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By Spy Uganda
The Pan-African Pyramid has issued a strongly worded statement about the vetting of educationist Dr. Lawrence Muganga for the position of State Minister for Internal Affairs, noting that this was a wider test of Africa’s commitment to Pan-African ideals, fairness in governance, and continental integration.
In a press release issued on Thursday afternoon in Kampala, the organization said the controversy surrounding Dr. Muganga’s appointment had moved beyond an individual case and touched deeper questions of identity, citizenship, and African unity.
Dr. Muganga, a Ugandan academic and education reform advocate, was previously recognized in 2023 by this same organization with a Pan-African Education Award for his contributions to transforming higher education in Africa. The award was presented by Zimbabwean Pan-Africanist, Bishop Joshua Maponga III in recognition of his advocacy for skills-based and African-centered education.
According to PAP Speaker and Chairman, Andrew Irumba Katusabe, Dr. Muganga has spent years studying and working internationally before returning to Uganda with his family to contribute to national development, an act the organization described as consistent with Pan-African values of knowledge transfer and homegrown development.
Chairman Irumba questioned why Dr. Muganga’s citizenship status had become a point of contention at this stage, arguing that similar cases in the past had been handled differently.
“Justice must never be selective. Laws must never become instruments of convenience, invoked against some while overlooked for others,” he says in the statement.
He also criticized what he called inconsistencies in parliamentary vetting procedures, including the use of remote vetting sessions and voting methods that, in his view, undermine legal rigor and transparency.
Chairman Irumba emphasized that the issue should be understood within the broader struggle for African unity rather than narrow legal interpretations.
“We have witnessed officials vetted remotely via Zoom, where you’re not even sure that person exists. Others serve extensive periods without physically appearing before Parliament,” he said.
Katusabe added: “If such precedents exist, it becomes legitimate for citizens to ask whether standards are being applied uniformly or whether they only become rigid when particular individuals are involved.”
He further questioned what he termed “selective enforcement” of parliamentary procedures, arguing that consistency in governance is essential for public trust.
In the statement, Irumba situated the controversy within the legacy of Pan-African thought, invoking historical figures such as Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Muammar Gaddafi, Thomas Sankara, and Patrice Lumumba, all of whom championed visions of African unity beyond colonial borders.
“These leaders did not sacrifice for a continent permanently divided by colonial boundaries,” the statement said, adding that cross-border participation in liberation struggles demonstrated a shared African destiny.
The Pan-African Pyramid reiterated its long-standing call for a borderless Africa, a unified African passport, and deeper continental integration under frameworks such as the African Continental Free Trade Area.
“As Pan-Africanists, our aspiration remains a borderless Africa… We cannot continue speaking about African unity while simultaneously treating fellow Africans as foreigners whenever it becomes politically convenient,” Irumba said.
“Africa’s destiny will not be secured by the walls that separate us, but by the bridges that unite us. Africa must rise again not against each other, but together. One Africa. One destiny. One people.”
The Organization urged policymakers and citizens to reflect on whether current governance practices align with the spirit of Pan-Africanism or reinforce divisions inherited from colonial-era systems.
, https://www.spyuganda.com/there-was-nothing-like-fairness-pan-african-pyramid-decries-selective-justice-in-dr-muganga-vetting-process/
