Please allow me to salute the Centre for Research Education and Development (CREDO) for their terrific letter to Amara Essy, Chairman Ad Interim, Commission Of The African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (see OPEN LETTER ON AFRICA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD AND THE AFRICAN UNION, Pambazuka News 92). And thank you Pambazuka for publishing it.

I am particularly intrigued by the issue of "restriction on freedom of movement" for Africans within Africa in preference of non-Africans. And if at all Africans benefit from regional bodies like the EAC, the free movement between borders benefits our heads of state and not ordinary Ugandans, like me.

In addition, I wish the AU could address seriously the issue of citizenship for non Afro-Africans without discrimination and in particular Asian-Africans. Lastly, since all AU member states are male, we wish to see permanent seats allocated to a woman representative from each AU member state.