Regional Federal Models

Regional Federal Models

Id.	Proposed Federal Units	Population	%age	%age for Federo
1	Acholi	1,048,208	4.2%	4.2%
2	Ankole	2,199,294	8.9%
3	Buganda	6,683,887	27.0%	27.0%
4	Bugisu/Sebei	1,206,341	4.9%	4.9%
5	Bukedi	1,309,963	5.3%
6	Bunyoro-Kitara	1,232,422	5.0%	5.0%
7	Busoga	2,595,416	10.5%	10.5%
8	Karamoja	920,498	3.7%
9	Kigezi	1,205,001	4.9%
10	Lango	1,434,007	5.8%
11	Teso	1,189,957	4.8%	4.8%
12	Tooro	1,780,732	7.2%	7.2%
13	West Nile/Madi	1,943,251	7.9%	7.9%
	Total	24,748,977	100.0%	71.5%

Source: 2002 Population Census

The Odoki Commission informed Ugandans in 1994 that 65% of Ugandans expressed their desire for a federal form of government. Taking the submissions to the Ssempebwa Commission and considering the 2002 population census, it is 81 percent of Ugandans who aspire for federal system.

In the September of 2000, Hon Ken Lukyamuzi on CBS named districts which wanted to be organised in federo states and what federo states these should be. Among others Hon. Ken Lukyamuzi mentioned:

1. Gulu, Kitgum of Acholi
2. Bushenyi, Mbarara, Ntungamo of Ankole
3. Kalangala, Kiboga, Masaka, Luweero, Rakai, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono of Buganda
4. Hoima, Masindi of Bunyoro
5. Jinja, Iganga, Kamuli of Busoga
6. Apach, Lira of Lango
7. Kabarole of Tooro

During the debates to the regional tier bill in May of 2005 where districts in Buganda were deemed to have agreed to the arrangement, other regions such as Bunyoro, Teso showed interest and wanted to be automatically deemed like Buganda.