In Rwanda the social revolution of 1959 caused Batutsi to flee in large numbers to Burundi, Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Uganda. In Ankole, Bahima/Bahororo who had dominated Bairu for centuries lost the election to Bairu their former servants. Batutsi refugees from Rwanda in Uganda and Bahima/Bahororo of Ankole pledged to restore their dominance over Bahutu and Bairu. In Ankole there was another problem that needs to be explained to put the discussion into perspective. Bahororo in Ankole demanded a separate district carved out of Ankole during negotiations for independence but failed because Bahima rejected the idea. Although scattered in Rwanda and Uganda, Bahororo harbored the dream to restore Mpororo kingdom and ultimately transform and expand it into a Tutsi empire encompassing Uganda (or parts thereof), Rwanda, Burundi and Congo (or parts thereof because Banyamulenge live South Kivu and Batutsi in North Kivu of eastern DRC). It is believed that Kagame is a Muhororo (subject to confirmation) as is Museveni, explaining in part why the restoration of Rwanda kingdom was rejected by Kagame (as was rejected in Ankole by Museveni another Muhororo) and is having trouble with some Batutsi in Rwanda who harbor the idea of restoring the king. On balance, Batutsi and Bahororo who are Nilotic cousins would prefer to patch up their differences than split and clear the way for Bahutu ascendancy to power once again.
Defeated Bahima and Bahororo in Ankole and Batutsi refugees studying at Ntare School formed an association under the leadership of Museveni to restore their dominance in Ankole and Rwanda respectively. Because they are numerically inferior in Uganda and Rwanda, they chose to recapture power through the barrel of the gun. That is why their training began training early in Tanzania and Mozambique and other places. Because Bahima refused a district to Bahororo in Ankole their relationship has since been lukewarm. Accordingly, the core leadership of FRONASA and later NRA came from Bahororo of Ankole and Rwanda. Bahororo and Bahima work together, first because they are Nilotic cousins and second because survival demands it. During Luwero Triangle war, the core leadership and commanders were Batutsi and/or Bahororo including from Rwanda (Rwigyema, Kagame, Kaka, Baingana, Bunyenyezi etc), not Bahima, causing people to suspect that the Rwanda mercenaries were Bahororo who fled Rwanda and rejoined their kith and kin Bahororo in Ankole and Kigezi. One-third of the Tutsi refugees and their cattle got absorbed into Ankole and Kigezi. We need to remember that Ntungamo and northern Kabale bordering on Ntungamo formed part of Mpororo kingdom, the other part of Mpororo kingdom being the present northern Rwanda. Therefore many people in Kabale district are Bahororo who pose as Bakiga and speak Lukiga language. Other Bahororo are concentrated in Ntungamo and Rujumbura (where they fled as refugees in 1800 when Bahima occupied their former Mpororo territory).
The subsequent unsustainable population pressure in Kigezi forced many of them to be resettled in parts of Ankole including Isingiro and northern Kigezi (Rujumbura and Kinkizi, now Kanungu). In fact the settlers in Rujumbura and Kinkizi renamed their new home "New Kigezi". People think these are Batutsi/Bahororo rather than Bairu Bakiga. On some new maps of Uganda the word Mpororo has been written from Eastern DRC in the west to Rwanda border in the east (encompassing Kanungu, Rukungiri and Ntungamo districts - see map on home page of www.kashambuzi.com), implying that it is the home of Batutsi/Bahororo waiting for the right moment to officially announce the new configuration. That is why some people think that Banyakigezi Association is a Bahororo association in disguise, not of Bakiga of Bantu origin (the leadership of Banyakigezi Association is welcome to clear the air).
As leader of Ntare School Association, Museveni bitterly criticized Obote (his fellow Nilotic) for not supporting the East African political federation in 1963. As indicated elsewhere, Obote was actually in favor of the federation but the Baganda in the cabinet strongly opposed the idea and Obote backed down in the tradition of majority opinion. The East African federation fitted well into Museven's dream of restoring Mpororo kingdom, expanding it into Tutsi Empire by identifying Nilotic people undetected in all the East African countries (Nilotic people are found in all areas of the Great Lakes region) and placing them in strategic political positions. He is likely to do the same should he become the first East African federation president witness his close relationship with Kenya's prime minister (another Nilotic) who might become the next president of Kenya.
