ugnet_: MILITIA ASSAULT GREETS RRF ARRIVAL IN DRC
Militia assault greets rapid reaction force's arrival in Congo By Adrian Blomfield in Bunia, Congo(Filed: 08/06/2003) Heavy gunfire and mortar shells rocked the centre of Bunia yesterday as more than 1,000 tribal militiamen launched a big assault just a day after a French-led European force began deploying in the Congolese town to stop civilian massacres. Fighting erupted at dawn as militiamen, including child gunmen, from the Lendu tribe advanced through the southern suburbs, pushing back rivals from the minority Hema tribe. A rebel soldier walks through the centre of Bunia yesterday By 8am the fighting had reached the centre of town. Twenty five journalists including The Telegraph correspondent, staying in a priest's guesthouse, were caught in the crossfire for several hours before being evacuated to the United Nations compound. Bullets hissed overhead and shells exploding nearby rocked the building. Thousands of civilians fled the violence with snatched belongings balanced precariously on their heads, running in all directions through the centre of town, which has a population of about 200,000. Two French cameramen were missing last night, believed to have been captured by one of the warring militias. They were able to make surreptitious contact by telephone with a colleague, but were unable to talk. A journalist from Der Spiegel, the German magazine, disappeared on the way to Bunia several days ago. At least 430 people were killed in similar fighting last month, when the Lendu lost control of Bunia, near the Ugandan border. Most were civilians who were hacked to death, some with their innards eaten by militiamen from both sides who are often drugged or drunk. The bloodletting spurred the UN Security Council into action, mainly because 700 Uruguayan peacekeepers in Bunia failed to stop the killings. As part of a rapid reaction force, an advance party of 100 French special troops and five RAF officers flew into Bunia with orders to use force if necessary. Before the media were evacuated during a brief lull, bullets struck the roof of a verandah where a group of Western journalists and Uruguayan soldiers were lying on the floor. There was no sign of the French forces, whose camp is at the airport, three miles away, but Uruguayan troops took up defensive positions around the UN building. Hundreds of civilians desperate to reach safety scrambled over the wall into the compound, where at least 5,000 mainly Lendus have been camping in a makeshift shelter for a month. Col Daniel Vollot, the UN commander, drove into the suburbs to try to persuade the rebels to lay down their guns, without success. "We talked to both sets of soldiers, to the leaders. Nobody wants to talk, they all want to fight." He reported seeing about 600 Lendu gunmen on the frontlines and said that the French special forces were too few in number, and poorly armed, to intervene. UN officials have said that the conflict could escalate to genocidal proportions if the rapid reaction force does not deploy immediately. The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
ugnet_: BUNIA HAS BEEN UNDER FIRE AGAIN
And then the cry went up: 'Where are the French?' James Astill reports from the bullet-riddled town of Bunia in the Congo Sunday June 8, 2003The Observer The crash of mortars and crackling gunfire ripped through central Bunia yesterday as a vicious tribal war for the town re-ignited just one day after the arrival of 100 French special force troops, deployed in advance of a joint European peacekeeping force to pacify the Democratic Republic Congo's war-ravaged north eastern capital. In a virtual re-run of the battle for Bunia last month - when 700 UN peacekeepers stood by as hundreds of civilians were massacred, and 25,000 fled - the French troops remained at their airport barracks, without orders or capacity to intervene. Thousands of Bunia's terrified residents poured back to the main UN compound they had only recently vacated, lugging their groaning wounded and hundreds of terrified, wailing children with them. But as the storm of bullets and grenades swept across the compound from all sides, this was a fragile refuge. Sprawling on the concrete floors, over 50 Western journalists cowered as bullets thudded into the walls and mortars exploded outside. Having flocked to Bunia in the expectation of seeing a triumphant French intervention, they found themselves depending on Bunia's humiliated Uruguayan UN peacekeepers, who fired not a round in return yesterday. Yesterday's death toll was impossible to estimate. Even as the fighting cooled in the afternoon, only five civilians and a handful of fighters were reported killed. With few of the losing side's kinspeople - the Lendu tribe - remaining in Bunia yesterday, a celebratory massacre by the victorious Hema fighters looked unlikely. Charged with explaining the UN's latest failure to quell the bitter war in Congo's Ituri province, French commander Col Daniel Vollot said: 'Our mandate has not changed. We are trying to impede the fighting through negotiations. We went between the lines, we spoke to the soldiers, to the leaders, but no one wants to talk, they want to fight.' The battles began shortly after dawn. A rabble of Lendu attacked the main Hema militia, the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), which had driven them from Bunia last month. This battle was different: a rival Hema militia was reported to be fighting alongside the Lendus, turning the usual portrayal of Ituri's war as age-old and ethnic on its head. In fact, following in the wake of Congo's complicated regional war, and fuelled by the efforts of Uganda and Rwanda to control north-eastern Congo, it's a desperate struggle for power. As over 1,000 Lendu fighters swept into the south-eastern suburb of Kinja, the UPC's fighters panicked and ran. Bullets zipped through Kinja's empty streets as one UPC commander berated his men: 'Turn and fight, you women! Kill the Lendus, kill them.' The Hema fighters were unconvinced. 'There are dead, there are wounded, the enemy is too numerous, the fighting is too hot,' one cried. Briefly the fleeing militiamen threatened to run through the UN compound, spurring the Uruguayans to advance and level their guns. But the peacekeepers allowed fleeing civilians to pour through their ranks and huddle against the compound's razor-wire perimeter. 'We're fleeing because the Lendus are close,' said Maeve Wivine, 32. 'We don't know who's shooting.' As the Lendus advanced on the compound, the UPC counter-attacked, firing over the cowering fugitives, journalists and peacekeepers in thunderous hour-long bursts studded by inexplicable moments of calm. 'Where are the French?' asked one blue-helmeted Uruguayan. After a five-hour battle, costing a huge stockpile of bullets but seemingly few lives, the Lendus withdrew, with the UPC chasing. Soon after, they returned, drenched with sweat, and supporting a few blood-soaked bandages. Bunia's makeshift clinic, a coffee warehouse beside the UN compound, told a similar tale. Where last month's massacres have left it crammed with mutilated civilians and dying fighters, only a handful of wounded arrived yesterday. 'Look at my jacket,' wailed Floren Katzova, 63, showing a rip where a bullet had passed before gouging into his stomach. 'It's the only one I have.' The French-led intervention force represents the first serious effort to end Congo's war, which has claimed around 4.7 million lives - the highest death toll in any conflict since World War II. Over the coming weeks, 1,400 European soldiers are expected in Bunia from Sweden, Norway, Germany, Britain and France. The force has been given a stiffer mandate than the existing 4,000 peacekeepers. Yet its mission is limited to the town of Bunia, and scheduled to last only three months. The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
ugnet_: TSIVANGIRAI SPENDS WEEKEND IN CUSTODY
Sunday Mail Reporter A SCHEDULED court hearing for MDC leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who is facing fresh treason charges, was yesterday postponed to tomorrow after the defence asked for proceedings in the case to be recorded on tape. Mr Tsvangirai, who was arrested on Friday, remains in police custody following an agreement reached between the prosecution and the defence to proceed with the case after the installation of recording equipment in the courtroom at Rotten Row Magistrates Court. Defence attorney Advocate Eric Matinenga and Mr Stephen Musona, for the State, told the packed courtroom number six that the hearing had been deferred to Monday for administrative purposes, adding that Mr Tsvangirai would remain under arrest. "The defence has asked for proceedings in this case to be recorded on tape, but we do not have the equipment in the courtroom. We have postponed proceedings to Monday and, for now, Mr Tsvangirai is going back to the police station," said Mr Musona. The opposition leaders lawyer, Mr Innocent Chagonda of Atherston and Cook, told journalists that the treason charges being preferred against his client stem from calls allegedly made by Mr Tsvangirai for the illegal ouster of the Government. The calls were allegedly made during rallies addressed by the opposition leader in various parts of the country on May 3 and May 25 this year. Police on Friday said Mr Tsvangirai was arrested for repeatedly advocating the unconstitutional removal of the Government at various rallies he has addressed since losing the 2002 presidential election. Mr Chagonda said his client denied the charges when police took his warned and cautioned statement on Friday, adding that Mr Tsvangirai was being denied bail because the magistrates court has no jurisdiction to grant bail in the case without the consent of the Attorney-Generals Office. "We have agreed that the matter be argued on Monday by which time we hope that facilities to enable us to record proceedings would have been put in place. "Police are entitled by law to hold Mr Tsvangirai for up to 48 hours and given that this time has not yet expired, he is going back to Borrowdale Police Station until his court appearance," said Mr Chagonda. It was not clear what would happen to the MDC leader between the expiry of the 48-hour period on Sunday evening and the Monday court appearance. Mr Tsvangirai had arrived at the courts in the morning under heavy police guard. He was whisked into courtroom six, which was soon packed by several MDC legislators, top officials and journalists. After a 30-minute wait for proceedings to commence, Mr Musona and Mr Matinenga announced the postponement of the hearing. Mr Tsvangirai was picked up by police soon after addressing a Press conference late on Friday afternoon and is already under trial in the High Court for allegedly plotting to kill President Mugabe in 2001. The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
