SOME PEOPLE ARE “BAYAAYE” BECAUSE IT IS THEIR LAST OPTION

Article by Johnious Tumusiime

Have you ever wondered why many youth in developing countries are “bayaaye”?! You might have ever, or maybe, you think it is the kind of life they prefer, or you think it is not your business to think about bayaaye and their life. I am one of those people that rarely take for granted anything affecting my countrymate, even though such thing may not be directly affecting me personally.

Let me in the first place give you the meaning of “bayaaye”! Bayaaye is a common term in Ugandan languages that is used to refer to “rogue people”. Bayaaye (rogue people) or Abayaaye (rogue people) is plural and its singular is Muyaaye (rogue) or Omuyaaye (a rogue) respectively. According to online dictionaries, a rogue (omuyaaye) is a mean, mischievous, bad, evil, or unprincipled person, who is often liked by people not minding his or her bad character. However, the same word, muyaaye is also commonly used to refer to refer to “hooligan” or “bad guy”. The lifestyle of omuyaaye or abayaaye is commonly referred to as kiyaaye lifestyle or buyaaye, while the acts of omuyaaye or abayaaye are commonly referred to as obuyaaye, or eby’ekiyaaye.

Uganda is one of the countries with many bayaaye, common everywhere, urban and rural but more in urban. Whereas, it is very bad, in the traditions of Uganda to be omuyaaye, and considered abnormal, many Ugandans are becoming bayaaye day and night.

I recently spent some time studying the life of bayaaye and came to understand the reason they choose to live such life. In fact, it is not anyone’s chice to be omuyaaye. The strongest reason people choose to lead the kiyaaye lifestyle is that they are poor, hopeless and worried!

Extreme poverty is the commonest characteristic among bayaaye. Well, there are some people who choose to live the kiyaaye lifestyle while they are not poor but they are the fewest, and, if well traced still, many of these start living this lifestyle while they are still young, poor and either hopeless or in hard struggles for hope, and end up getting addicted to this lifestyle.

One of the worst boosting agents of the kiyaaye lifestyle is discrimination. Discrimination, often being a result of the gap between the poor and the rich, or tribalism or religious beliefs causes hopelessness which in turn forces people, especially the youth to choose the kiyaaye lifestyle.

The other is poor upbringing of children by their family heads, which is also, on clear analysis, a result of poverty, discrimination, low education and hopelessness.

There is no way you can describe a muyaaye without the word “poverty”. Every muyaaye has, either in one’s background, history or present-day life the word “poverty”.

The government of Uganda has many times condemned obuyaaye, though the question remains, has the government done enough in preventing people from being abayaaye?

Keep following this site both on website and social media so you don’t miss the other articles coming to complement this one. In the following articles, we shall see how harmful it is to have many bayaaye in the country, why it is hard to fight obuyaaye, how best we can fight obuyaaye, how the bayaaye can be helped to overcome their challenges and become good citizens, etc.

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BUGWERE KINGDOM PARTNERS WITH BUSTEMA UNIVERSITY IN PROMOTING VALUE ADDED PROJECTS IN THE REGION.

STORY BY: MOSES NUWAGABA; EDITING DONE BY: JOHNIOUS TUMUSIIME

With many programs like NAADS, skilling the youth, wealth creation, and emyoga having been introduced by the government, many institutions are getting involved with new inventions to make the government’s visions of eradicating poverty in Uganda and adding value on Uganda’s products through producing already processed and quality goods ready for international markets achievable.

The latest to join the race is one of the public universities, Bustema University under the guidance of its Vice Chancellor Prof. Wako and legendary engineer Prof. Kant Kanyarusoke together with other members of its engineering doctrine partnering with Bugwere Kingdom under His Royal Highness Bishop John Christom Wabwire on matters of innovations aiming at making variety of value added projects that would change the lives of Bagwere and the region who literally depend on subsistance economy.

An agreement of cooperation was signed today at the Bugwere Palace, Buddaka between Bustema University Vice Chancellor Prof. Wako and Bugwere King His Royal Highness Bishop John Christom Wabwire. This cooperation contains provision of machines like solar driers which would help in drying crops of the people of Bugwere that would be of quality and ready to compete with other products both in local and international markets. Others are water purifiers, water systems and processing machines.

According to this agreement as signed today, Prof. Kanti Kanyarusoke, the incoming Head of Electrical Engineering Department will lead the project on Bustema University side while Prof. Kajet on Bugwere Kingdom side.

