ugnet_: Donors Give Sh1.2b to Resettle UNRF II
Dissipate into obscurity. Revolution is not your cup of Tea. Get positions. Have weddings. Take and be taken into Marriages. If one can sacrifice the very principals and ideals for which you have fought for years for a mere 10 government positions, you were a fake to begin with. Let yourselves be absorbed into the UPDF. Go fight meaningless wars in Rwanda, Sudan, DRC Congo. and while fighting wars, you will be eliminated one by one. Now that you have signed peace agreements with Museveni, tomorrow let us not hear that you have turned coat...and now you would like to re-ignited the fighting once more against NRM. Fighting for what? Matek T Email This Page Print This Page New Vision (Kampala) December 27, 2002 Posted to the web December 27, 2002 Vision Reporters Kampala DENMARK, Ireland, the Netherlands and the European Union have donated US$700,000 (about sh1.29b) through the Amnesty Commission, for resettlement of UNRF II rebels. The Irish ambassador, Martin O'Fainnan, who represented the donors, said their governments were committed to supporting the peace process so that the area could develop. He was speaking after the signing of the peace agreement in Yumbe town on Tuesday. O'Fainnan appealed to LRA leader Joseph Kony to emulate Bamuze. Amnesty boss Justice Peter Onega said the commission would take over the former UNRF II rebel camps at Bidi Bidi. Ends -- --
ugnet_: Ugandans have a lot to learn from Kenya polls-Monitor 27/12/2002
Ugandans have a lot to learn from Kenya polls David Ouma BalikowaNAIROBI Today Kenyans in their millions go to polls to elect their third president, parliamentary and civic leaders.The electoral commission spent all this week trying to fix up the loopholes. On Tuesday they agreed with the political parties to rely on the 2002 register. Earlier on they had allowed presiding officers to use their discretion to allow those not on the latest register but with a voter's card to vote.The decision had sparked off protests from all parties including the ruling party KANU. The consensus did bail out the electoral commission. Hopefully neither of the parties will turn around to disown the consensus when today the final verdict goes against them.There are some lessons for Uganda in this particular election. That is if our government and parliament cares to improve on the quality of our electoral process.The Kenyans are saving a lot of money by electing a president, members of parliament and civic leaders at the same time. In addition they have shortened the effect of campaigns which often prove quite distracting from other important matters.So while Ugandans spent a whole year campaigning and electing the three categories of leaders, the Kenyans will accomplish this in just months. If the elections end peacefully, they will be able to get back to business by New Year.Besides that, the incidents of violence have been relatively few. Up to Christmas day a day away from elections Kenyans were busy shopping for the festival, not stocking up rations in case of violent elections.I remember asking a few friends here whether they had stocked up food just in case things go bad after the elections. To my surprise, they had not.In their view it was not warranted. They have often gone through elections without that need ever arising.Being the typical Ugandan, I had stocked up on food items in my apartment to last me a week just in case things went bad after voting day. In Uganda we can hardly have hope to survive election! s, espec ially if the ruling group loses power.But neither do Kenyans have the experience of surviving elections where the ruling party is likely to lose power to the opposition.In all their previous elections, the ruling party has stayed put at State House. Actually, outgoing President Daniel arap Moi has won all the elections in his 24-year rule.So the Kenyans are yet to test a drastic transition of power from the party that has ruled them since independence 40 years ago. Neither have they experienced transfer of power through coups as Uganda has done.If they had had to flee the city or stay in doors for days as the new regimes shot their way into power, they would probably have understood why I was not taking chances by stocking my apartment with foodstuffs.On Dec. 24 while shopping at Nakumatt store, I noticed pangas (machetes) hanging next to the cashiers counter. Now that was three days away from an election where the ruling party was facing the hottest challenge of its time.The Ugandans will probably know what Im talking about. Panga politics was a big campaign issue in our presidential elections last year. The opposition was quickly associated with the pangas among the many negative images in the campaign.That the pangas were not pulled off the shelves, is perhaps the best measure of how far Kenya despite its own shortcomings -- is ahead of Uganda in political maturity.But this maturity will come to test with the results of todays elections. Toddays elections have major stakes.If the opposition alliance wins, the ruling party will be under its greatest test. If it respects the verdict and hands over power peacefully, then Kenyans would not regret not stocking up foodstuffs.The prospect of KANU being announced winner is something many Kenyans will find difficult coming to terms with.One of the coalition leaders, Raila Odinga has promised to lead a civilian army of one million Kenyans to State House if the ruling party wins by rigging.Now if that happen! s, one c ant be too sure of what will follow next. Those that stocked food might turn out to be the wiser that is if they live to eat it and are not forced to flee.Good luck to our brothers and sisters in Kenya.* ** ***Talking about luck, the Ugandans badly need it too as we head for a likely difficult year.The political prospects do not look so good with all fear of new and old wars. So as our president Yoweri Museveni and group sit down to munch their chicken for having survived 2002, they should be wary of the dangers in 2003.The economic prospects do not look rosy either. The inflation and depreciation of the shilling could run out of control. With the political challenges, we will be demanding a lot from the governing block. A happy New Year to the leaders and my fellow citizens.December 27, 2002 00:28:40Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