ugnet_: 'FINAL PUSH' PLUNGES MDC INTO CRISIS
By Political Editor Munyaradzi Huni THE MDCs failed "final push" has plunged the opposition party into a leadership crisis as some of the partys top officials are now dismissing Mr Morgan Tsvangirai as "a condom that we will quickly take off as soon as we are satisfied with what we are doing". From Monday to Friday last week, the MDC had called on its supporters to march to State House in what it dubbed the "final push" aimed at toppling President Mugabe from power. Following the apparent failure of the mass action, some of the MDC members in and outside the country are accusing Mr Tsvangirais personal assistant and spokesman, Mr William Bango, of "hypocrisy, of lying, of sending out inflammatory and half-baked truths". Mr Bango has since told all MDC members who need updates and latest details on what is happening in the party to stop using his e-mail and instead contact one Dryden Kunaka. The frustrations in the MDC are coming into the open as criticism of the opposition partys leadership and strategies continue mounting. In an e-mail he wrote to the MDC representative in Belgium, Grace Kwinje, on Thursday, and copied to other members, one of whom forwarded it to The Sunday Mail, Mr Bango said, "some middle-class characters and those in the Diaspora" had become a "problem" as they complained that the opposition partys leadership was spineless. Said Mr Bango: "When this service was started (using his e-mail), I thought it could help some people get some information on whats happening in Zimbabwe, from someone who is a keen observer stationed at a strategic place and specifically on the scene, daily. "Unfortunately, some middle-class characters and those in the Diaspora, away from the theatre of activity, have become a problem. They complain about grammar, syntax and demand pictures, graphics, statistical tables and solid evidence (as if I am in a court of law). "They accuse me of hypocrisy, of lying, of sending out inflammatory and half-baked truths. They writhe with anger each time they receive a note from me, either because it is inadequate, the case is poorly presented, or lacks depth about the goings-on in the MDC. Excuse me! Why? "Suppose they have a point. What then is the purpose of continuously insulting them when they have better sources of information? "They complain that the MDC is a spineless party with a leadership that is scared to nothing. They say all kinds of unkind words for Morgan Tsvangirai heh, he is uneducated heh, he is a poor strategist heh, he is a condom that we will quickly take off as soon as we are satisfied with what we are doing . . . heh, he is a coward, why is he not marching with everybody, why is he not in front, why is he still going to court if it is the final push," wrote Mr Bango. He said those people in the Diaspora should know that it is easy to strategise and advise from a distance than to be where the action is. "I tried to soldier on, ignoring some of your concerns about grammar, lack of depth, assumed unprofessionalism, lack of militancy, misleading the president, fear of Robert Mugabe, lack of spine, political impotence; well sometimes I responded with an apology here and there. "I tried my best to keep you abreast with what I thought could be of interest to you, my fellow concerned citizens and country persons. But given the barrage of negative info and harsh responses I received today, I think it is better to call it a day." He then advised the MDC members abroad that he was "closing this avenue (the e-mail service) as a source of information . . ." As temperatures continue rising in the MDC due to the failed mass action, it seems Mr Tsvangirais world is finally crumbling around him, as those he thought were behind him are beginning to dissociate themselves from the failed mass action. The chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly, Dr Lovemore Madhuku, who previously had been predicting that the "final push" would be successful, on Wednesday made a U-turn during an interview with The Financial Gazette, saying: "Firstly, the mistake we made is that we called it a final push when it is very clear that the struggle is very long. "Secondly, we were not agreed on the objectives to be achieved by the so-called final push and this is the reason why it ended up being a stayaway not a march." A University of Zimbabwe lecturer, Professor Heneri Dzinotyiwei, had no kind words for the MDC leaders. "Opposition party leaders must sit down and seriously set out what they want to do and whether it is possible to do that. They should try to be consistent and avoid contradictions." The national political commissar for NAGG, another opposition party, Mr Lloyd Chihambakwe, yesterday said the so-called "final push" had failed due to poor planning and an "urge to fast track oneself into power". Even the local oppositional Press and the South African media, that have all along been praising Mr T
Re: ugnet_: Fwd: Andrew Mwenda's opinion
Andrew Mwenda stated: "... President Museveni and the Movement have done a lot for Uganda; reconstructing an almost collapsed state, rebuilding a shattered economy, restoring political sanity and recasting Uganda's international image from a pariah state to a nation with a proud people. ..." What a pile of bull shit! Is Mwenda planning to be the next press sec after Ms Karoro? y From: "gook makanga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ugnet_: Fwd: Andrew Mwenda's opinion Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 20:01:33 + << message3.txt >> _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Gook "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."- Malcom X Original Message Follows MSN 8 helps ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES. Get 2 months FREE*.
ugnet_: OUR SOLUTIONS MUST BE AFRICAN
By Ignatius Nyongo It makes no sense for me to continue writing about inventions or endogenous technology in Zimbabwe as I have done in the past two and a half years in this paper, without glorifying God who is the greatest inventor of all time. The greatness of God was His ability to create everything from nothing, a thing which no inventor or scientist can do. He invented life, time and space, thus allowing us to be who we are, where we are and what we are able to do and when. As inventors, we are only His prophets in the technical sense with a mission to make the world a better place and, in our case, to contribute to the technical independence of Zimbabwe. May His glory be forever. Each time I see a hearse carrying a dead body to the cemetery for burial, the impression that comes to mind is that the body in the coffin is that of a man and an African until somebody tells me that it is of a woman. Still I imagine the woman to be an African until I am told she was not. My next impression would be that she was a European only to be told, to my surprise, that she was Chinese! What I am saying is simple. I cannot first think of the dead body in the coffin being that of a woman because I am a man and I cannot first think of it being Chinese because I am an African. In short, I look at life through African eyes and therefore cannot first conceptualise issues in the context of others. Similarly, Zimbabwes economic problem should be looked at through our own eyes and solutions found within our imagination. One such scope is patent technology. I speak of it with full conviction because, as an inventor, that is our context. The past two years have been the most difficult in our economic history. We have seen a rising number of company closures; a growing unemployment rate; an acute shortage of foreign exchange; a sharp rise in food prices and the emergence of an illegal black market. A 2002 Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries report says: "There were 3 500 retrenchments in the manufacturing sector during 2001 as a result of company closures and rationalisation of operations," and it further says: "About 100 companies in the manufacturing sector are estimated to have been closed during the year." What really has gone wrong? Who is to blame? The economic problems facing Zimbabwe today are not of our making alone, but also a legacy of our colonial masters erroneous policies on Africa. Although it can be rightly argued that education has resulted in global civilisation and progress, in Africa it has ironically been also a tool for underdevelopment and a mechanism that has perpetuated the economic domination of Africa by the West. The education policy for Africa in the British colonies at the early turn of the last century became the crucible for Africas dependency syndrome. This type of education trained pupils towards clerical occupations and denied them full opportunities for technical knowledge. It is clear then that the seed for Africas dependence on the West was deliberately sown during the foundation of colonialism and modern commerce in Africa. They brought us from barbarism to commerce in order that we become a component of their capitalist system, where we provided our raw materials, our labour and market for their industrial products. We became their prototypes as they invented money. At independence, African states inherited, apart from the infrastructures of the state, political control and freedom but failed to inherit economic independence which remained in the hands of their erstwhile masters who continued to own the means of production because they had the technical resources and expertise. Also, through their technological prowess they had created sufficient capital to drive the world economy. Even the Rhodesian economist, R. S. Walker, in his article: Essentials of Rhodesian Economic Policy, published in the Rhodesian Journal of Economics of 1971-72, admitted that the Rhodesian economic policies would have a negative impact on the future growth of the economy. Due to sanctions imposed on the country at UDI, companies were encouraged to design and manufacture for the local market those products which were needed but could not be obtained. It created a culture of innovation, which is the lifeblood of any growing economy. However, the left hand slowly destroyed what the right hand had been building because the Government went on to encourage monopolies by some industries and discouraged other companies from producing the same products. Perhaps they thought this would have encouraged diversification and resulted in a broader industrial base, but they were wrong. What they lacked was a clear understanding of the innovational chain. They failed to understand that industries were not technology producers but the users of technology. And because they failed to identify the technology producers, no new methods and new products came to
ugnet_: Fw: [rwanda-l] umupira wa Uganda n'Amavubi!
