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Assalam Alykum Wa Rahmat Ul Allah Wa Barakatu

On behalf of the Kakwa and Muslim Ummah, I wish to convey our gratitude to the Al Saud Royal Family for the Hospitality bestowed on the Dada Family through the past 26 years.

We are grateful for the honour bestowed father when he was buried in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

To our father’s credit, once he fell silent on the world stage for most of 24 years, he refocused his energy into understanding further his religion, Islam.

He donated Sadakat Al-Jariah towards Islamic causes; we would go on tours of the Holy sites in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, like Jebel-Noor.

We also climbed the mountain, which marked the beginning of the Hijrah.

We visited distant places like Badr, the site of the 1st battle.

We also went on extended tours of Madina.

We visited Mount Arafat the site of the final sermon and the surrounding areas of Mina and Muzdalifah.

Another highly enlightening experience which I had the privilege to witness and to which annually everyone of the 1.5 Billion Muslims world wide seek repentance as an obligation, was our father’s ritual of breaking fast at the Haram Alsharif in Makkah from the start to the finish, of our Holy Month of Ramadhan.

This ritual would be performed daily for either the 29 or 30 days in the Holy Month of Ramadhan. His level of dedication was that high! Our father embraced his Islamic religion totally.

I wish to emphasize key issues that were discussed but overlooked by key detractors over the years or what I term Preconceived Objectives.  I would also like to correct that my father was more determined than angry. This fueled his focused determination to effect change by any means necessary:

1. The subversive elements in exile favored what they termed a protracted peoples struggle, involving acts of sabotage and political assassinations, at grassroots around the country, between 1971-1979.  Others favored engaging the Uganda Army in a sudden invasion e.g. 1972 and hoping that the disgruntled Ugandan population would rise up against the 2nd Republic, but they had failed to understand that Idi Amin’s humble upbringing and crowd pleasing style resonated with the teaming masses. This style stemmed from his gift of speech. He had the astonishing ability to lead a Nation due to his extraordinary fluency in at least a dozen indigenous African languages. His memory for words, for people and places never ceased to amaze his former KAR-CO Major Ian Grahamme. He spoke directly to the people in a language they understood. “The essence of good communication in today’s ICT generation is the ability to get your message across”. This factor is quite often ignored by his detractors, but it is the most indelible testament as to why he continues to resonate with the majority of the now revived underclass (Common Man) under this structural adjusted Society in the 21st century.

2. His militant stance as the De facto spokesman for the Non-Aligned third world countries did more to quicken his fall from Grace than the grave and protracted efforts of the Subversives.

3. The Western world powers also resented his keen interest in the (still ongoing) Arab– Israeli Nationalist Conflict.

4. His keen interest in the twin problems of Caucasian supremacists in Southern Africa and the dire plight of African Americans, rubbed the western powers that be, the wrong way, with his open and wholehearted support to various movements like the Nation of Islam, Black Panthers, SWAPO, ANC, ZANU and the PLO, both spiritually and Financially. So much so that as OAU Chairman at the time, he commanded centre stage when he dramatically held Fort at the UN Assembly, New York (USA) in 1975 and successfully managed to effect a UN Resolution likening Zionism with Racism and Apartheid. This was the watershed for the World Powers when they finally realized that they were not dealing with a Rustic Buffoon, but A Man on a Mission to effect genuine change - someone who was determined and seemingly intent on upsetting the Political Landscape and in turn set up his own Agenda.

5. To date, some still persist on feigning disbelief and perplexed mutterings of frustration, claiming Idi Amin Dada did not realize or understand what he had got himself into or the significance of the high political stakes he was playing at.  However I believe and he did intimate in some way to me that he was supremely aware of the situation based on our very own Islamic ideology which focuses on a global perspective Vis-à-vis our dichotomous arena of Dar el Harb and Dar el Salam. This unique perspective still holds strong amongst the now largest religion in the world with the Muslim Umma now standing an impressive 1.5 Billion and still the fastest growing religion in the world.

6. That Historic UN resolution stood the test of time 1975-1991 when it was finally overturned by an even shrewder Caucasian Supremacists advocate President Bush Sr. when he encapsulated his “New World Order” on the eve of “Desert Storm”.

Al marhum (The Late) was considered a true brother by the Al Saudi Family and Muslims in General and the most positive opinion of him was that, he was a courageous Muslim under the circumstances, that is why he was honored with the highest Islamic accolade when Funeral Prayers were offered in his name at our three holiest sites of Jerusalem, Madina and Makkah the day he passed away on 16th August 2003. Allah Yar Hamu Fil Janat In Sha Allah.

Overview:

Amonye (Father), in many ways, instilled in me the very same virtues of Independence, Racial Pride, Love of Culture & Pro Islamic plus an Indelible Afrocentric point of view.

Here was a man who had the wherewithal, the attitude, the spiritual belief and the courage plus the privilege and means (Opec Cartel Support) to re-affirm our heritage and fulfill our Rembi's Mystical Legacy by any means necessary!

“I surely believe and solemnly swear that, I, Ssalongo: Tshombe Jaffar Remo, will never suffer from an inferiority complex because my heritage has an absolutely solid and recorded history of affirmative action and that out and out stance of the Black Panthers that I have personally identified and taken as both my heritage and destiny."

Amonye’s (Father's) underlining gift to Ugandans is our lack of an inferiority complex.

We completely shed that colonial mentality for good, picked ourselves up and counted ourselves amongst self-determinants of the world.

It is a shame that we are now back to square one laden with the very same issues that plagued our fore fathers.

Al Hammadulillah he was given the honour and distinction of simultaneous salat al janazah/ Funeral Prayers in Makkah Al Mukaramah, Madina Al Munawarah & Masgid Al-Aqsa on 16th August 2003.

Sorrow does follow the loss of loved ones, but in Islam we are enjoined to say:

Ina Lillahi wa inah illayhi Raji-un Ssalongo: Jaffar Idi Amin