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OLIVIA MUGABE CONFIRMS TO HER SUPPORTERS: DON'T BE MISLED, I AM COMING; I HAVE NO REASON TO QUIT

Olivia Mugabe (waving hands) at Kigalagi Trading Centre. PHOTO BY SADICK

BY JOHNIOUS TUMUSIIME

People of Kigalagi LCI, Birunuma Parish, Kyazanga Rural Sub County have had a great day with their aspiring Member of Parliament for Bukoto West Constituency, Ms. Olivia Mugabe, today on Thursday 17th June, 2020. Olivia Mugabe, one of the first women in the history of Greater Masaka to aspire for MP for constituency, a position commonly thought to be men's has clarified about her strong decision to come for this position, saying she is doing so not for power but equality.

Olivia was talking to a public that gathered at Kigalagi Trading Centre when she lectured to the people on voting responsibly and controlling their temper that is often caused by political emotions and differences in political ideologies.

"We must learn that our family, relatives and neighbours are more important to us than the politicians we love, we should therefore be careful not to be left divided by the politics which come and go!" Said Olivia Mugabe.

Olivia Mugabe speaking to the public. PHOTO BY SADICK 

Responding to the rumours that she was planning to quit in fear of her fellow contenders, especially Muhammad Muyanja, the recent winner of NRM Flag bearer for the same position; Olivia Mugabe said that she has no reason to fear anyone whether male or female or because of their parties, adding that it is one of the reasons she is coming for this very position, to fight for equality.

"I am not a politician but a leader. I am a resident of Bukoto West Constituency, married and mother. I am educated with two degrees and I possess all qualities necessary to lead Bukoto West to greater heights. I totally have no reason to quit or be afraid! I am strong and I am sure, with God and with all of you, I shall win the election," said Olivia Mugabe.

Olivia Mugabe kneeling before the public, asking for their votes and prayers. PHOTO BY SADICK

She concluded requesting all members of Bukoto West Constituency to trust her by her qualities and her desire to serve them and vote her for the position of Member of Parliament for Bukoto West Constituency for the political term, 2021 - 2026.

"May you please trust me with this, or may you test me, I promise to work for you. I will lead exemplarily and work hard to promote our constituency with God being my Guide."

Johnious Tumusiime

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The Kabs Info Link Editorial Team do hereby acknowledge Sadick (Resident of Kyazanga, Lwengo District) for his courtesy, sharing photographs of this event with Kabs Info Link TV. 

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ABATUUZE BASANYUFU. BALABYE KU TULAKITA (TRACTOR) MU KITUNDU KYAABWE OMULUNDI OGUSOOKEDDE DDALA. BYA MULUKA GWA KALAGALA EKISANGIBWA MU MALONGO RURAL SUB COUNTY MU DISTURIKITI (DISTRICT) YA LWENGO

Abatuuze ba LC ettaano okuva mu Kalagala Parish, Malongo Rural Sub County, Lwengo District kati bali mu ssanyu eritagambika oluvannyuma lw'okuweebwa tractor ebakolere amakubo gaabwe. Kino kyaddiridde okwekalakaasa okwakolebwa abatuuze bano nga 17/07/2020 era n'ebatiisatiisa obutetaba mu kulonda era n'okwabulira NRM ssinga tebakolera makubo gaabwe. Wewaawo kitegerekese nti n'ewankubadde nga disturikiti yabawadde tractor eno, teyabawadde yadde ttondo lya mafuta, era nga bbo nga abatuuze bebalina n'okusasula abakozi abagiriko. Wetugambira abatuuze balajanira buli abaagaliza okubakwatirako naddala abo abesiibyeewo mu bifo ebyenjawulo naddala mu bitundu byaabwe. Bagamba nti baali balinako ku busente butonotono obwabaweebwa abamu ku besiimbyeewo era nebasalawo babusse ku nsonga eno era nga bwebwasobosezza tractor okuba nga etandika okukola. Bano batandise balina million emu n'ekitundu (Shs. 1.5M) nga buli lunaku bafulumya Shs. 500,000/= okugula Lita 100 eza disel kwossa n'okusasula abakozi ku tractor. Bagamba nti betaaga ssente ezisukka obukadde kkumi (Shs. 10M) okumaliriza ensonga eno. 

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Opinion: 'Scientific Campaigns and Elections' is not the Right way to go for Uganda

 "Let's focus on saving lives, not elections"

By Tumusiime Johnious, Director, Best Solutions Uganda

Regarding the prevailing arguments about the Scientific Campaigns and Elections Roadmap that was given by the Electoral Commission boss, Justice Simon Byabakama, early this week; I wish to add my voice and analysis of the matter.