ugnet_: Odumegwu-Ojuku contests Nigerian pollin 2003-BBC
Friday, 27 December, 2002, 13:13 GMT Ex-rebel contests Nigerian poll Ibos fought for short-lived independence The former leader of a rebel group which tried to secede from Nigeria in a civil war in the 1960s has been chosen by a political party as its candidate for next year's presidential election. An Apga presidential candidate must be a transparently honest person Apga chairman Chekwas OkorieEmeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who declared a separatist Republic of Biafra for his south-eastern ethnic Ibo people in 1967, will run under the colours of the newly-registered All Progressive Grand Alliance (Apga). The BBC's Souleimanu Habuba in Lagos says that the announcement did not come as a surprise for most Nigerians because, he says, Apga is a regional party with tribal allegiance. President Olusegun Obasanjo has already declared that he will seek a second civilian term in office. Nigerians are due to go to the polls on 19 April 2003 to elect a head of state to lead the country for the next four years. Equal opportunities Mr Odumegwu-Ojukwu, 68, has been selected because the party hopes he can defeat corruption, which is rampant in Nigeria. "An Apga presidential candidate must be a transparently honest person. He must not have a track record of corruption. He must be a person of both national and international stature," Apga chairman Chekwas Okorie said. BIAFRA WAR One million deaths 1970: Biafrans defeated Ojukwu exiled, then pardoned 2002: government pardons 80 ex-Biafran soldiers Mr Ojukwu, who returned to Nigeria from exile more than 20 years ago, has promised to give equal opportunities to Nigerians, irrespective of tribe, religion and gender if he is elected. It will be the first time in almost 20 years that elections have been held by a civilian government. The last occasion, in 1983, was widely regarded to have been deeply flawed, and was followed after only a few months by a military takeover. Civilian rule only returned in 1999, when Olusegun Obasanjo, himself a former military leader in the late 1970s, was elected president. Agpa is one of 30 parties registered to contest next year's poll. In 1999, only three parties were allowed and they had to prove that they had support from across the country in order to avoid regional or ethnically-based parties. Nation under pressure Key stories Challenging poll Sharia split Spiral of violence Crime wave Meeting Obasanjo Economic woes Oil dependent economy Big black market Online struggle Dirty business BACKGROUND President Obasanjo Country profile Timeline FORUM President Obasanjo took your questions See also: 03 Dec 02|Africa Nigerians get wide choice for poll 17 Sep 02|Africa Ghost voter fears in Nigeria 13 Nov 02|Africa Nigerian leader frees Biafran soldiers 18 Apr 01|Africa Spotlight on Biafra 26 May 00|Africa Biafra violence fear 29 Jan 00|From Our Own Correspondent Biafran leader looks back Internet links: Nigeria presidency Nigeria.Com NigeriaWebThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Africa stories now: Huge turnout for Kenyan poll Ex-rebel contests Nigerian poll Lesotho faces 'biggest challenge' Niger denies selling uranium to Iraq Rebels cautious over Ivory Coast plan Herdsmen flee Ethiopia's drought UN criticises Malawi famine handling Uganda signs peace deal with rebels Links to more Africa stories are at the foot of the page. E-mail this story to a friend Links to more Africa stories In This Section Huge turnout for Kenyan poll Ex-rebel contests Nigerian poll Lesotho faces 'biggest challenge' Niger denies selling uranium to Iraq Rebels cautious over Ivory Coast plan Herdsmen flee Ethiopia's drought UN criticises Malawi famine handling Uganda signs peace deal with rebels Nigeria man questioned over fireDo you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
ugnet_: Huge turnout for Kenyan poll-BBC
Friday, 27 December, 2002, 14:10 GMT Huge turnout for Kenyan poll The campaigning has been less violent than previous polls Kenyan voters have flocked to polling stations, eager to cast their ballots in an election which decides who will replace Daniel arap Moi as president. But thousands of people have found that their names are not on the electoral register, amid opposition accusations of vote-rigging. Tension is building up in polling stations in all parts of the country, but mostly in Nairobi Kingori MwangiPolice spokesman Election in quotesMost pre-vote opinion polls predicted the first change in power since independence in 1963, with a win for the opposition National Rainbow Coalition (Narc), led by the veteran opposition leader Mwai Kibaki. But correspondents say the candidate for the ruling Kanu party, Uhuru Kenyatta - who was handpicked by President Moi - has mounted a strong campaign and the race could be a close one. There are three other candidates running for the presidency, and Kenya's 10 million voters are also electing MPs and local authorities. Many Kenyans can only remember one president throughout their lifetimes - Mr Moi. Fighting corruption Long queues formed before polling stations opened and grew steadily throughout the morning. In the western district of Kisii, one man said he had been prevented from voting after travelling 100km, because his name did not appear on the electoral roll. Mwai Kibaki voted from inside his car because of an injury Senior opposition figure Raila Odinga said that many of those who found their names missing from the electoral roll had surnames from ethnic groups which have previously backed the opposition. "So that is a very deliberate error, a deliberate act to try to disenfranchise particular communities... It cannot be normal human error," he said. "Tension is building up in polling stations in all parts of the country, but mostly in Nairobi," national police spokesman Kingori Mwangi told Reuters news agency. "We are concerned. We are monitoring the situation closely... People who are not finding their names in the poll register are saying they will not go home or allow counting of votes." One Kanu supporter was knifed to death overnight in the Nairobi slum of Kibera, the French news agency, AFP, reports. 