From: Nduwayezu To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 1:56 AM Subject: [rwanda-l] umupira wa Uganda n'Amavubi! Oh Rwanda http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/index.php?mainNewsCategoryId=120&newsCategoryId=129THE PUNCH-UP: Abubaker Tabula (left) runs away from the marauding Rwandese players yesterday Ugly Cranes go down fighting in foul-tempered match By Mark Namanya Uganda 0 Rwanda 1 UGANDA Cranes lost to Rwanda in an extremely chaotic and unforgettable soccer match that thrilled only those with a passion for boxing. The Rwanda goalkeeper Mohammed Mossi was again at the centre of drama after placing certain substances (juju) in his net that incensed the 40,000 Ugandan fans and players. Punches were exchanged from virtually every one on the pitch, including the technical benches. Uganda's Abubaker Tabula, who had hitherto been a thorn in Rwanda's defence, received a serious beating from charging Amavubi players but the visitors' Jimmy Gatete was more unfortunate. His shirt and short were fully blooded after he tried to retaliate at angry Cranes players. Even substitute Philip Obwiny and David Obua came off the bench to play their part in nasty scenes. The desire scenario forced Ethiopian referee Alemu Gizate to stop play for 30 minutes and only the intervention of Rwanda's soccer chief Caesar Kayizari stopped the visitors from walking off the field. Gatete was to redeem himself when he scored from a Desire Mbonabucya cross with left back Peter Rwebuga clearly at fault. Cranes, who had Sulaiman Tenywa's volley cleared off the line and Tabula's shot rebound off the woodwork piled intense pressure in the second half but could not find a way through Mossi's goal. Uganda's task to qualify for next year's African Cup of Nations is now much harder. EndsPublished on: Sunday, 8th June, 2003To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
ugnet_: AS THE UGANDA MOVEMENT BUS STALLS
From: Mulindwa Edward To: Anne Mugisha Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Rwanda ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 8:49 PM Subject: AS THE UGANDA MOVEMENT BUS STALLS Anne Mugisha Thank you for your very educative response, and I must as well start by apologizing to take long to respond. For the record. Jumping off the Movement bus does not automatically put you in the line of the people who are trying their best to push changes in our nation which used to be a pearl of Africa, that you guys have turned into a mass grave. So with that back ground if I were you, I would be very careful when communicating with people who decided to abandon their personal lives, and their personal gains, to see that Uganda can be a nation which it was some twenty plus years ago. Anne you can not enjoy the joy ride in a movement bus as we are burying our people murdered by your own government, and then you decide out of reasons best known to you, to jump off it, and then instruct us to deal with it. That is why we left Uganda for we knew Kyankwanzi was wrong, murdering Ugandans was wrong, Chaka Muchaka was wrong, Packing Ugandans in train wagons in Mukura was wrong, packing them in pit latrines in Kanungu was wrong on and on. So please don't dare tell either me or any of those faith full Ugandans to deal with working with you. For you lost that position. Now that we have straightened that one out, I must address the issue of your supporting Ugandans with clean hands, for it is as crucial as the fight it self. The Ugandans who you guys have been and continue to oppress both inside and out side Uganda, have a problem with you guys who are jumping off the Movement bus. And I thought it is important that I mention it to you. Any body to get off the movement bus or to run out of the Uganda National Resistance Movement must be willing to be part of those of us who publicly state that we have a dictatorial government in our nation. And I have seen very many of you including Kiiza Besigye him self, who I was blessed to attend one of his meetings abroad. But I think all of you are missing a very important part in this pain we have carried for the last 20 plus years you have spent terrorizing our population. It is a part which explains to us what we do not know. And you as a Movementist who has decided to jump off the bus, surely you must be open to us as a way to show that royalty to Uganda Resistance Movement is null and void, and you are on the population side. I am sorry to inform you that instead of doing that you are asking us to deal with being with you. Anne Mugisha this is not Kyankwanzi school, we are a free people and a free Ugandans who want peace and tranquility in our nation. Anne Mugisha, before we deal with you Mom, it would be very important for you to tell us for example the following 1) In your posting you mention the failures of Major General Aronda Nyakaitana, can you please tell us what you know that happened in his operation "Iron Fist" Yes you are calling it a well publicized and spectacular military failures in Northern Uganda. What exactly does that mean? What exactly did Major General A. Nyakayitana do in Northern Uganda that forced you to call his operation a spectacular failure? And these are things we are looking for, did this operation include for example Ugandans? Did Ugandans loose their lives thanks to UPDF? Did UPDF kill Ugandans under the umbrella of "Konny"? if so how many? And who directed those operations to take place was it the Major General him self or some other high ranking officer? What is it that Uganda Government has done in Northern Uganda that you would have done different? 2) Please enlighten me on Col Eli Kayanja. You have given him a whole paragraph yet you have told us nothing about him. What has Kayanja done or what did he do in Uganda when you were still in the Movement bus? And let me quote one of your sentence which really bothers literate men like me "Col. Kayanja's name is synonymous with the vastly unpopular operation Wembley which put many "robbery suspects" and innocent Ugandans out of action before they had a chance to defend them selves in a court of law." What message did you exactly want to deliver to your readers in that sentence? Or let me put it this way, What did you mean by putting Ugandans out of action? Was this a stock exchange trade that they were refused to attend, or you meant that he killed them? Anne Mugisha what exactly did you mean by Kayanja through Wembley Operation took innocent Ugandans out of action? I am begging that I become wrong that you did not mean that he killed them, for if that is what you meant. Getting thousands up on thousands of our people brutally murdered in Uganda under the operation Wembley in safe houses and you term it "Taking the
ugnet_: OM UGANDA INTERNATIONAL PRONOUNCMENT
IEC: ON UGANDA INTERNATIONAL PRONOUNCEMENT AND MORE INFORMATION(AGI) - Vatican City, June 6 - "For months there has been news of massacres perpetrated by rebel forces on the population of northern Uganda and no-one seems able to stop the violence, in a situation where the opposing interests who sadly maintain these different military factions, do not seem clear." This was stated in a communiqué diffused today at the Italian Episcopal Conference (IEC) about the dramatic situation in the African country. "The Episcopal Gospel and Cooperation Committee - according to the note - stands by its missionaries' and volunteers' commitment. They bring hope to desperate people that some people would rather forget. The Committee also agrees with petitions from missionaries in northern parts of Uganda calling for the swift provision of international aid and peace plan initiatives". "Uganda's martyrs who were commemorated last June 3, are a glowing testimony to the ideals of peace". The CEI "calls on our means of communication to provide objective information: the Italian government must take action with regards to international institutions; the Church calls on ye faithful to pray". (AGI) 062110 GIU 03 The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
Re: ugnet_: Fwd: Darlington Sakwa on Bidandi Ssali
Who really is Darlington Sakwa? y From: "gook makanga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ugnet_: Fwd: Darlington Sakwa on Bidandi Ssali Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 19:46:08 + << message3.txt >> _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Gook "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."- Malcom X Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*
ugnet_: US Senate opens WMD Probe
Washington's fight against international terrorism, is greatly rendered ineffective, if it is percieved that the INTERGRITY of the US intelligency gathering agencies has been or was greatly compromised prior to the war against Saddam Hussien's Iraq. Matek US Senate opens WMD Probe BBC News Tuesday 3 June 2003 The US Congress has ordered an investigation into possible abuse of intelligence information about alleged weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The inquiries, launched by both Republican and Democratic politicians, will include public hearings that will be televised live. The CIA is reported to be prepared to co-operate fully. This is the first serious domestic pressure on the Bush administration to give a detailed explanation of its pre-war claims about weapons of mass destruction. The announcement came the day that Hans Blix - the man the UN appointed to find out whether Iraq still possesses weapons of mass destruction (WMD) - submitted what is likely to be his last report to the Security Council before leaving the post. The inquiries are to be conducted by the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees. They are expected to hold a joint public hearing later in the month. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee, called on Mr Bush to explain why the administration cited dubious and later discredited documents to back its claims about Iraqi weapons. "To date, you have offered no explanation as to why you and your most senior advisers made repeated allegations based on forged documents," Mr Waxman said in a letter to the president. Assurances Senator John Warner, the Republican chairman of the armed services panel, said he had ordered the inquiry because of the depth and seriousness of the issue. "The situation is becoming one where the credibility of the administration and Congress is being challenged," he said. Mr Warner said he had been assured by CIA director George Tenet that all the statements made by the administration on the subject and all the intelligence supporting those statements would be supplied to the committee. It is likely that senior officials such as Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Colin Powell will be summoned before Congress. On Monday the administration defended the intelligence it presented to justify the war against Iraq. Mr Powell, speaking in Rome, said he thought the evidence that Iraq had continued to develop weapons of mass destruction was "overwhelming". In a 40-page report submitted on Monday, chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix presented no definitive answer about whether Iraq still possessed WMD, but outlined unanswered questions on the issue. UN weapons inspectors - who returned to Iraq last November after a four-year absence - had to leave the country again in March ahead of the US-led military campaign.
ugnet_: IEC: ON UGANDA INTERNATIONAL PRONOUNCEMENT AND MORE INFORMATION
IEC: ON UGANDA INTERNATIONAL PRONOUNCEMENT AND MORE INFORMATION (AGI) - Vatican City, June 6 - "For months there has been news of massacres perpetrated by rebel forces on the population of northern Uganda and no-one seems able to stop the violence, in a situation where the opposing interests who sadly maintain these different military factions, do not seem clear." This was stated in a communiqué diffused today at the Italian Episcopal Conference (IEC) about the dramatic situation in the African country. "The Episcopal Gospel and Cooperation Committee - according to the note - stands by its missionaries' and volunteers' commitment. They bring hope to desperate people that some people would rather forget. The Committee also agrees with petitions from missionaries in northern parts of Uganda calling for the swift provision of international aid and peace plan initiatives". "Uganda's martyrs who were commemorated last June 3, are a glowing testimony to the ideals of peace". The CEI "calls on our means of communication to provide objective information: the Italian government must take action with regards to international institutions; the Church calls on ye faithful to pray". (AGI) 062110 GIU 03
ugnet_: Museveni Cautions Bishops- Sunday Vision 8/6/2003
Museveni Cautions Bishops By Alfred Wasike PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has warned religious leaders against making political statements. He urged them to instead concentrate on spiritual development of their flock. Museveni said the clerics are in the same category as traditional leaders and soldiers, who are specifically prohibited from participating in active politics. It is not correct for bishops to become politicians. It is not wise. I was surprised that these church people are getting involved in politics. Let us define our lubimbi clearly and respect it. These people should not engage in arguments in politics, Museveni said. The president (pictured right) was speaking on Capital Radios Capital Gang talk show on Saturday. Leaders of the mainstream Christian churches recently issued a statement in which they opposed the amendment of the Constitution to give a president a third term. I think the churches are in the same category as traditional leaders. They should keep out. They have enough work considering the level of sin. Even the army, as we are entering this phase in our history, will have to be forbidden. Part of Ugandas past problems came from these church people. I have never solicited anybody in the churches to support me, the president said. On his mission, he said, I came here to okuzukusa (awaken) our people. There is a lot of sleeping in Africa and Uganda, especially among the political and intellectual class. We must transform our society. 82% of our people live off subsistence farming. There are very few high quality farms along highways in Uganda. How can we emancipate our people from poverty? Your radios give out a lot of nonsense. There is just rubbish coming out. Museveni said Africans are sleeping donors, who are losing millions of dollars to developed countries by exporting unprocessed goods. He again pledged to build Africas second largest gold refinery at Entebbe, after the one in South Africa. Ends Published on: Sunday, 8th June, 2003 Email this article to a friend. Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).