Firstly, I wish to state that this system cannot at all produce leaders that are patriotic and concerned about their people - instead they will be much concerned about the media.

I was so surprised to hear a Ugandan speak of the scientific election campaigns in the Uganda of today. It sounded like somebody who has never been in Uganda was speaking.

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However, it would have sounded more inappropriate and totally unwise if the EC boss had announced that the campaigns and elections are to be dealt with normally during such a period when the country is still at war with the Covid-19 Pandemic. In my ears, again, it sounds stubborn if anyone says we should go on with campaigns and elections normally in such an environment because it is the period suggested by the Constitution.

I remember my Deputy Principal at Kabulasoke PTC, Ms. Nangira Catherine S. saying, "Always use common sense and apply it in all corners of life...". What is more important? Life, campaigns, elections or the law? What came for the other? Campaigns came to enhance elections yet elections came to enhance leadership, and leadership came to enhance the law which was put to enhance life. The law came because there was life but life did not come for the law. In other words, life is the master of all. We cannot use the law to destroy life and thus we cannot conduct public rally campaigns in such dangerous days to fulfill the law.

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We must accept as a country that we are in war with the pandemic and let us concentrate to that until we get victory. We are not other countries and we must not risk lives because other countries did.

Campaigning through television and radios is not a system to help us elect leaders of our choice - how can I choose somebody I don't know to lead me? This system cannot help us to understand our candidates, more especially those appearing on the ballot paper for the first time; yet among them might be the right candidates to go with this time. Besides, how many Ugandans have television sets in their homes? And even for those having television sets, how many people can sit to watch campaigns on television when there are other programs that have always caught their attention?

In all corners of common sense, I don't see it right to take  our attention away from the ongoing struggle and start thinking about campaigns and elections in such a period.

The Parliament should by their constitutional powers and authority help our National Constitution to recognize such periods of scourge on every matter including elections.

That is my submission.

Tumusiime Johnious

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REPORT: MS. OLIVIA MUGABE AYONGEDDE AMAANYI MU KULWANNYISA CORONA VIRUS "OBULWADDE BUNO TUSOBOLA OKUBULWANNYISA SINGA FFENA AWAMU TUNYIIKIRA OKUKOLA NGA BWEKITUSAANIRA"

KEY POINTS FROM PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS TO THE NATION OF 25TH MARCH, 2020 ON PREVENTION OF COVID -19 WHICH IS CAUSED BY CORONA VIRUS

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni during his address to the nation at State House of Uganda

Today on Wednesday 25th March, 2020 evening the President of Uganda His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has addressed the nation on the new strategies to prevent the spread of Corona Virus which causes Covid -19, the world most threatening pandemic. This followed a declaration from the Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng that Uganda had confirmed more five victims of the disease where one was an eight months old baby.

The president in his address requested Uhandans to honestly abide by his advice and all information that is released from the Ministry of Health from time to time.

Suspension was put to some businesses and services so as to encourage people to stay in their homes and avoid crowds of any kind as part of prevention of the spread of the virus.

We have listed below the basic points from his communication.

1) Public Transport was suspended for two full weeks. This involves taxis, buses, trains, passenger planes, boda bodas among others. Private were let to move but not carry more than three people including the driver. Vehicles carrying goods were also let to move but not carrying more than two people to assist the driver where such assistance is necessary. Boda boda riders were allowed to carry only goods especially food but not humans (customers / travellers).

2) Only essential offices were allowed to keep operating, even then with essential staff only.

3) Registration of delivery services for boda boder was to be done immediately, for delivery of goods and services to doorsteps

4) Markets had to remain open only to sell food and supermarket traffic had to be regulated.

5) Centralization of vehicles at the districts for health officers to follow up medical care for the public was to start immediately.

The President read for the Ugandans a Bible verse, Isaiah 26:20, which says "Stay indoors, stay indoors..." to support his decision to ask all Ugandans to stay in their homes and to avoid crowds.

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OLIVIA MUGABE AKUBIRIZZA BANNA BUKOTO WEST OKULWANNYISA N'OKWEWALA EKIRWADDE KI NAMUTTA EKYA COVID -19 EKIRETEBWA AKAWUKA KA CORONA VIRUS.