'Big men' The opposition has focused on promises to end corruption and has attacked Kanu's record during its 39 years in power. The economy is stagnating and more than half of the 30 million population live on less than $1 a day. ELECTION FACTS 10 million voters Voting for president, MPs and local authorities Five presidential candidates President Moi barred from standing Polls close at 1500 GMT Election diary Kanu has run Kenya since it became independent from Britain. It was led first by Jomo Kenyatta - the late father of the party's presidential candidate - and then Mr Moi. Analysts say that Mr Moi is one of the last of Africa's "big men" - who built up personality cults in the countries they ruled - often for many decades. But the current Kanu politicians are also promising to break with the past. Uhuru Kenyatta has had to fight claims he was only picked as a puppet for President Moi, who is banned from seeking re-election by the constitution. Mr Kibaki, 71, who is recovering from injuries sustained in a car crash during the campaign, cast his ballot from his car. Poll officials in the central Othaya constituency carried the ballot box and papers out to his Mercedes Benz car. Counting will start at polling stations as soon as they close at 1500 GMT, but final results are not expected until Sunday or Monday. Scores of international monitors, including 140 from the European Union, have been deployed across the country. Among those who cast their vote early was the outgoing president, who steps down on 5 January. "I want to wish good luck to whoever I hand over to. I will step down happily, having completed my two terms in multiparty democracy," Mr Moi said. WATCH/LISTEN ON THIS STORY The BBC's Andrew Harding in Nairobi"Kenyans are praying for a peaceful and democratic transition" Politics of succession Profiles Profile: Uhuru Kenyatta Third time lucky Kibaki? Other hats in the ring Election analysis Election diary Kenyan crossroads QA: Kenyan elections Voting in pictures Elections in quotes Moi steps down State of the nation Retirement plans Background Slum life series Timeline Country profile INTERACTIVE GUIDE Voters' voices TALKING POINT What are your hopes? See also: 27 Dec 02|Media reports In quotes: Kenyan press on key vote 23 Dec 02|Africa Kenya's election violence condemned Internet links: Transparency International Mwai Kibaki KanuThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Africa stories now: Huge turnout for Kenyan poll Ex-rebel contests Nigerian poll Lesotho faces
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ugnet_: Guard Against Imperialism
The Herald (Harare) December 16, 2002 Guard Against Imperialism Innocent Gore Chinhoyi The Sixth Zanu-PF Annual People's Conference ended on Saturday night with the party's President and First Secretary Cde Mugabe calling upon members to remain vigilant and jealously guard against imperialism. Cde Mugabe said the enemy the party had fought and vanquished still had his own ways of recovering and Zanu-PF members should not allow him to infiltrate the party. As we close this conference, we must remind ourselves why we are here. Chii chatakavinga? Ndezvipi zvatakakwanisa kuita pamazuva ava? (Why did we come here and what did we achieve over the past few days?), he said when closing the conference attended by more than 3 000 delegates. We came here on a definite mission to achieve definite purposes. We have reviewed the past year and have looked forward after examining the present. Zanu-PF should tackle the challenges facing the country and build on its successes over the past year. The party should be rejuvenated, re-invigorated and dynamised so that it remains the party of the people, the party of the day, the party of the revolution, and the party that has in-built vigour. All these had been derived from the three Chimurengas the party had fought. Otherwise we become a dying movement. Zimbabweans have a history, Zimbabweans have the experience of fighting for freedom, for their sovereignty. Zimbabweans therefore have that essence of unity to resist imperialism. The future will demand of you that spirit of fighting, the indomitable spirit of Zimbabweans. Yes, yesterday we fought and vanquished the enemy, but the enemy has his own way of recovering. There was a tendency to go to sleep, but we discovered we had the enemy, the black enemy who agreed to be a stooge of the enemy overseas. And that black enemy turned traitor and joined hands with the people we had forgiven through the spirit of reconciliation despite the fact that they suppressed, repressed and killed thousands among us. And so let us not be deceived. When Rhodesians of yesteryear come and say they are Zimbabweans, don't believe them until you see their actions. Now this is Zimbabwe. Yava Zimbabwe ino. The Rhodesians should go to Rhodesia. I don't know where it is. (British Prime Minister) Blair will show them where Rhodesia is. President Mugabe is President of Zimbabwe. We are Zimbabweans, the soil is Zimbabwean, the mountains, the forests, the rivers, the birds, the animals all sing a Zimbabwean song, the national anthem of Zimbabwe. You might as well give them (the whites) this test: ask them to sing the national anthem . . . and as long as the words are correct, then you pass him as Zimbabwean. Cde Mugabe called upon party cadres to remain vigilante, and committed to Zanu-PF's ideals. Remain revolutionary at heart, we are a people-oriented party. Ours is to serve the people. We are there to serve the people and not for the people to serve us. And that must guide our actions everywhere as we organise them in the villages, districts and wards. We are a party whose leadership is dedicated to safeguarding their interests. That way the people will get to know who are genuine and who are bogus. He said the MDC was made up of murderers. If I were to show you the pictures of the postmortem of Jongwe's wife, you will never want to hear about the MDC again, he said, referring to the eight knife wounds that Rutendo Jongwe-Muusha sustained when she was allegedly stabbed by the late Kuwadzana MP Learnmore Jongwe. The party is on its way out. Whatever Blair says or