ugnet_: Mitigating the brain drain is a moral necessity
Mitigating the brain drain is a moral necessity David Dickson29 May 2003 The loss of skilled personnel is a major drain on the whole development process, nowhere more than in science and technology. A new SciDev.Net dossier provides a guide to this complex issue. Shortly after coming to power last December, Kenyas new president, Mwai Kibaki, issued a heartfelt plea to the country's graduates now working in the developed world. We invite all of those who have been hounded out of our shores by repressive policies of our predecessors to come back home and join us in nation-building, the president said. Kenya needs the genius of its citizens wherever they are. Its time for healing, and we need every hand on deck. Kibakis words will have generated sympathy across the continent. Virtually every African country has suffered from a debilitating brain drain of its brightest and best over the past few decades; according to one estimate, the continent has lost one third of its skilled professionals over this period, and is currently having to pay US$4 billion a year to replace them with expatriates from the West. In addition, many essential sectors of the economy science and technology among them remain chronically weakened by the resulting lack of human resources. Africa is not the only region to have suffered in this way. Across the world, low salaries, a lack of high-quality research facilities, and political instability have each played their part in luring away those who might otherwise have played a key role in securing their nations future. Ironically, the very universality of science has only made the problem worse, since it means that those trained in one country can, almost more than in any other profession, easily function in another that offers them better working conditions. Perhaps nowhere in the panorama of development needs, is action more urgent. Yet as the articles in a new dossier that SciDev.Net is launching this week clearly demonstrate (www.scidev.net/braindrain), if the causes of the brain drain are complex, the possible solutions are even more so. At its core, however, two messages are clear. The first is that the haemorrhage will continue as long as a country fails to integrate science into its political priorities or fails to back up such a commitment with the financial and other resources needed to make this commitment a practical reality. The second is that the developed world, which has benefited so substantially from the brain drain, has a moral responsibility to ensure that this happens. Financial incentives As in most other professions, money remains a major factor behind the brain drain. In fact, many young scientists are actively encouraged to seek training abroad by developing nations that see this is as more cost-effective than attempting to provide comparable training opportunities at home. But, whatever job satisfaction such researchers could obtain from working in their country of origin, the lure of substantially higher salaries remains understandable, particularly as family commitments grow; faced with a choice of earning $50,000 a year in a US university and $500 a year in an African one, few can be blamed for choosing the former. Many of those who have been successful in reversing at least part of the brain drain have found that this can only be done by offering employment packages that significantly exceed local norms. Those rich (or committed) enough to do this have often been able to turn the brain drain to their advantage, as both Taiwan and South Korea have done (see Networking lessons from Taiwan and South Korea). Even China, whatever its egalitarian principles, has found this an effective strategy. Indeed, the approach has been largely responsible for the trend remarked on by several authors of articles in our dossier to think more in terms of brain circulation rather than brain drain. In other words, it promotes the important idea that migration of skilled personnel becomes less of a problem as soon as it becomes a two-way, and not a unidirectional, process. But money alone is not the only factor behind the brain drain. As Mohamed Hassan, the executive director of the Third World Academy of Sciences, has pointed out (see Sociology not finance drives the brain drain), many scientists initially leave their country of origin driven less by financial hardship than the desire to find an environment in which they can work effectively with enthusiasm and support. Conversely, it is a fear of losing direct contact with professional peers, and of the lack of basic library or research facilities, that deter many from returning. TWAS and its parent organisation, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), have been at the forefront of initiatives pioneered by the late Pakistan-born physicist Abdus Salam to address this by, for example, organising short training courses and research fellowships at the ICTPs headquarters in Trie
ugnet_: Ghana trumps mighty Microsoft
There needs to be software that takes account of Africa's unique circumstances, Mr Hesse explains. "First of all it needs to be simple and cheap. Then it must be tropically tolerant and able to cope with frequent power cuts." -- Ghana trumps mighty Microsoft By Briony Hale BBC News Online business reporter, Accra, Ghana BBC News Online went to meet Ghana's answer to Bill Gates, as a part of a weekly series on the country. The tale of Soft and Microsoft is the tale of David and Goliath. UK-based Hermann Chinnery-Hesse was on holiday in his home country of Ghana when he accepted a school friend's bet to try to make his fortune in West Africa. Starting with a battered old personal computer in his bedroom, Mr Hesse developed Ghana's own software firm which, for the moment at least, is holding Microsoft at bay. "No, no, we only use Soft," says the hotel receptionist where I am staying, when I ask if they use Microsoft. The shops around Accra say the same. "We're taking it industry by industry," Mr Hesse says, who has already designed e-SuSu software for microfinance projects and the Ndua system for Ghana's timber industry. Then, of course, there are the plans to expand into wider Africa, with business partnerships already set up in Nigeria, the Gambia, Senegal and Kenya. 'Tropically tolerant' There needs to be software that takes account of Africa's unique circumstances, Mr Hesse explains. "First of all it needs to be simple and cheap. Then it must be tropically tolerant and able to cope with frequent power cuts." "And, most importantly, it needs to be extra secure with no room whatsoever for fiddling the books," he stresses. Mr Hesse's company now has a staff of 70, including 20 developers, and he is just about to sell 40% of his business to international investors. Money magnet And that foreign investment - thought to be the first agreed by any technology firm in West Africa - is what makes Mr Hesse happiest and, presumably, richest. "Soft has no collateral," he says, "no factory to take over if everything goes pear-shaped." "These people are choosing to invest purely because of African intellectual property and that makes me very, very proud." "Technology is the only way for Africa to get rich," Mr Hesse says, "we don't have a proper infrastructure and we can't compete in manufacturing..." "But if you put me behind a PC and tell me to write software for a Chinese customer, then I can compete brain for brain with anyone trying to do the same thing in the US." Microsoft agents And Soft's exuberant founder denies being worried by Microsoft's small presence in Ghana. "For the moment Microsoft's software is too expensive, too complex," he replies. He also points out that Soft can provide on-the-ground support for its software applications, should anything go wrong. In the long term, however, Mr Hesse admits that his firm will probably capitulate to Microsoft. "Ghana is not rich enough yet," he says, "when we're rich Microsoft will come and do whatever they want." "But we're still not afraid," he adds quickly, "we'll be the Microsoft agents in Ghana, we've got the local knowledge." That pattern has already started to emerge. Last chance? Infosys, India's largest software firm, is just about to enter the Ghanaian market and it is using Soft for marketing and support. Mr Hesse, in any case, says he is most likely to have retired by the time Microsoft makes a concerted effort to corner his marketplace. Nevertheless, while his bet has undeniably been won, Mr Hesse is still passionate about the need for Africa to concentrate wholeheartedly on developing its fledgling technology businesses. "This is the first opportunity we've had to compete for a long time," he says, adding that the efforts of the government and the aid agencies should be to establish high-speed communication links rather than bailing out the old economy. "We missed the first boat when industrialisation passed us by we can't miss this boat, otherwise Africa will have missed the boat altogether," he warns. Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/business/2935210.stmPublished: 2003/06/03 05:52:22 GMT Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).
ugnet_: TIME TO TURN THE HEAT ON KAGAME
Time to turn the heat on KagameBy Bernard Leloup Posted June 8 - 13, 2003 As elections approach in Rwanda, international donors need to decide whether or not to lend their financial support. Mr Kagame Yet donors should recognise that under present circumstances, the just concluded referendum on the constitution, coupled with the legislative and presidential elections slated for later this year, are meaningless and potentially dangerous. By taking this public position, we hope to incite the European Commission, its sponsors and other governments to confront the reality - head on. For a long time, a number of academics, journalists and NGOs have expressed grave concern over events in Rwanda. They have good reason to be worried: the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), the all-powerful party of Maj. Gen. Paul Kagame whose tenure of office will soon clock ten years, constantly stifles any opposition within the country. It is important to highlight the flagrant contradiction between preaching democratisation and national reconciliation on one hand, and engaging in actions which intimidate and effectively eliminate all opposition on the other. The Government of Rwanda has stifled all criticism and strictly controls its population. Since RPF's ascension to power in 1994, the regime has not ceased to harden, particularly during the last few years. Repression has reached great heights, as political instability has increased across the country and within the army. Political parties in Rwanda assure the regime a democratic facade, while the RPF is concentrating power at all levels and is ready to discard all potential competitors in the planned referendum. All journalists, who dare step out of bounds permitted by the regime, are constantly harassed and live in a daily climate of fear and repression. The political opposition is confined to exile or clandestine activities. Dozens of people suspected of having a link with the opposition, have been forced to keep quiet, simply killed or reported missing. In this context, we must ask whether it is wise to give unconditional support to the agenda of the current Rwandan regime. Are elections of any value in a country where all dissident voices are systematically subdued and silenced? What goal will elections serve, other than encouraging further control of the country by RPF under Maj. Gen. Kagame? What are the alternatives? For a start, there should be the immediate re-establishment of the right to association and _expression_ and the immediate release of all political prisoners. Moreover, it is no longer acceptable to marginalise external political opposition. The external opposition must be supported, before other challengers try to take over by military means. It is certainly necessary to exclude those whose racist ideologies led to the genocide of the Tutsi and moderate Hutus in 1994. But there exists today a legitimate Rwandese political opposition with a political platform that is broadly representative of different communities and tendencies. This political class is made up of responsible men and women who are ready to return to Rwanda and engage in the debates within their country. If it is willing to do so, the European Union has the ability to push for more political openness in Rwanda. East Africa can also influence the current government in Kigali and can give the democratic opposition the weight it deserves. Finally, Maj. Gen. Kagame should be continually reminded that anyone, within his regime, who commits crimes, would sooner or later be brought to justice. The regime has sent some positive signals. The recent contact between the opposition and the Embassy of Rwanda in Brussels is a good sign. Last October, the withdrawal of troops from Congo, even though it was incomplete, was another positive signal. But, these actions do not reflect a real willingness on the part of the regime to open-up political space. Rather, they point to the fact that currently, the only counter-balance to the power in Rwanda is that of the international community. May they not forget this. *The author is a Political Scientist and Researcher at the Centre for the Study of the Great Lakes Region of Africa at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie
ugnet_: Museveni tells MPs how he chose ministers