Muli mutya banna Bukoto   West bannange! Kirungi okwogerako nammwe ku nsonga eriwo Kati, eya Covid -19 (Corona Virus) efuuse ekizibu ekinene mu nsi yonna. Ntuusa okutegeeza kwange eri mmwe mwenna abantu baffe nti mbaagala nnyo nyini ddala. Y'ensonga lwaki nvuddeyo okubasaba nti tukwataganire wamu mu kulwannyisa awamu n'okwewala ekirwadde kino ki namutta. Mujjukire bambi nti ebizibu ebinene bitukosa kinene era ebizibu ebitono bitukosa kitono. Ekizibu ekiriwo kinene nnyo era kiteekwa okutukosa kubanga w'ekiri. Wabula ekisinga obulungi kwe kuba nga waliwo engeri gyetusobola okulwannyisamu ekizibu kino obutasaasaana nnyo mu bitundu byaffe. Mbasaba ffena awamu twekuume nga tuli balamu! Tetuganya akawuka kano kutuuka kuno oba okusaasaana singa kaba katuuse.

Obubaka okuva ewa Ms. Olivia Mugabe (eyewaddeyo okuweereza banna Bukoto   West   nga omubaka mu Palamenti)

Banna Bukoto   West   bannange mbegayiridde tukwatire wamu tulwannyise obulwadde buno tebutuuka wano ewaffe, era nga bwetukolera nate awamu okubwewala singa buba butuuse. Jjukira nga ggwe tojja kumanyirawo nti butuuse oba nti oyo gw'oliraanye abulina oba tabulina. N'olweekyo, kubanga okugema kukira okujjanjaba, mbasaba nti ffenna awamu tukole bino wammanga buli kiseera okwetangira; n'ewankubadde nga tetumanyi bwe tuyimiridde oba bannaffe bwe bayimiridde ku nsonga eno.

1. Tweyongere okwekwasa eri Katonda waffe n'okusaba ennyo newankubadde nga tetulina kugenda mu masinzizo. Katonda ye nannyini buyiinza, ate buli wetumusabira atuwulira

2.  Twewale okugwangana mu bifuba, newankubadde nga tuli bamikwaano nnyo.

3. Twewale okukwatagana mu ngalo oba nga tubuuzagana, si lwa bukyaayi naye olw'okukuuma obulamu bwaffe.

4. Tunaabe nnyo era bulungi engalo zaffe buli kiseera kye tuba tusobodde oba buli bwe tufunye amazzi ne sabbuuni.

5. Twewale okuliraana enyo abantu naddala  abava mu bifo ebiteberezebwa okubaamu obulwadde bunno

6. Tunywe nnyo amazzi n'ebyokunywa eby'enjawulo.

7. Twewale okutambulira mu bifo ebiteberezebwa okuba n'obulwadde buno

8. Twambale obusiba mimwa ne gloves singa tuba tuteekwa okutambulira mu bidduka eby'olukale naddala takisi oba baasi.

9. Tuweeyo mbagirawo oyo yenna ateeberezebwa okubeera n'obulwadde buno oba alabise obubonero bwaabwo eri abasawo bamwekebejje

10. Tetuyisa bubi bannafe singa bateberezebbwa okuba n'obubonero oba singa bakakasibwa okuba abalwadde, wabula tubayambe nga tubayitira abasawo.

OBUBONERO KW'OLABIRA OMUNTU AYIINZA OKUBA N'AKAWUKA KANO BWE BUNO:

1.    Olusujja sujja olwa lubyamira

2.    Sennyiga

3.    Okukolola (ekifuba) okwa buli kiseera

4.    Okussa obubi

5.    Okubuguumirira naddala ekifuba oba omugongo

6.    Obunafunafu obutali bwa bulijjo

7.    N'obubonero obulaala nga ekitongole ky'ebyobulamu bwe kirangirira buli kiseera.

Wabula jjukira nti buno obubonero bwennyini bwandiranga obulwadde obulala. N'olwekyo si buli abufunye nti abeera n'obulwadde buno. Tuukirira omusawo (owekizungu) omutendeke mbagirawo nga werabyeeko obubonero buno, era wewale okubusiiga banno.

OKUMANYA EBISINGAKO KU BULWADDE BUNO OBA OKUTEGEEZA NGA WALIWO AYIINZA OKUBA N'OBULWADDE BUNNO, KUBIRA EKITONGOLE KY'EBYOBULAMU KU NNAMBA ZINO EZITALI ZAKUSASULIRA: 0800100066 / 0800203033 OBA BAWEEREZE OBUBAKA KU WHATSAPP: 0706428093

JJUKIRA OKWEEKUMA NGA OLI MULAMU, OKWEKEBERA MU LUKALALA LW'ABALONDA ERA N'OKULONDA OMUTUUFU WA BUKOTO WEST, OLIVIA MUGABE, KU BWA MMEMBA MU PALAMENTI OWA BUKOTO WEST CONSTITUENCY 2021.

FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY