memorandum to the CRC,” Bwango said.
Ssemwogerere and Bwango discussed steps taken to present their
kingdom’s referenda to the CRC and promised to co-ordinate
future moves on common issues cherished by both kingdoms.
Bwango conveyed greetings from the Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba
Iguru IV to the Kabaka.
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Vision, 31 Jan 2002
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