Netters "Mr Omara Atubo(Otuke) is reported to have protested to Mr Museveni's offer saying it was shallow to expect a region or district to be happy with an RDC instead of a minister because the two are not equal in rank and distribution of national cake." At this time the defence rests. It is all about a national cake. Not a cake we bake but a cake World bank and IMF gives to our leaders in the name of grants, loan, soft loan, low interest loan, on and on. To make sure that if our leaders loot it we can have a part on the cramps from the high table. It is that national cake which took Paul Kagame to Washington and which is bringing Yoweri Museveni to Washington, our ministers must be appointed equally from all regions in the nation, for it is the only way we can access that national cake. Those are the words of a Uganda MP Omara Atubo. A disclaimer: A warning to you as you are reading Omara Atubo's statement, do not analyse it too much for you can easily puke. Em === From: Omar Kezimbira To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 4:45 PM Subject: ugnet_: Museveni tells MPs how he chose ministers Museveni tells MPs how he chose ministersBy Kennedy LuleJune 8, 2003 - Sunday Monitor Promises RDC jobs to regions with few ministers President Yoweri Museveni has promised to reward areas which missed out ministerial posts with appointment of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs). Mr Museveni made the pledge when meeting members of Parliament on the Appointments Committee, according to sources that attended the meeting at State House Nakasero on Friday evening. The State House meeting was a result of the MPs' refusal to approve seven new ministers on Wednesday. The MPs accused Mr Museveni of filling up cabinet with appointees mostly from western and central regions. They had agreed not approve the ministers until Mr Museveni meets them [MPs]. The 23 May Cabinet reshuffle saw the western region taking 11 Cabinet seats, including the presidency, and 16 ministers of state. Mr Museveni is himself from the western region. The central region has seven Cabinet seats with 10 ministers of state. The northern region has three Cabinet ministers and seven ministers of state. The eastern region has two Cabinet ministers and 12 ministers of state. The ministers in waiting are Hope Mwesigye (Parliamentary Affairs), Nshimye Sebutulo (Regional Co-operation), Adolf Mwesige (Office of the Vice President), Jennipher Namuyangu (Industry), Kirunda Kivejinja (Presidency), Prof. Ssemakula Kiwanuka (Luwero Triangle), Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere (Local Government) and Nsaba Buturo (Information). But on Friday, Mr Museveni is said to have told the MPs led by speaker of parliament Edward Ssekandi and deputy speaker Rebecca Kadaga that they should approve the ministers because he has other jobs like RDCs, ambassadorial to give out. Mr Omara Atubo(Otuke) is reported to have protested to Mr Museveni's offer saying it was shallow to expect a region or district to be happy with an RDC instead of a minister because the two are not equal in rank and distribution of national cake. The president is said to have replied that a national cake should be seen in terms of infrastructure like tarmac roads, electricity, clean water and others. The President reportedly said he bases his ministerial appointment on historical factors like contribution to bush war like former ministers Eriya Kategaya, Amanya Mushega and political considerations in form of former ministers Mayanja Nkangi from CP and Bidandi Ssali from UPM. The president added that he considers other factors like geographical representation in addition to merit. The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
ugnet_: Museveni tells MPs how he chose ministers
Museveni tells MPs how he chose ministersBy Kennedy LuleJune 8, 2003 - Sunday Monitor Promises RDC jobs to regions with few ministers President Yoweri Museveni has promised to reward areas which missed out ministerial posts with appointment of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs). Mr Museveni made the pledge when meeting members of Parliament on the Appointments Committee, according to sources that attended the meeting at State House Nakasero on Friday evening. The State House meeting was a result of the MPs' refusal to approve seven new ministers on Wednesday. The MPs accused Mr Museveni of filling up cabinet with appointees mostly from western and central regions. They had agreed not approve the ministers until Mr Museveni meets them [MPs]. The 23 May Cabinet reshuffle saw the western region taking 11 Cabinet seats, including the presidency, and 16 ministers of state. Mr Museveni is himself from the western region. The central region has seven Cabinet seats with 10 ministers of state. The northern region has three Cabinet ministers and seven ministers of state. The eastern region has two Cabinet ministers and 12 ministers of state. The ministers in waiting are Hope Mwesigye (Parliamentary Affairs), Nshimye Sebutulo (Regional Co-operation), Adolf Mwesige (Office of the Vice President), Jennipher Namuyangu (Industry), Kirunda Kivejinja (Presidency), Prof. Ssemakula Kiwanuka (Luwero Triangle), Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere (Local Government) and Nsaba Buturo (Information). But on Friday, Mr Museveni is said to have told the MPs led by speaker of parliament Edward Ssekandi and deputy speaker Rebecca Kadaga that they should approve the ministers because he has other jobs like RDCs, ambassadorial to give out. Mr Omara Atubo(Otuke) is reported to have protested to Mr Museveni's offer saying it was shallow to expect a region or district to be happy with an RDC instead of a minister because the two are not equal in rank and distribution of national cake. The president is said to have replied that a national cake should be seen in terms of infrastructure like tarmac roads, electricity, clean water and others. The President reportedly said he bases his ministerial appointment on historical factors like contribution to bush war like former ministers Eriya Kategaya, Amanya Mushega and political considerations in form of former ministers Mayanja Nkangi from CP and Bidandi Ssali from UPM. The president added that he considers other factors like geographical representation in addition to merit. © 2003 The Monitor Publications Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).
ugnet_: Fwd: Andrew Mwenda's opinion
Gook "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."- Malcom X Original Message Follows MSN 8 helps ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES. Get 2 months FREE*.--- Begin Message --- From The Monitor, June 8, 2003 Museveni's third term bid is a powder keg?By Andrew M. MwendaPosted June 8 - 13, 2003 Ex-Zambian president Fredrick Chiluba told President Yoweri Mr Museveni and Mr Eriya Kategaya [in Algiers] that any African leader who does not respect term limits on the presidency is "hopeless." Three months later, Mr Kategaya and Mr Museveni met at the height of the third term debate in Zambia. Mr Kategaya asked Mr Museveni what the president thought of Mr Chiluba given the Algiers discussion and Mr Museveni answered "he is not serious", writes By Andrew M. Mwenda- Over the years, President Yoweri Museveni has fought - and even won - many battles. However, his intention to amend the constitution to remove term limits on the presidency, otherwise called the "third term" is going to be a different cup of tea. This single issue stands to significantly dent his reputation and achievements, and it also holds the future of the country in a precarious balance. It will not matter whether President Museveni finally gets or fails to get his much coveted third term; his mere attempt has put him in a dangerous political spot. The sacking of his childhood friend and compatriot in arms for half a century, former first deputy prime minister and minister of Internal Affairs, Mr Eriya Kategaya, shows that when it comes to his love (or is it greed?) for power, Mr Museveni has no friends. While Mr Museveni had said he wants a debate on the third term, the sacking of only those ministers who were opposed to the third term left no doubt that the president is determined to cling unto power - at all costs. But will he? The many battles Mr Museveni has fought and won in Uganda, be they on economic policy reform, politics and in the military have misled him to think that he will always be victorious. Apparently, Mr Museveni is taking the nation too much for granted. Mr Kategaya exercises exemplary personal discipline of any politician I know in Uganda today, the others being Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, Mr Augustine Ruzindana, Mr Bidandi Ssali and Mr Mathew Rukikaire. These are politicians you would call "steady hands". They will not speak unless they have fully thought about and digested the implications or consequences of their words. Thus when I heard what Mr Bidandi, Mr Muntu and Mr Rukikaire told the president in Kyankwanzi on the third term, read that Ruzindana was chairing meetings of Members of Parliament opposed to the third term project, and when I read Mr Kategaya's press interview, I knew that something is now amiss with the president. If Mr Museveni has signals to read, the position of Uganda Joint Christian Council, an umbrella organisation of the leading Christian churches in Uganda on the third term should be the last remainder. Never in the history of Uganda has an issue united opposition and ruling party politicians, church and mosque clerics, traditional and civil society leaders, etc than the anti-third term campaign. Why has the third term debate almost drowned other issues on our nation's political agenda? Mr Museveni says third term is not an important issue precisely because he is shy about his stand, and unwilling to directly confront debate. Mr Bidandi says the real issues are how to control electoral violence, manage a transition from a movement (read one party) system to multi party system, etc and not the third term. Mr Bidandi is naïve. Indeed, Mr Museveni, Mr Bidandi and all others who think so should pause and think about public concern. Why are Ugandans so agitated about the third term? If we accept that people know what they want and are all capable of making good choice about their interest, then we must accept their verdict through the choice of information they want to consume. No headline in our newspapers today sells more than one with the third term on it. No talk-show on radio attracts more ratings and callers than a debate on the third term. The idea of the term limit is born of our own history: the country has had eight changes of government seven of which have been violent, while the eighth was marked by massive street protests that forced the army to fire at the crowds. From that history, no amount of economic growth figures, no number of factories, schools, hospitals a president will build, no record of kilometres of tarmac a government will construct will give Uganda an enduring legacy of political stability and maturity than a peaceful hand over of power by one president to another. Those who see successful government in economic growth figures miss the point of what builds nations. The foundation of any country is its political culture inherited from the symbols of p
ugnet_: Fwd: Darlington Sakwa on Bidandi Ssali
Gook "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."- Malcom X Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*--- Begin Message --- From The MONITOR June 8, 2003 Bidandi is the hub, not spoke in NRMBy Darlington SakwaPosted June 8 - 13, 2003 Mr Bidandi SsaliMr Bidandi is deliberately sweet-talking Ugandans in preparation for shifting goal posts, a job he has done very well in the past and continues to do today. - Several weeks before the famous Kyankwazi meeting, which culminated into two major decisions by the NRM National Executive Committee and later overwhelmingly endorsed by the national conference, Mr Bidandi Ssali was reported to have prepared a minority report recommending the opening of political space, paving the way to multi-party politics.Reactions came from both the big and small wigs in the NRM party, the so-called opposition parties and the Reform Agenda. While the majority of the insiders were critical of Mr Bidandi's stand and even threatened disciplinary action against the veteran politician, the outsiders were full of praise for Bidandi, calling him a foresighted statesman who was concerned about the stability of our mother nation Uganda! I wonder if either side knew what they were talking about. The ability of both insiders and the opposition to decipher the machinations of the likes of Bidandi is what puzzles me. While answering a group of journalists about his stand on the return to multi-party politics, Bidandi posed this question: Some people are shouting they do not want a return to multi-party politics because they believe Museveni does not support the idea. What will you do, what will you say if he turns round and says he is for multi-party? Mujja kuswala! (You will be embarrassed)" Came the Kyankwazi meeting and Bidandi's words came true. The minority report was adopted in preference to the majority view. Even the National Political Commissar has never commented or explained to the firebrand cadres who attacked Mr Bidandi over what happened. Historical activities To understand the value of Mr Bidandi Ssali to Museveni you need to revisit his historical manoeuvres in the recent political space of Uganda. Bidandi during the bush war period Unlike the rest of UPM members and those from DP etc who went into exile, after Museveni declared his bush war against the UPC government, Mr Bidandi remained in Uganda. And apart from serving a stint in Luzira prison, he 'hid himself' in football while mobilising for the future. He made himself so busy with soccer that it was difficult for the intelligence system to detect his connection with comrades in the bush. The ushering in of NRA/NRM Come NRA/NRM in 1986 and Mr Bidandi is at the forefront managing local government, introducing and ensuring decentralisation is adopted despite the views of the majority as recorded by the Odoki Commission. Mr Bidandi was very vocal in the CA on many issues. On 30 June 1995 while opposing an amendment by Hon. Eryasu Elyau and Hon. Mwaka to delete the referendum from the then article 94, he had this to say, and I quote from page 5121 of the CA proceedings report. "Madam Chairman, for goodness sake, Hon. Mwaka and some of the people having the same idea, why do we not get off this thing called greed for power, power, power! It is not true that members in this Hall are discussing power, as you are stating, that they want to keep themselves in power. I want to assure you, I am not one of those who want to keep myself in power, no way! My phobia, my ambition, my sitting here everyday is an attempt to contribute together with you and the rest of the people of Uganda, to a foundation for our country where the suffering so far we have gone through as a country, where the suffering which the people of Uganda have gone through or are going through, is really a foundation provided so that no such suffering happens again. That is why we are here, at least the majority of us, not because we want power" Then came the 2001 presidential elections. Without boring you with the obvious, the group that was not interested in power during the 1995 constitution making had ruled the country for 10 years up to 1996. And through a sham election, they had ruled for another five years. Mr Bidandi Ssali was at the helm of the campaign for the LAST TERM. "Banange omusajja tu muwe ekisanja kye ekisembayo."(Fellow citizens let's give the man his final term in office). You remember the radio adverts recorded in his own voice! Olina kewekoledde? Olina abana?...(Have you made an investment? Do you have children?). Indeed him and his group were not interested in power. They were still laying the foundation for banishing suffering from Uganda. During the current term of presidency and parliament, there have been glaring cases of torture and death of political dissidents; including those mistaken for disside
