By Andrew Irumba
The Indian Community in Uganda recently reiterated to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni their request to be recognized as one of the tribes in Uganda, since they make a considerable percentage of the population.
However, the request has since sparked off various debates and arguments among several Ugandans. One of those is the Minister of State for Gender and Culture Peace Mutuuzo, who disagrees with Museveni on making Indians one of the tribes in Uganda.
Mutuuzo said this is not possible because Indians have no ‘ensubuko’ or biological origin in Uganda.
She said “They can only get citizenship status as they’ve been but can’t become one of the tribes in Uganda.” Mutuuzo said this while facing a parliamentary committee on equal opportunities early this week.
She noted that Indians living in Uganda cannot be made an indigenous tribe because their origin cannot be traced as is the case with other communities and ethnicities in the country.
However, her position contradicts President Museveni’s view on the issue early this month after he hinted on Indians becoming a tribe in Uganda.
“Since we already have many tribes in Uganda I see no problem in adding another tribe of Indians in the Constitution. We shall add the Indians in the Constitution,” Museveni said during the Diwali dinner at State House, Entebbe a few says ago. (https://perfumesample.com/)
The Equal Opportunities Committee chaired by Ms Hellen Asamo (the Member of Parliament for People Living with Disabilities for Eastern region, NRM) is investigating allegations of maginalisation of minority communities across the country.