does about it, it's out, out and out. But do not forget that when they are a dying horse like that, they may have a fatal kick. They are used to killing. I want to tell you what I have told my former wife and my present wife: that when it comes to serving my family and the people, the people come first. And this is the commitment that we showed when we went to join the liberation war. In frank discussions during the three days of deliberations, delegates discussed the hardships facing the country, namely the fuel and foreign currency shortages, the food situation, price increases and HIV/Aids. Resolutions calling upon the Government to find urgent solutions to these problems were adopted. President Mugabe expressed concern at the problems in fuel procurement following revelations that the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (Noczim) was contemplating terminating the fuel supply agreement signed between Zimbabwe and Libya. Under the agreement and because of Zimbabwe's foreign currency position, Harare would buy fuel from the North African country using local currency. The Libyans would, in turn, use the money to go into joint ventures with Zimbabwean companies in the fuel industry, tourism, agriculture and in purchasing Zimbabwean agro-products such as soya beans,
ugnet_: Kenya polls update with 25474 ballots counted, 21:45 GMT
Saturday, December 28, 2002 ELECTIONS 2002 COVERAGE Kenya Decides Uhuru KenyattaVotes: 3,922 - 15% Mwai KibakiVotes: 21,142 - 83% Simeon NyachaeVotes: 376 - 1% James Orengo Votes: 22 - 0% Waweru NgetheVotes 12 - 0% Results from 43 polling stations with 25,474 ballots countedUpdated at 2125 GMT COMMENTARY After the polls, major challenges begin Despite flaws, voters made a statement Respect voters verdict Democracy begins to dawn in Kenya - Editorial The week's EastAfrican. Kibaki to Become Kenya's Third President - By at Least 1m Votes NATIONAL RAINBOW Coalition (NARC) opposition presidential candidate Mwai Kibaki is set to win Kenya's presidential election with a comfortable margin irrespective of the actual voter turnout on December 27. But Hung Parliament Still Likely Scenario KENYA FACES the prospect of a hung parliament after the December 27 general election, with the opposition National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) managing only a thin majority, presaging the kind of inter-party horse-trading that characterised the eighth parliament. Kahama: Another Crisis Over 'Huge' Expat Pay THE ATMOSPHERE at Tanzanias Kahama Mine was last week described by workers as tense because of disputes over disparities in salary and benefits between Tanzanian employees and expatriates. What the East African CEOs Didn't Say in Their Vote As the rankings for this years Most Respected Company and Chief Executive Officer Survey indicate, East Africas CEOs have shown some curious preferences and dislikes Edition for December 23 - 29, 2002Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
ugnet_: Scribes spy for BBC
SUNDAY MAIL December 22, 2002 Scribes spy for BBC THE British Foreign Office has allegedly hired some Zimbabwean journalists to work for the BBC as underground staff whose duty is to shoot television images and send them to the station's head offices in London, where voice-overs are done. The Government banned the BBC from operating in the country following allegations that the station was publishing falsehoods about the country. It is then that they devised the plan to recruit locals. Documents in possession of The Sunday Mail show that a local reporter, Lewis Machipisa, is now working for the BBC and SW Radio. He is allegedly going into the rural areas to secretly shoot images for the BBC, write the voice-over material and send the films to London, where the voice-overs are done by staff at the station's head office. An impeccable source close to the operations of the BBC said: Lewis Machipisa is now going underground in the rural areas shooting images for the BBC and writing the voice-over material. The films are then voiced over in London by BBC staff at the television centre. This is the plan they have devised to go around the ban on the BBC. He has been given equipment and is now working full time for the BBC since he left IPS. The Sunday Mail is reliably informed that the British Foreign Office authorised money to be released to Machipisa through a South African account or cash deposited through accounts in London. The payment system is overseen by a Mr David Amanu, who is based at Bush House, and Mr Robin White. It is understood that when interviewing farmers, Machipisa uses the contact book of Mr Joseph Winter, a former BBC correspondent in Zimbabwe. Machipisa is also allegedly supplying pictures to SW Radio, a station that churns out anti-Zimbabwe propaganda. He is working for the station after a Ms Violet Gonda approached him. It is alleged that Machipisa is using a digital camera that he received from the BBC to take still pictures and sending them by e-mail to the SW Radio website. In a communication he allegedly sent to the BBC, which seems to confirm the allegations, Machipisa wrote: George Charamba called me to ask about my clandestine activities . . . BBC TV reporters. I refused the claim and offered to meet him to cover up the problem. I suspect that they have bugged my cellphone, that is the only way they could have got this information. I have contacted Brian Hungwe (SABC) to warn him and I am trying to convince his cameraman Nathan Dodzo to help us take video pictures of the dreadful situation on farms. He has refused saying he has a good working relationship with Jonathan Moyo. I suppose with a little bit of more money we can . . . using Chris from AP. Brian Hungwe is worried because his bosses are trying to get a Zimbabwean (sp) journalist sympathetic to the government to join SABC in Harare. He used to be with the BBC at Focus on Africa; best friends with Supa Mandiwanzira, a state broadcast news reader. This might make it difficult to use SABC equipment because this guy is a government supporter. He is in London but I am not sure what he is doing at the moment. I hope the state will not refuse to register me as a BBC correspondent because they have stated that the BBC is banned as