Those who have followed Museveni closely will have realized that he has consistently spoken and written about the need for larger geographic entities in the form of regional economic integration and political federation. That is why he has spent disproportionate amount of time and Uganda resources on the Great Lakes region. Museveni has interfered in Burundi politics to boost Bahima and Batutsi there. He helped Kagame and RPF to oust Hutu government in Rwanda in 1994 and participated in Zaire and DRC wars to install Batutsi in power as part of his Tutsi-Hima Empire dream (J. F. Clark 2002). If Mugabe had not entered the second war in DRC in support of Kabila Sr., Museveni and Kagame would have got their Tutsi Empire (DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda). Here is what happened. "Zimbabwe President Mugabe, despite considerable criticism from his own cabinet as well as opposition figures, saw the danger of a Tutsi empire in the middle of Africa. He was indifferent to calls by South African President Mandela for a peaceful resolution of the dispute" (E. B. Evans et al., 2003). With Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia and others supporting Kabila; Museveni and Kagame were defeated.
When the military option (plan A) ran into difficulties (still on the table), Museveni embarked on plan B of incorporating Burundi and Rwanda into the East African community and adding a political federation component to the East African economic integration program and forced fast tracking of the federation ahead of integration so that he becomes the first federation president and realizes his Tutsi empire dream (he has launched campaign for another term after 2016 in order to remain president until the federation is formed and Museveni becomes the first president). However, in all these efforts Museveni has never (to the best of my knowledge) officially proposed abolishing national borders even when he announced in April 1997 his mission of creating a federation of countries in the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region into one nation. The idea of abolishing colonial (national) boundaries has come from Rwanda. Soon after RPF formed a government in Rwanda, it began calling for the second Berlin conference to change colonial borders. Some Ugandans perhaps with roots in Rwanda justify Kagame's proposal on the grounds that Rwanda is too small and must adjust its colonial borders to sustain its population.
Progress on the East African political federation has been slower than Museveni had wanted, hence the implementation of plan C. It is to apply an incremental approach of restoring Mpororo kingdom first which means removing the border between Uganda and Rwanda: remember that Mpororo kingdom covered northern Rwanda and Ntungamo district and parts of Kabale bordering on Ntungamo. The second phase is to annex Eastern DRC, Kanungu and Rukungiri districts and join them to former Mpororo kingdom. (The involvement of Rwanda in Eastern DRC is not to destroy Bahutu rebels but to annex it to Rwanda and then to Mpororo kingdom). The third phase will be to bring Burundi into the expanded area. Thus to restore Mpororo kingdom the border between Uganda and Rwanda will have to go. To add Eastern DRC to Rwanda, the border between Rwanda and Eastern DRC will have to go. And to add Burundi to Rwanda, the border between Burundi and Rwanda will have to go in order to expand Mpororo kingdom into Tutsi-Hima Empire. The next phase is to add the rest of Ankole district, Rakai and Masaka districts where many Bahororo, Batutsi and Bahima live and are politically and economically powerful.
That is why Uganda (represented by Kabonero, Kutesa and Muhwezi according to reports) and Rwanda at their last meeting in Rwanda decided to propose removal of so-called colonial borders which are obstructing implementation of their Tutsi empire project. Let us clarify that for pure economic integration and political federation, you don't need to dismantle state borders. Countries with federal government systems have retained state boundaries. The excuse of dismantling national borders in the Great Lakes region to facilitate regional cooperation is a smoke screen for forming a Tutsi empire. It must not be allowed to take effect.
Announcement of "Voice of Kigezi" radio is very timely to mobilize support for dismantling boundaries in order to create regional cooperation - they won't mention Tutsi Empire directly of course. Although the radio is expected to broadcast in Rukiga, Kinyarwanda and English, you are likely to hear more Kinyarwanda than the other two languages because Kinyarwanda is the only common language spoken by Batutsi, Bahima, Banyamulenge and Bahororo. Perhaps a more fitting language is "Oruhororo" as Olive has appropriately asked.
Dismantling national borders is a Bahororo project spearheaded by Kagame to restore their former Mpororo kingdom and expand it into Tutsi Empire. If we, Ugandans continue to choose leaders without knowledge of these complex issues and understand fully how Batutsi and Bahororo have penetrated Uganda's political and economic decision making processes and security forces we are likely to end up stateless. To save our country, the next leadership in Uganda must be selected carefully based on knowledge and experience of Great Lakes region, patriotism and selflessness, not on compromise or parochial considerations. Leaders chosen on the basis of compromise are generally weak.
Eric Kashambuzi
Secretary General & Chief Administrator, UDU
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