ugnet_: Time to turn the heat on Kagame
Time to turn the heat on Kagame ; the monitor.co.ug By Bernard Leloup Posted June 8 - 13, 2003 As elections approach in Rwanda, international donors need to decide whether or not to lend their financial support. Yet donors should recognise that under present circumstances, the just concluded referendum on the constitution, coupled with the legislative and presidential elections slated for later this year, are meaningless and potentially dangerous. By taking this public position, we hope to incite the European Commission, its sponsors and other governments to confront the reality - head on. For a long time, a number of academics, journalists and NGOs have expressed grave concern over events in Rwanda. They have good reason to be worried: the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), the all-powerful party of Maj. Gen. Paul Kagame whose tenure of office will soon clock ten years, constantly stifles any opposition within the country. It is important to highlight the flagrant contradiction between preaching democratisation and national reconciliation on one hand, and engaging in actions which intimidate and effectively eliminate all opposition on the other. The Government of Rwanda has stifled all criticism and strictly controls its population. Since RPF's ascension to power in 1994, the regime has not ceased to harden, particularly during the last few years. Repression has reached great heights, as political instability has increased across the country and within the army. Political parties in Rwanda assure the regime a democratic facade, while the RPF is concentrating power at all levels and is ready to discard all potential competitors in the planned referendum. All journalists, who dare step out of bounds permitted by the regime, are constantly harassed and live in a daily climate of fear and repression. The political opposition is confined to exile or clandestine activities. Dozens of people suspected of having a link with the opposition, have been forced to keep quiet, simply killed or reported missing. In this context, we must ask whether it is wise to give unconditional support to the agenda of the current Rwandan regime. Are elections of any value in a country where all dissident voices are systematically subdued and silenced? What goal will elections serve, other than encouraging further control of the country by RPF under Maj. Gen. Kagame? What are the alternatives? For a start, there should be the immediate re-establishment of the right to association and expression and the immediate release of all political prisoners. Moreover, it is no longer acceptable to marginalise external political opposition. The external opposition must be supported, before other challengers try to take over by military means. It is certainly necessary to exclude those whose racist ideologies led to the genocide of the Tutsi and moderate Hutus in 1994. But there exists today a legitimate Rwandese political opposition with a political platform that is broadly representative of different communities and tendencies. This political class is made up of responsible men and women who are ready to return to Rwanda and engage in the debates within their country. If it is willing to do so, the European Union has the ability to push for more political openness in Rwanda. East Africa can also influence the current government in Kigali and can give the democratic opposition the weight it deserves. Finally, Maj. Gen. Kagame should be continually reminded that anyone, within his regime, who commits crimes, would sooner or later be brought to justice. The regime has sent some positive signals. The recent contact between the opposition and the Embassy of Rwanda in Brussels is a good sign. Last October, the withdrawal of troops from Congo, even though it was incomplete, was another positive signal. But, these actions do not reflect a real willingness on the part of the regime to open-up political spa
ugnet_: Who allowed French troops into Entebbe as their base?
Doreen Lwanga is "afraid that by surrounding ourselves with all European and American troops (in neighbouring Kenya and in Djibouti), we may find ourselves suffocated and re-colonised. This time for ever." Well the barbarians are not just at the gate. They entered long ago. Criminals and money laundereres are, daily, breaking bread not only with mu7 but with Salim Saley etc... State house is their playground. NewVision, Published on: Saturday, 7th June, 2003 Who allowed French troops into Entebbe as their base? SIR I saw a picture of French soldiers as part of the peace-keeping mission in DR Congo. They are going to use Entebbe Airport as their base, according to edition last Wednesday. Two questions came to my mind: (1) Who gave them permission to use Entebbe Airport as their base? (2) Is this what happens when they fail to get into Iraq? Someone tell me if Parliament is involved in making decisions on this and if so, why werent we the electorate consulted? If not, why isnt Parliament and the electorate involved? I am sure in France, they would need the approval of their Parliament to even make a deployment in Congo. I am afraid that by surrounding ourselves with all European and American troops (in neighbouring Kenya and in Djibouti), we may find ourselves suffocated and re-colonised. This time for ever. Doreen Lwanga USA Mitayo Potosi _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
ugnet_: THE DRC AFFAIR IN JAPAN
CHIBA (Kyodo) Police raided a Tokyo-based used car agent Wednesday on suspicion the firm illegally collected huge amounts of money for investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Investigators said they searched about 20 locations related to Kashin Co., including its head office in Chuo Ward and the homes of its executives, for allegedly violating legislation regulating capital subscriptions, which bans unlicensed entities from collecting money.They said that beginning around 2001, the company collected investments under a scheme in which dividends were promised on investments in natural resources development projects in the central African country.By stating that the Japanese economy was about to collapse, the firm convinced customers that it would be much more promising to invest in Congo, police said.The firm reportedly accumulated about 10 billion yen from roughly 5,000 people across the country.It prepared several different investment packages, ranging between 60,000 yen and 100 million yen, sources said.Police plan to pursue a fraud case against the firm, they said.The firm, established in March 1997, has generated profits by selling cars at auction on behalf of customers, the sources said. Its president, Riichiro Ohashi, is currently not in Japan, according to investigators.The Japan Times: Jan. 30, 2003(C) All rights reserved The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
ugnet_: Don't insult Museveni but is he not the lead abuser?
Netters, The views expressed by Mrs. Mary Okurut tantamounts to the norms of good manners vs. the norms of bad manners. It had long been known by Ugandan culture at all levels that good manners are part and parcel of that country's human society. God manners is supposed to be taught and practised by the head of the state down to parents, schools, religious leaders, politicians and you name them. I just wonder whether Museveni is above the norms of good manners as his language depicts him as a lead abuser in Uganda. Mrs. Okurut position inspires her to face off poor Mzee Gureme but who dares face off Museveni on the issue of his language? When a President is a lead abuser naturally it sets a bad precedent and the 'bad manners epidemic' spreads from the top leadership down to the children. They read these in newspapers, they hear those nasty expressions in public speeches, conferences, foreign trips and watch the same pattern live on TV sets. Who is to blame? Omar Kezimbira The Long View By Mary K. Okurut Criticise, but dont insult the presidentJune 7, 2003 Obviously I do not agree with Mzee FDR Gureme as far as the leadership of this country is concerned. I do not have to expound on this theme; whoever reads the papers knows the old man has never exactly toasted to the good health of the Movement. However, I would like to commend him for his apology to the president. In a letter to The Monitor, 5 June, he said he was apologising to His Excellency the President, his family and those who will have been upset by my _expression_, which admittedly was in rather bad taste. This is the first time I am seeing this kind of thing since President Museveni came to power and it is coming from the most unlikely quarters. After such a thing, you get the feeling that perhaps giraffes can breed monkeys, after all. Mzee Guremes apology came after I met him outside All Saints Cathedral after the 11 Oclock service last Sunday. He had penned something in Sunday Monitor that day, sections of which did read like insults to the person of the President. After the service, I found Mzee Gureme and after the usual niceties of how are you and how is the weather, I got straight to the point. I told him: Mzee, I am not the one who ought to be telling you what to write and what not to after all, who am I? But why dont you put your points, even if you are criticising the President, without necessarily insulting him? Another highly placed gentleman (gentleman in the real sense of the word, especially in these times when that word belongs to the era of fiction) echoed my sentiments: your analysis was not bad, but why should you insult the President? You may criticise the President, but surely, you should not insult him. Mzee Gureme said he was not aware he had insulted the President. But he would read the article again and if he found an insult, he would apologise. Obviously he did find the insult somewhere because he took time off to pen an apology. I suggest that this is a good starting point for Ugandans to rediscover our lost manners.When Mr Charles Rwomushana (a man who really needs no introduction) went on FM radio stations and abused Movement elders Eriya Kategaya and Bidandi Ssali, there was an uproar: how dare he abuse elders? The Internal Security Organisation where Mr Rwomushana was working promptly sacked him. A large section of our community said yeah, this was the perfect way forward; you do not abuse your elders and your betters and get away with it. We are beginning to rediscover ourselves as good mannered people who lost it somewhere along the way. Other people had given up. Parents had given up about their children and would be content to sigh, ah, children of these days, as though these days are the parents of these errant children!Now that out conscience as a nation has been pricked, and we realise that actually we have been disrespecting our elders, we should turn around and look at the way people are handling the president in the way they write and in the way they speak about him. Most of this is nothing but insults. Nobody is against criticism; but you find for instance a Member of Parliament addressing people at some fundraising function and most of his tirade is nothing but insults against the president. Then you wonder what kind of upbringing this kind of fellow actually had. In our culture, you can disagree with a leader but you do not call him names. I will venture the opinion that in most cases these tirades against the president are usually not a manifestation of incompetence on his part; but rather on the part of these speakers who use the insults to cover up their inadequacies in public speaking. And sometimes, their lack of writing skills. They simply look for something that will work their audience or readership into frenzy, seeking to play on their emotions, while abandoning the more difficult path of appealing
ugnet_: Don't insult Museveni but is he not the lead abuser?
