The Fourth Republic
A Possible Future for the Uganda Nation
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THIS BOOK ATTEMPTS to propose an original model for Ugandan nation building and offer each citizen a personal “Ugandan dream”. It is divided into eight chapters: 1) The Assumptions: the 10 ‘ifs’ that can render this model a failure or in other words the conditions and circumstances that truthfully can foil the achievement of the much needed nation-building and self realization; 2) The Fundamental Pillars: the five initial conditions that I believe the super majority of citizens can agree upon and which can act as a cornerstone for our national society; 3) The Fourth Republic: the new general framework on how our society and nation could be re-organized; 4) The Non-Political Branches: the two branches of national authority (Human Heritage and Judiciary branches) that should be the pillars for every citizen’s embrace of nationhood, they serve every citizen independent of politics; 5) The Political Branches: the two arms of government (the Legislature and the Executive); 6) Inter-Branch Offices: several impartial national offices that function independent of the four national authority branches; 7) Local Government Administration: the two tier divisions for local administration (Local Councils and Districts); 8) What Next: a generalization on how this Fourth Republic national model could be adopted either in Uganda or in regard to the East African Federation initiative that is being worked on by the five countries of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
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About the Book
The Fourth Republic by Kirunda stands out as one of
the most original
works rendered towards lifting the weight of
tribalism and groupthink
off the shoulders of a static and stagnant
society. . . The propositions
offer each Ugandan citizen the “Chwezi
dream.” This dream has a
foundation rooted in clearing the path for
prosperity for each individual,
shaped by the promises of their
imagination. The “Chwezi dream”,
promises to liberate Ugandans from
the shackles of tribalism, poverty,
ignorance, religious divisiveness
and cultural conflicts. My hope is for
this message to reach every
Ugandan and African particularly those
leading or aspiring to lead
our nations in the coming years.
About the Author
Mr. Kirunda was born in Iganga Town in 1979 to Mr. Sanoni Atanaziraba and Ms. Edinansi Nakisita. This is the continuation book for his first book The Fourth Heritage in which he wrote about the mental roadmap for integrating our triple heritages of tribe, religion and colonial heritages. Since both his parents were illiterate, in both his books, the author is trying to write from the point view of illiterate tribal people like his parents who have no voice in the current debates about our society. He attended Iganga Town Council Primary School (1986 –1989) and Nkumba Primary School (1990 –1993). In 1994 Mr. Kirunda started his secondary school at King’s College Budo. After senior four, Budo nominated him for the United World College scholarship national contest, at which he was selected to go represent Uganda at the United World College-USA. He is eternally grateful to the then Budo Headmaster, Mr. Sam Busuulwa who gave him a list of 20 prominent Bodonians from whom he was able to fundraise money for his upkeep in the USA. He did his Bachelor’s in Engineering at Lafayette College (Pennslyvania) and Master of Science in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. After working five years as a Civil Engineer in New Mexico and Texas, he currently works in the Investment Banking industry in Salt Lake City, Utah. In his leisure time, Mr. Kirunda enjoys playing rugby, skiing, biking, running, swimming and exploring the beautiful American Southwest region.