an organisation. I will call you and let you know about what George Charamba says if and when I meet him. Contrary to Machipisa's claim that the information could have got to Cde Charamba because his phone could be bugged, there is a paper trail that has been unravelled by this paper's investigations. After receiving the communication from Machipisa, the BBC head for Africa and Middle East, Barry Langridge, wrote a letter to Cde Charamba on December 11 trying to dismiss the allegations against Machipisa. He wrote: I am writing to express the deep concern of the BBC at certain unfounded allegations about our work and that of our reporter in Harare, Mr Lewis Machipesa. I write because we are concerned for the reputation and safety of Mr Lewis Machipesa, whom we regard as a reporter of the highest standards. There has recently been some suggestion that the BBC is either connected with, or directly responsible for, the output of a private radio station, SW Radio Africa. The BBC has no connection of any kind with that organisation ; no financial, staff or training relationship of any kind, or in terms of equipment or delivery of signal. The wilder rumours seem to suggest that some of our staff own or control the station concerned. This is a complete fabrication, said Langridge. Cde Charamba responded to Langridge's letter saying: Many thanks for your letter which, quite frankly, was both unexpected and unwarranted. I suppose you think the mighty BBC can interpose between two Zimbabweans communicating in confidence and, what is more, ensure 'reputation and safety' of the
ugnet_: Settlers injured on terror farm
The Herald Wednesday, 25 December 2002 Settlers injured on terror farm Chronicle Reporter More than 15 newly resettled farmers at Umguzaan Farm in Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North, were injured, some of them seriously, when a white commercial farmer, who is resisting eviction allegedly ordered his workers to attack them on Saturday. Police confirmed the incident but were reluctant to shed more light on the matter as investigations were still in progress. Narrating their ordeal, the farmers who have been on the property since 2000 said they had gone to ask the farmer, why he had closed taps which supply the (resettled) farmers with water. He suddenly became violent and threatened to shoot them. 'We told him that we had not come to fight but to ask him why he had closed the taps and that if he did not want to coexist, then he had to move out,' said one of the farmers The farmer allegedly got incensed and fired shots in the air and suddenly his workers appeared and started attacking them with stones and knobkerries. 'More than 300 workers started attacking us and we were only less than 20 and were not armed. We however managed to run away though some us were seriously injured,' said a resettled farmer. The commercial farmers who has been served with Section 8 eviction order is known to have boasted that he would never move out because he was a 'protected species'. He could not be reached for comment yesterday. The Government served commercial farmers with eviction notices, which compelled them to move out of the farms and pave way for the new farmers. Most farmers resisted the eviction after the expiry of the deadline but they finally moved out when they realised that the Government was not going back on the resettlement programme. The Government embarked on the land redistribution exercise in 2000 to correct the imbalances caused by colonialism. Since the launch of the fast track resettlement programme more than 300 000 families have been resettled under model A1 while more than 54 000 have been resettled under the A2 model. Ivinicus factus sum veritabem diceus. ( I have become an enemy for speaking the truth ) St Paul! Mitayo Potosi _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmailxAPID=42PS=47575PI=7324DI=7474SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsgHL=1216hotmailtaglines_smartspamprotection_3mf
ugnet_: Annan asks Congo rebels to end northeastern attack
Annan asks Congo rebels to end northeastern attack UNITED NATIONS, Dec 27 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday called on rebel leaders pursuing a deadly offensive in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to rein in their troops. A deeply concerned Annan urged Jean-Pierre Bemba of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo and Roger Lumbala of the Rally for Congolese Democracy-National to restrain their forces from further advances, U.N. chief spokesman Fred Eckhard said. He reminds those responsible for violating humanitarian law that the international community will hold them accountable for their actions, Eckhard said. The U.N. Security Council earlier this week also expressed deep concern over the offensive under way in Ituri province in the northeast of the vast central African nation, near the Ugandan border. U.N. officials and Amnesty International have previously warned of a possible ethnic blood bath in the area, comparable to the 1994 genocide in nearby Rwanda, in which 800,000 people were massacred. Council members issued a statement on Tuesday urging all sides to end the hostilities, and Annan found it disturbing that the rebel groups had failed to heed the council's calls, Eckhard said. The offensive has driven tens of thousands of civilians from their homes and threatens the key eastern town of Beni, according to U.N. officials. They warn that an attack on Beni could have a disastrous impact on the local population and possibly draw Ugandan troops into the fray. The fighting, which violated a truce recently brokered in Ituri by the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, flared up shortly after the signing of a peace deal in the South African capital Pretoria, aimed at ending Congo's 4-year-old civil war. The conflict has drawn in six foreign armies and killed an estimated 2 million people despite years of international efforts to end the fighting. The offensive in Ituri pits rebels from the Rally for Congolese Democracy-National and the Ugandan-backed Movement for the Liberation of Congo, against the rival Rally for Congolese Democracy-Kisangani, also supported by Uganda, U.N. officials said.