Netters, The views expressed by Mrs. Mary Okurut tantamounts to the norms of good manners vs. the norms of bad manners. It had long been known by Ugandan culture at all levels that good manners are part and parcel of that country's human society. God manners is supposed to be taught and practised by the head of the state down to parents, schools, religious leaders, politicians and you name them. I just wonder whether Museveni is above the norms of good manners as his language depicts him as a lead abuser in Uganda. Mrs. Okurut position inspires her to face off poor Mzee Gureme but who dares face off Museveni on the issue of his language? When a President is a lead abuser naturally it sets a bad precedent and the 'bad manners epidemic' spreads from the top leadership down to the children. They read these in newspapers, they hear those nasty expressions in public speeches, conferences, foreign trips and watch the same pattern live on TV sets. Who is to blame? Omar Kezimbira The Long View By Mary K. Okurut Criticise, but dont insult the presidentJune 7, 2003 Obviously I do not agree with Mzee FDR Gureme as far as the leadership of this country is concerned. I do not have to expound on this theme; whoever reads the papers knows the old man has never exactly toasted to the good health of the Movement. However, I would like to commend him for his apology to the president. In a letter to The Monitor, 5 June, he said he was apologising to His Excellency the President, his family and those who will have been upset by my _expression_, which admittedly was in rather bad taste. This is the first time I am seeing this kind of thing since President Museveni came to power and it is coming from the most unlikely quarters. After such a thing, you get the feeling that perhaps giraffes can breed monkeys, after all. Mzee Guremes apology came after I met him outside All Saints Cathedral after the 11 Oclock service last Sunday. He had penned something in Sunday Monitor that day, sections of which did read like insults to the person of the President. After the service, I found Mzee Gureme and after the usual niceties of how are you and how is the weather, I got straight to the point. I told him: Mzee, I am not the one who ought to be telling you what to write and what not to after all, who am I? But why dont you put your points, even if you are criticising the President, without necessarily insulting him? Another highly placed gentleman (gentleman in the real sense of the word, especially in these times when that word belongs to the era of fiction) echoed my sentiments: your analysis was not bad, but why should you insult the President? You may criticise the President, but surely, you should not insult him. Mzee Gureme said he was not aware he had insulted the President. But he would read the article again and if he found an insult, he would apologise. Obviously he did find the insult somewhere because he took time off to pen an apology. I suggest that this is a good starting point for Ugandans to rediscover our lost manners.When Mr Charles Rwomushana (a man who really needs no introduction) went on FM radio stations and abused Movement elders Eriya Kategaya and Bidandi Ssali, there was an uproar: how dare he abuse elders? The Internal Security Organisation where Mr Rwomushana was working promptly sacked him. A large section of our community said yeah, this was the perfect way forward; you do not abuse your elders and your betters and get away with it. We are beginning to rediscover ourselves as good mannered people who lost it somewhere along the way. Other people had given up. Parents had given up about their children and would be content to sigh, ah, children of these days, as though these days are the parents of these errant children!Now that out conscience as a nation has been pricked, and we realise that actually we have been disrespecting our elders, we should turn around and look at the way people are handling the president in the way they write and in the way they speak about him. Most of this is nothing but insults. Nobody is against criticism; but you find for instance a Member of Parliament addressing people at some fundraising function and most of his tirade is nothing but insults against the president. Then you wonder what kind of upbringing this kind of fellow actually had. In our culture, you can disagree with a leader but you do not call him names. I will venture the opinion that in most cases these tirades against the president are usually not a manifestation of incompetence on his part; but rather on the part of these speakers who use the insults to cover up their inadequacies in public speaking. And sometimes, their lack of writing skills. They simply look for something that will work their audience or readership into frenzy, seeking to play on their emotions, while abandoning the more difficult path of appealing to
ugnet_: AS THE UGANDA MOVEMENT BUS STALLS
Netters As you are going to read these notes, one must remember very well that Ann Mugisha with her bosses then and now, helped to build the system that turned on our population with live bullets and snakes. We must remember very well that she has all along been a parcel to Uganda National Resistance Movement in its massive killings of not only our people in Northern Uganda but in Rwanda DRC and Burundi. And as a Ugandan after reading her nonsense I must ask Ann Mugisha only one question, To your thinking, just how long can one screw Ugandans and they take it sitting down? The destruction of Uganda started with 27 people, but it will take all of us as Ugandans to re-build our nation from where the goons of the bush have put it, and all we are asking the Anne Mugisha's of today, is to give Ugandans with clean hands a chance, to reclaim and rebuild their nation. This struggle to some of us has been a life struggle, to some of us we started it before even Museveni became a President of Uganda, some of us opposed him when he was still hiding in our own villages in Luwero District. We have not changed even an iota in our opposing not only Museveni but all breeds that have come out, including Anne Mugisha. To those Ugandans who have publicly opposed these looters and killers. The light has never been more clearer at the end of the tunnel. Hang in there just a little longer. Em === Reshuffles and Wasted Opportunities I got a stinging attack from Mr. Ofwono Opondo (New Vision of Friday 6 June 2003); with regard to a letter that the Reform Agenda wrote to President Bush protesting President Musevenis deteriorating governance style. Opondo claims that it is a waste of time for the opposition to appeal to donor countries to stop funding a corrupt and dictatorial government. Am sure however, that Opondo knows that reducing donor assistance is an effective way of forcing a begging nation to adopt people-friendly policies in governance. That is why he devoted almost an entire article to refuting or justifying the issues that we raised with the Bush administration. It is an open secret that the government runs on donor funding and therefore donors have a great influence on the political direction that a begging country takes. President Museveni himself acknowledged this when he informed the Movement National Executive Committee that he was being forced to open up space for political parties in order to keep in the good books of Western donor countries. It is therefore legitimate activity for the opposition to keep donors informed of the mischief that a recipient country is up to. While Opondos opinion does not warrant a line for line response because it recycles old accusations which kept the electorate entertained in 2001, I cannot overlook his feeble attempt to compare the defense budget of the United States with that of Uganda. Such a comparison is shameful to say the least. The simple fact is that the US can afford to spend as much as it does on defense while Uganda cannot afford its defense budget. The United States has not had to slash its social services budget in order to finance its wars. The US is a super power that does not have to dwell on the mundane problems of poverty, disease and jiggers for a significant proportion of its population. The US is in fact paying to get some Ugandans to receive primary health care because the Uganda government cannot afford to provide such basic services to its citizens! Yet it is the Uganda government which is cutting budgets of the social services sector to finance an unending war in Northern Uganda. The US government is footing the bill to train Ugandan security operatives who then turn on the population with snakes and live bullets. It is therefore logical that US tax payer should demand accountability from its government relating to the waste of their taxes on a government that ranks military adventure above the health and well being of its citizens. We are dedicated to informing the US government, US citizens and other donor countries of the waste of their resources in Uganda, through corruption and unpopular regional and internal defense policies. And if Opondo is in doubt of the effectiveness of our efforts he should reflect on the sacking of Maj. Gen. James Kazini and wonder if it would have been possible if it were not for the consistent and persistent pressure from civil society, the opposition and the international community. The real wasted opportunity is on the part of government rather than the opposition. Having got a legitimate opportunity to replace a reckless Army Commander and an unpopular security chief, President Museveni goes on to shoot himself in the foot with unpopular appointments in a reshuffle. Major General Aronda Nyakaitana has distinguished himself by executing Operation Iron Fist, one of the most pu
ugnet_: For Beginners: The State, Law & the Commons
>From march 28 2002 to date is ONE YEAR and anout three month. Police and prosecution is still investigatng. wach this space. -- Ebonies case KAMPALA Grace Katumba, 48, a suspect in the murder case of Ebonies Star Paul Katende, was on Wednesday remanded after prosecution said investigations were still going on. Katende was killed on March 28 2002. Dick murder KAMPALA Investigations into the murder of Paul Katende alias Dr. Dick Walusimbi, the Ebonies star, are in progress, court heard yesterday. The murder suspect, Grace Ignatius Katumba, 48, a local Defence Unit personnel attached to Gombe sub-county and others still at large allegedly committed the offence in March. Ends Ebony suspect netted By Davis Weddi THE Police at the weekend made the first arrest in connection with the murder of Ebonies star actor Paul Katende, The New Vision has learnt. Sources who claimed to have witnessed the arrest yesterday said the suspect was picked from Gombe sub-county in Wakiso district. The unidentified suspect is said to have been brought to Kampala with some exhibits including documents vital to the probe. But CID director Elizabeth Kutesa said the suspect arrested in Gombe was wanted over a different case. All senior Police officers contacted over the developments in the murder trail declined to discuss the arrest. Katende was shot dead a week ago while leaving the home of his companion, Harriet Nalubwama. Ebony probe on, court told KAMPALA Investigations into the murder of former Ebonies star, Paul Katende, are still going on, State prosecutor Geoffrey Mutebi told Makindye Grade One Magistrate Lydia Mugambe yesterday. Katende alias Dick Walusimbi was murdered in March last year. He was waylaid moments after dropping a colleague, Harriet Nalumbwama alias Nakawunde at her residence in Mutundwe. Grace Katumba, a former LDU, is facing charges over the murder. He re-appears in court on February 12. Ebonies case KAMPALA State prosecutor Frank Tumusiime has said investigations into the murder of former Ebonies Star Paul Katende are still going on. He told the Makindye court yesterday that the police file is still with the Director of Public Prosecution. Katende, commonly known as Dick Walusimbi, was murdered on March 28, 2002. Ends Ebony riddle KAMPALA Investigations into the murder of an Ebony Star are still going on, Prosecutor Frank Tumusiime told Makindye Grade Two Esther Nasambu recently. Paul Katende, commonly known as Dick Walusimbi, was murdered a few moments after he had dropped off a colleague, Harriet Nalubwama, at her home in Mutundwe. Grace Katumba, 48, a former LDU at Gombe sub-county, was arrested last July in connection with the murder. Police probe Ebonies case KAMPALA Investigations into the murder of former Ebonies star Paul Katende are still going on, court heard yesterday. Katende alias Dick Walusimbi was allegedly murdered by Grace Katumba, a former local defence unit official, in March last year, at VCL studios in Kabuusu. Ends http://www.newvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=8&newsCategoryId=12&newsId=10369 http://www.newvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=8&newsCategoryId=12&newsId=10353 __ bwanika url: www.idr.co.ug Logon & Join in ug-academicsdb discussion list http://www.coollist.com/subcribe.html List ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your Email address: ~~ ~~ url: http://uhpl.uganda.co.ug http://pub59.ezboard.com/fugandamanufacturersassociationfrm1
ugnet_: Red Herring!UGANDA LEADER SACKS ARMY CHIEF
"Mulindwa Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yaobang > >Does the sacking of Kazini mean anything in Uganda situation? Kazini is >related to Janet, so is Nyakairima. Movement is a family business.What is >this change supposed to bring? Oh by the way, what is this changes have to >do with Paul Kagame who had just received Janet? What went on in Rwanda >during Janet's visit? > >Em > > The Mulindwas Communication Group >"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" > Groupe de communication Mulindwas >"avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie" >- Original Message - >From: "Y Yaobang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 9:44 PM >Subject: Re: ugnet_: UGANDA LEADER SACKS ARMY CHIEF > > >> Mulindwa: >> >> Museveni should sack himself, since: >> >> "...Museveni has ... himself been accused by U.N. officials of involvement >> in the illegal exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo's natural >> wealth. ..." >> >> >> >> y >> >From: "Mulindwa Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Rwanda" >> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Subject: ugnet_: UGANDA LEADER SACKS ARMY CHIEF >> >Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:52:31 -0400 >> > >> >KAMPALA, June 6 (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni sacked his >> >army commander on Friday, removing a figure accused by United Nations >> >experts of playing a key role in the plundering of Congo's natural >> >resources. >> > >> >Museveni has faced pressure from aid donors to tackle corrupt officials >and >> >has himself been accused by U.N. officials of involvement in the illegal >> >exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo's natural wealth. >> > >> >A statement from Museveni's office said Major-General James Kazini, who >was >> >appointed in November 2001, would be replaced by Major-General Aronda >> >Nyakairima. >> > >> >"The president has promoted Brigadier Aronda Nyakairima to Major-General >> >and appointed him the new army commander of the Uganda People's Defence >> >Forces," the statement said. >> > >> >A report issued last year by U.N. experts on looting in the mineral-rich >> >Congo named Kazini as one of the key figures in an elite Ugandan network >it >> >accused of pillaging gold, diamonds, timber and other commodities. >> > >> >The report, which followed a similar U.N. investigation published in >2001, >> >accused members of the Ugandan, Rwandan and Zimbabwean armed forces of >> >involvement in the plunder. >> > >> >Officials in the three country's have denied the charges. Museveni has >> >dismissed allegations by U.N. investigators that he was involved. >> > >> >A Ugandan probe to investigate the U.N. charges said in May it had >> >exonerated Museveni, but recommended that Kazini and Museveni's >> >sister-in-law be investigated in connection with alleged diamond >smuggling >> >in the Congo. >> > >> >Congo's war, now gradually subsiding, began in 1998 when Rwanda and >Uganda >> >invaded eastern Congo to help rebel groups fight the Kinshasa government, >> >which was propped up by troops from Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia. >> > >> > >> > >> > The Mulindwas Communication Group >> >"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" >> > Groupe de communication Mulindwas >> >"avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie" >> >> _ >> MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. >> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus >> >> >> > > > -- He it is Who created for you all that is on earth...He is the All-knower of everything. Swaddaq Allahu Al-Adhim. Michael Bwambuga. __ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455
ugnet_: Mutale: The State , The Law & Fate of the Commons
Govt to pay rancher sh300m in damages GOVERNMENT has agreed to pay a Mbarara rancher sh325m as compensation for vandalism of property on his ranch by UPDF soldiers deployed by Major Kakooza Mutale, reports Jude Etyang. The Attorney General represented by Oryem Okello on Thursday told court that the Government had agreed to pay Barnabus Taremwa in an out of court settlement of a suit which the latter had filed. Taremwa took the Government to the Commercial Court, seeking over sh500m as damages for property destroyed and losses incurred when the soldiers evicted him and his workers from the 8.5km ranch in Byanamira village in July 2001. Taremwa claimed that he lost over 700 head of cattle during the eviction and that infrastructure had also been destroyed by the soldiers. Oryem said he talked with Taremwa and it was agreed that the sh325m was the full and final settlement of Taremwas claims. According to agreement each party would cater for their respective legal costs. Taremwa was represented by Nicholas Ecimu and Gilbert Musinguzi. Justice James Ogoola, who presided over the hearing passed the consent judgement according to the parties agreement. __ bwanika url: www.idr.co.ug Logon & Join in ug-academicsdb discussion list http://www.coollist.com/subcribe.html List ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your Email address: ~~ ~~ url: http://uhpl.uganda.co.ug http://pub59.ezboard.com/fugandamanufacturersassociationfrm1
ugnet_: LET THE PATROLS BEGIN
French soldiers begin patrols in wartorn Congo Special forces prepare way for European operation James Astill in BuniaSaturday June 7, 2003The Guardian Under the local authority's murderous glare, a contingent of 100 French special forces landed in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's capital of Bunia yesterday to begin their intervention in the conflict that has claimed more lives than any other since the second world war. Within minutes of their dawn arrival, the troops began securing Bunia's airstrip for an anticipated force of 1,400 European peacekeepers which may contain British soldiers. Five British military planners also arrived in Bunia yesterday to consider the feasibility of deploying a small British team likely to comprise non-combat personnel. The intervention follows the bitter failure of a small band of UN peacekeepers in Bunia to prevent a battle between ethnic groups for the town last month that claimed at least 500 lives and displaced about 250,000 people. The helplessness of the blue-bereted, mostly Uruguayan force caused the first serious international attention to the civil war in Congo's north-eastern Ituri province. "I have not given orders for battle ... and we have not encountered any enemy," the French colonel in charge said yesterday. "But if someone engages us, we have the capacity to respond." The battle for Bunia involved the militias of the local Hema and Lendu peoples, who were armed and chaotically commanded by Uganda and Rwanda, the principal invaders who are also hostile to each other. Many of the victorious Hema fighters - of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) - had left Bunia yesterday. Of those who remained, most were unarmed. "Our orders are not to carry many guns," said Michel Ilunga, a UPC fighter toying with a water-pistol on Bunia's main street. "We won't fight the French." The US will not fund the non-UN force; yet Uganda and Rwanda are thought to have approved the intervention only at its bidding, loosening their grasp on Congo's fabulously mineral-rich north-east. "This is the first window of opportunity for peace in eastern Congo," said François Grignon, of the International Crisis Group, one of the few analysts focused on a war that has claimed an estimated 4.7 million lives. "This intervention is a very promising start, but much more must still be done." France agreed to lead the force after the UN admitted its inability to stop the war which has been described by some, even in the UN, as a genocide. The European force has a more belligerent mandate to protect Congo's brutalised civilians than the Uruguayans had. Yet, crucially, according to Mr Grignon, it still has no plans to patrol Bunia's outlying hills, or to remain in Congo after the arrival of more UN peacekeepers in September. "These soldiers are to do a specific task in Bunia," said Col Daniel Vollot, the commander of UN forces in Ituri. "They have no orders to leave the town." That will provide little reassurance to the majority of Ituri's people, who have witnessed their friends and family being murdered by the hundred in the tit-for-tat massacres raging outside the town. But Bunia was already recovering yesterday. In its makeshift clinic, Kapo Adiu, a nurse, reported no new cases of wounded in over two weeks. In its main market - formerly littered with corpses - a few vendors did a roaring trade in cigarettes, medicine and soap. The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
ugnet_: TROOPS ARRIVE IN CONGO
Troops arrive in Congo for 'mission impossible' By Adrian Blomfield in Bunia(Filed: 07/06/2003) French special forces embarked on one of the West's riskiest African missions in years yesterday, deploying in the Congo with orders authorising the use of force against warring tribal militias ravaging one of the world's bloodiest regions. About 100 of France's elite troops and a small contingent from the RAF, the advanced party of a UN-approved European combat force, flew into the ramshackle airport at the small town of Bunia, receiving a tumultuous welcome from war-weary residents. Residents look on as a French soldier guards the United Nations compound in the Congo town of Bunia As the French commanders drove into the UN compound in the town, hundreds of Lendus, members of Bunia's majority tribe, jubilantly poured out of an overcrowded, makeshift shelter in the grounds. Thousands had fled there since the minority Hema tribe seized the town on May 12 during a battle in which at least 430 people, mainly civilians, were killed. Pressed against the razor wire surrounding the compound, they chanted "liberé! [freed] liberé!", clapping and cheering as the French drove past. "We were suffering but now we are free," said Robert Asiya. "My past is gone. My parents, my wife, all my children were killed. But now the French are here perhaps I have a future." The Democratic Republic of Congo has been wracked by a civil war for the past five years. Aid agencies estimate at least three million people have died in the fighting and from hunger and disease. The UN mandate is unclear on the geographical boundaries of the operation but does specify the mission must end in three months. Disarming the militiamen and pacifying the region in so short a time could turn an operation fraught with problems into a mission impossible. The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