ugnet_: Let Muslims Pray - Mufti
Mubajje advised the Government against linking Muslims to the rebels in Kasese, saying those were fighting on personal grounds. He said stopping Muslims from making adhan was preventing them from performing prayers. Let Muslims Pray - Mufti Email This Page Print This Page New Vision (Kampala) December 27, 2002 Posted to the web December 27, 2002 Ali Mambule in Masaka Kampala The mufti of Uganda, sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje, has appealed to army officials to allow Muslims make adhan (calling people for prayers). Mubajje said Muslims are peaceful and do not intend to cause any havoc in the country. He said this at the last funeral rites of haji Musa Kafeero in Kikungwe, Masaka district on Sunday. He appealed to all religious personalities to fight for the freedom of worship. He said stopping Muslims from making adhan was preventing them from performing prayers. Mubajje advised the Government against linking Muslims to the rebels in Kasese, saying those were fighting on personal grounds. Ends
ugnet_: Pray for North- Wamala
Pray for North- Wamala Email This Page Print This Page New Vision (Kampala) December 27, 2002 Posted to the web December 27, 2002 Richard Komakech Kampala CARDINAL Emmanuel Wamala has asked God-fearing persons to dedicate this year's festive season and pray for peace in northern Uganda. While celebrating mass at Rubaga Cathedral, on Christmas, Wamala said, Let us not forget our brothers and sisters in the north, but pray for them to overcome the long suffering they have gone through. While we celebrate Jesus' birth, we should also pray for the north through the tough times, Wamala told the congregation that included Speaker of Parliament Edward Ssekandi, Minister for the Presidency Gilbert Bukenya and Katikiiro of Buganda Joseph Ssemwogerere. Rubaga South MP Ken Lukyamuzi, Makindye East MP Michael Mabikke, Democratic Party chief Paul Ssemwogerere and several Buganda Kingdom ministers were also present. Since last Christmas, many things have happened, some sad, others joyous but I offer my sympathy for all who went through tough times, the Cardinal said. He urged political leaders to emulate Jesus' life. Ends
ugnet_: Besigye Urges Ugandans to Pray
Besigye Urges Ugandans to Pray Email This Page Print This Page New Vision (Kampala) December 27, 2002 Posted to the web December 27, 2002 Alfred Wasike Kampala IN his end of 2002 message, exiled Reform Agenda boss Col. (rtd) Dr Kizza Besigye has urged Ugandans to unite in prayer for peace, goodwill and reform at all levels of government. The year 2002 is the first whole year that I have spent outside my country in my entire life and the second time that I have been forced to stay in foreign lands. The end of the year has served to remind me of the feeling of indignity, Besigye, a former National Political Commissar who challenged President Museveni's 2001 re-election bid, said in a statement entitled Festive Message. He said, Though I have been away from Uganda, I am keenly aware that the situation of most Ugandans has not improved, and taken a turn for the worse. Most Ugandans have continued to be grossly exploited, oppressed and repressed. The year has confirmed that our leaders have learnt nothing from our history. The meagre resources available have been taken to buying more deadly weapons and expanding the army, ostensibly to create or maintain peace in our country, he said. Ends
ugnet_: Museveni Should Give US a X-Mas Gift And Resign
Recent leakages from the Sebutinde report on the purchase of junk helicopters has revealed the low level to which our country has sunk. Ugandans will take stock of the very bad state of affairs that prevails in their country and note that the kind of leadership, which claimed to bring about fundamental change has turned into a no-change regime, emulating and over-doing the bad practices it has always blamed on past-regimes. Museveni Should Give US a X-Mas Gift And Resign Email This Page Print This Page The Monitor (Kampala) OPINION December 25, 2002 Posted to the web December 27, 2002 Dani W. Nabudere Kampala Recent leakages from the Sebutinde report on the purchase of junk helicopters has revealed the low level to which our country has sunk. Ugandans will take stock of the very bad state of affairs that prevails in their country and note that the kind of leadership, which claimed to bring about fundamental change has turned into a no-change regime, emulating and over-doing the bad practices it has always blamed on past-regimes. The 1965-66 Congo gold affair pales in significance when compared to the plunder and pillage of Congolese resources by high-ranking political, business, and military leaders of this country. This abuse of power has resulted in the emergence of what the UN Panel of Experts have recently called an elite network which collaborates with mafia criminals to plunder Africa's resources and intensify ethnic conflicts around that country. When president Museveni came to power and subsequently helped to unleash a war in Rwanda that resulted in the genocide in that country, he may have not been aware of the dire consequences of his actions. Standing on the high moral ground of a new generation of young revolutionaries fighting old, corrupt, and inept regimes, this new breed exuded a sense of confidence and a great estimation of themselves as saviours of the peasantry who, these days, are called my people! All this has turned out to be a great falsehood and a nightmare for the people of Uganda. I feel justified for having turned down the offer by the president, when on my return from exile in 1992, he asked me to assist him raise more cadres. In my view, I felt that the then existing cadres had turned themselves into Napoleons of the Animal Farm type. Later, I told the president that I felt some his cadres had let Ugandans down and if there was any role I could play, it was to work at grassroots level and hope to develop a new group of grass-root pan-African intellectuals who could become part and parcel of the struggles of the African people for self-empowerment. I feel saddened that people like Lt. Gen. Salim Saleh can do this kind of thing and be abetted in their action by politics of nepotism by his brother, the president. How can the president feel justified in his actions when he advises Saleh, at the time his Military Adviser, to keep a bribe and use it for military operations in the North, when the general could not account to anyone for such illegal expenditure? How can the president expect Ugandans to abide by laws passed by their Parliaments and assented to by him to become law when he can ignore them at will and yet insist that ordinary Ugandans abide by them? In my view, the Sebutinde Commission understated the problem when they called this kind of illegality double-standards. Even in some African countries, including the embattled Democratic Republic of the Congo, ministers and leaders have either resigned or been compelled to resign over allegations of corruption and lack of political accountability. President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal recently asked a minister whose ministry was responsible for transport to resign after a publicly owned ship sunk with almost 1,000 people on board. This was Wade's attempt to make his government politically accountable to the Senegalese people. Equally, when the United Nations Report of Experts on the plunder of the resources of Congo recently accused some ministers and officials in the DRC for participating in the plunder, president Joseph Kabila boldly suspended all of them until further investigations were complete. In Uganda, where similar allegations were made against Saleh among others, for the same plunder, we did the opposite by appointing a Commission of Inquiry, at great cost, not really to carry out an independent investigation, but to challenge the UN findings. In many countries such an alleged activity would have led to a criminal investigation of the individuals concerned instead and not the appointment of costly Commissions of Inquiry whose reports sometimes get buried in government cabinets. In our case they are subject to the whims and wishes of the president, who can decide to pardon individuals implicated in such illegal acts. Indeed, we are told that even the little we have been told of the findings of the Sebutinde report has
ugnet_: Just you thought Museveni's NRM has declared VICTORY over KONY Rebels
As a reminder ...BY the way Kazini has three days to catch KONY Matek 200 Kony Rebels Enter From Sudan Email This Page Print This Page The Monitor (Kampala) December 25, 2002 Posted to the web December 27, 2002 John Muto-Ono P'lajur Kampala Up to 200 of Joseph Kony's LRA rebels on Sunday entered Uganda from their base inside Sudan. It is true some groups came in from Sudan under Commander Tabuley with instructions, UPDF spokesman Maj. Shaban Bantariza said on phone. Kitgum RDC Lt. Santo Okot Lapolo said there is a new group of rebels to the west of Kitgum in Palabek. He said another group is moving towards Omiya Anyima in Chua. Intelligence Co-ordinator of Operation Iron Fist, Lt. Col. Charles Otema-Awany said his office was still verifying the information. They assured the people in the Acholi sub-region of security during Christmas and New Year celebrations. Bantariza denied allegation that the new rebel group would contradict his earlier claim that the people in the region would have peaceful Christmas. He said UPDF is there to ensure that they do not relax during festivities like Christmas. There is no contradiction. The thugs have always been there. We all agree on the fact that a peaceful situation is developing in Northern Uganda. There is calmness, he said.
ugnet_: Opposition 'leads' Kenya polls-BBC
Saturday, 28 December, 2002, 05:20 GMT Opposition 'leads' Kenya polls Campaigning was less violent than previous polls Early results from Kenya's elections give the main opposition party the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) a comfortable lead, local reports have said. This is the only opportunity we have to break from the past and have a new beginning Uhuru KenyattaKanu candidate Election in quotesElection officials are still counting votes after a day of polling which saw people flock to cast ballots to elect a successor to President Daniel arap Moi. Narc's leader, veteran opposition politician Mwai Kibaki, has 72% of the vote, with Uhuru Kenyatta of the ruling Kanu party handpicked by Mr Moi, trailing with 25%, according to the Institute for Education in Democracy a Kenyan non-governmental organisation. Kenyan media also said that unofficial results showed two key Kanu party MPs had lost their parliamentary seats to Narc challengers, Reuters news agency reported. In what could be a severe blow to the Kanu party, one of the MPs is thought to be current Kenyan Vice President Musalia Mudavadi, whom election officials say lost his seat in the western Sabatia constituency. The BBC's Ishbel Matheson in Nairobi says the election has been the most peaceful poll in the country since the introduction of multi-party system in 1992. This is despite hundreds of people finding that their names were not on the electoral register, amid opposition accusations of vote-rigging. Fighting corruption Three other candidates ran for the presidency, and Kenya's 10 million voters have also been electing MPs and local authorities. Many Kenyans can only remember one president throughout their lifetimes - Mr Moi. Mwai Kibaki voted from inside his car because of an injury Long queues formed before polling stations opened and grew steadily throughout the morning. But the vote was marred by accusations that people had deliberately been left off the electoral register and allegations that people had been paid to vote for certain parties. ELECTION FACTS 10 million voters Voting for president, MPs and local authorities Five presidential candidates President Moi barred from standing Polls close at 1500 GMT Regional guideThe opposition campaign has focused on promises to end corruption and has attacked Kanu's record during its 39 years in power. The economy is stagnating and more than half of the 30 million population live on less than $1 a day. Kenyatta also promises a new start Kanu has run Kenya since it became independent from Britain. It was led first by Jomo Kenyatta - the late father of the party's presidential candidate - and then Mr Moi. Analysts say that Mr Moi is one of the last of Africa's "big men" - who built up personality cults in the countries they ruled - often for many decades. But the current Kanu politicians are also promising to break with the past. Uhuru Kenyatta has had to fight claims he was only picked as a puppet for Mr Moi, who is banned from seeking re-election by the constitution. Scores of international monitors, including 140 from the European Union, have been deployed across the country. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
ugnet_: Minister laughs off those calling for Kazini's resignation-Bukedde 28/12/2002
Minister of state for health Capt. Mike Mukula has laughed off people calling for the Commander of the Army- Maj. Gen. James Kazini's resignationowing to his failure to catch Kony. He said that this man(Maj. Gen.Kazini) deserves more honours duehis big achievements in fighting Kony. Mukula who wasofficiating at the opening of a hospital at Kalungi in Nakasongola said that Kazini had managed to give devastating blows to the rebels of Juma Oris, ADF,Congo, disarming the Karamojong and other wars. He further said that rewardingMaj.Gen. Kaziniin this way (resignation) wouldamount todenyinghim his due credit. Capt. Mukula went on to say that the UPDF had acquiredsophisticated weapons that are quite capable of fighting off those bent oncreating instability in the country. He promised to give Nakasongola onebrand newambulanceout ofthe 86 that the government hasjustpurchased as a gift for having overwhelmingly votedfor the movementand shallalso supply them with medicine especially the onefor treatingmalariaas well asmosquito nets. -- Minisita asekeredde abantu abapeeka Kazini okulekulira Bya Musasi wa Bukedde MINISITA weggwanga owebyobulamu, Capt. Mike Mukula asekeredde abapeeka omuduumizi wamagye, Maj. Gen. James Kazini okulekulira ekifo kino olwokulemererwa okukwata Kony nagamba nti omusajja ono asaana na kunwongera bitiibwa olwomulimu omunene gwakoze okumulwanyisa. Mukula eyabadde aggulawo eddwaaliro e Kalungi mu Nakasongola yagambye nti Kazini asobodde okufufuggaza abayeekera ba Juma Oris, ADF, Congo, okuggya emmundu ku Bakaramojo nentalo endala nagamba nti bubeera bulyazaamanya omuntu ngono okumusiima mu ngeri eno. Yagambye nti eggye lya UPDF lifunye ebyokulwanyisa ebikambwe ebisobola okulwanyisa abaagala okutabangula eggwanga. Yasuubizza okuwa abe Nakasongola mmotoka yabalwadde kwezo 86 Gavumenti ze yaguze ngekirabo kyokuyiira Muvumenti obululu nokubafunira eddagala naddala eryomusujja nobutimba bwensiri. Published on: Saturday, 28th December, 2002 Email this article to a friend. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
ugnet_: Kenya election coverage update-Time 05:35
Saturday, December 28, 2002 ELECTIONS 2002 COVERAGE Kenya Decides Uhuru KenyattaVotes: 21,145 - 17% Mwai KibakiVotes: 92,911 - 80% Simeon NyachaeVotes: 1,936 - 2% James Orengo Votes: 301 - 1% Waweru NgetheVotes 141 - 1% Results from 165 polling stations with 115,434 ballots countedUpdated at 0535 GMT Election Headlines NEWS FLASH Cyrus Jirongo is trailing in Lugari constituency while William Ruto and Mark Too lead the count in Eldoret North and Eldoret South constituencies respectively. Updated 0535GMT React to this story: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kibaki takes early lead as Mudavadi and Nassir fallNarc leader Mwai Kibaki was early today increasing his lead in preliminary results from 210 polling stations - but his Kanu rival, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, was putting up a brave fight. Military farewell for Moi ELECTIONS 2002 TALLY : Current standings in presidential election CONSTITUENCIES Nairobi Rift Valley North Eastern Western Eastern Nyanza Coast Central PARLIAMENTARY SEATS BY PARTY Narc 1 Kanu 2 Total 3 COMMENTARY After the polls, major challenges begin Despite flaws, voters made a statement Respect voters verdict Democracy begins to dawn in Kenya - Editorial OTHER NEWS HEADLINES Ford-P man killed in fight World media spotlights Kenya Ballot mix-up causes poll delay Extra centre set up to sort out rains problem Tight security at election centre Listen to today's News In English ...on 96.4 Nation FM Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
ugnet_: Museveni Vows To Rout LRA's Kony -New Vision 28/12/2002
Museveni Vows To Rout LRAs Kony MERRY CHRISTMAS: Gulu chairman Walter Ochora (left) welcomes Museveni to church By Dennis Ojwee PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has vowed to remove the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebels from the bush by force, since they are not respecting the amnesty law. He said amnesty was given to the rebels so that they come out of the bush willingly and not be prosecuted. The Government gave the rebels the amnesty law so that they can come out of the bush willingly. But if they dont come out quickly, we shall get them out by force, or kill them all because they are finishing innocent people, Museveni said. Museveni, who was accompanied by his wife Janet, had their first prayer in Gulu town with thousands of Anglican Christians at Christ Church on Christmas day. Museveni appealed to the Acholi not to worry although the LRA were still ambushing vehicles and causing other havoc in the region. Museveni sent his condolences to the family of the late Anglican Rev. Julius Peter Okidi of Kitgum Diocese and a student at Uganda Christian University, Mukono who was shot dead by the rebels on Christmas eve. I was saddened when I heard that the rebels ambushed a vehicle and killed an Anglican Reverend near Abera forest when they were travelling from Gulu to Kitgum district, Museveni said. The rebels shot Rev. Okidi on the evening of Monday close to Abera forest on the Gulu-Kitgum road in Paicho sub-county, Aswa County in Gulu district. He was killed together with another unidentified civilian with whom he was travelling. The rebels in November murdered another Anglican clergy, the Rev. Alfred Kilama of Lalogi in Omoro county in Gulu. The rebels recently injured the Rev. Amitayo Odong of Kitgum Anglican Diocese when they shot him in the right arm in an ambush on the Kitgum-Lira road. Ends Published on: Saturday, 28th December, 2002 Email this article to a friend. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
