[Ugnet] Uganda as we knew it!!!
Kiwanukas story was great I refer to Jenkins Kiwanukas article titled When Obote fumed at the 1965 London Chogm (Daily Monitor, September 25) and wish to thank him for this insight into the kind of integrity public servants were expected to project at all times. What caught my eye most was his revelation that as Administrative and Press Officer to the Uganda Government delegation to the Chogm, he drew pounds 8,000 in travellers cheques from the Uganda Commercial Bank as contingency fund for 20 delegation members. After attending the meeting, the delegation took a two-month trip to 10 European and Asian countries. Jenkins says he returned to Uganda with a balance of pounds 6,500 which he handed back to the Treasury. I can sense many Ugandans who read this dismissing it as a lie or imagining there must have been something wrong with him. As a member of a civil society organisation that fights corruption in Uganda, I found this story an effective weapon in our struggle for public accountability. It revealed to citizens who were not born by that time that Ugandans have not always been corrupt, and that the current degeneration can be reversed. During the period Jenkins wrote about, Uganda was credited with having one of the best Civil Service in Africa. Mukotani Rugyendo, Uganda Debt Network, Kampala -- By Courtesy of: Michael BWambuga wa Balongo - Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. ___ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---
[Ugnet] Dr. Besigye in London soon?
Folks, Some info is circulating around that Dr. Besigye will be in London soon. Londoners should turn up in large number and listen to the man. We as Ugandans must give this man the mantle, that will enable many to chip in and steer the nation clear. I therefore applaud the gallant sons and daughters of our country waging un-relenting compaign to install FDC into power. Lets come one come all and move the country forward. Ocii - All new Yahoo! Mail - - Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane.___ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---
[Ugnet] Re: Rwanda Govt breaks dependency syndrome
Very silly and misleading article! Dependency has always been in economics when it comes to Africa, due to lack of production engendered by armies of illiterates and unskilled manpower! To give Gacaca as an example of breaking free from dependency is utter hogwash. Further, the writer claims Rwanda is borrowing but at a minimum! Should readers take his word for it, or they need concrete proofs? Ocii gr akanga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am green with envy! Gook . Rwanda Govt breaks dependency syndrome ROBERT MUKOMBOZI KIGALI RWANDA's attempts to break the dependence syndrome, which has hampered most African countries development, could have paid off. Thirteen years after the 1994 genocide that devastated this tiny central African country, the Kigali leadership has pushed an economic, social and political growth that depends largely on home-made solutions. Although the issue of borrowing continues to play a role, as the case is in all global markets, in Rwanda, it has become reasonably minimal. The country is shifting towards utilizing all her resources, human and material to solve development chancellor. The government is working hard to involve every Rwandan in the reconstruction task without relying on foreign expertise. Immediately after the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front/Army had captured power in 1994, after the bush war struggle that put an end to the debacle in which over million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were massacred, the most urgent task was to build trust among Rwandans, and reconcile them. The RPF government bonded victims and culprits that had participated in genocide and encouraged them to live in harmony again. Among confidence building strategies was the institution of a National Unity and Reconciliation Commission. The commission has engaged Rwandans of all walks of life in the country and in the Diaspora on how to rebuild their own motherland. Most of the Rwandan professionals had either died or fled the country, while those that were steering national policies were often inexperienced. Now the RPF-led government of President Paul Kagame has continued to reject the idea that, as a people emerging out of conflict, others should conceive and design systems, processes and strategies for Rwanda. Mr Kagame has always made his view very clear on this matter that in any event, a development programme that is conceived and executed by external actors is unsustainable in the long run. Gacaca system A classical illustration of a home grown policy is the Gacaca court system which addressed genocide cases that would require a lot of time and resources to be resolved. The Gacaca system is a centuries-old Rwandan community-based justice system in which the accused and the accuser meet in a village square, led by a council of elders, to settle cases. In the history of this country, it was a tool for reconciliation since the penalties were mutually binding. In modern Rwanda, the Gacaca court system has been modernised to handle part of the bulk of genocide crimes -the less serious cases, while other categories of crimes against humanity are executed by the conventional western style courts. However, the international community's view on this communal court system in Rwanda is indifferent. Sometimes the West has reacted out rightly hostile to this initiative, arguing that Gacaca does not fit the principles of conventional court systems. But, in his address to the African Business Leaders Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, recently, Mr Kagame challenged the critics to provide an alternative to Gacaca. We also point to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The tribunal has since 1995 tried 31 people at a cost of over US$1 billion, he noted. -- Gook Live what life brings; die what death comes M. Stewart: The Wicked Day. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Ugandans at Heart group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Ugandans-at-Heart?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- - Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers. ___ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---
Re: [Ugnet] Dr. Besigye in London soon?
Ugandans You know and I am not here to beat on Ocii's Ggwanga Mujje, but aren't you amazed on how Uganda politics goes by only one side? When you read this posting and encouragement, this Ugandan does not have even a single question about Dr. Kiiza Besigye being the only right man that can drive Uganda out of her misery. Read this writing very closely and you will find the very same mentality used on Museveni, where by those of us that stood on the peripheral asking serious question about Museveni and his use of a gun to get to power were called all names. When will Ugandans start to critique the aspiring leaders and stop pandering at every fly that passes near a nose? When will Ugandans start to ask very serious questions about these men and women that intend to lead Uganda? For one can wonder, what incidence has happened in Uganda ever since the last election for example, that Dr. Kiiza Besigye has stood up and shown leadership? And I need only one. But you see? When ever every one yells that he wants to lead Uganda, he or she gets a Ugandan clapping hands, for there is no way, in a nation of such high population, can you fail to find a sucker born every day. May God help our nation. EM Toronto 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: ocii To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Ugandanet@kym.net Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 8:26 PM Subject: [Ugnet] Dr. Besigye in London soon? Folks, Some info is circulating around that Dr. Besigye will be in London soon. Londoners should turn up in large number and listen to the man. We as Ugandans must give this man the mantle, that will enable many to chip in and steer the nation clear. I therefore applaud the gallant sons and daughters of our country waging un-relenting compaign to install FDC into power. Lets come one come all and move the country forward. Ocii -- All new Yahoo! Mail - -- Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane. -- ___ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. --- ___ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---
[Ugnet] Belgium wants LRA chief Kony arrested
This is the best assurance I have ever heard from Europe. Kony must and I know will, be arrested. Kaguta will do a Taylor on him, too - no doubt. Belgium wants LRA chief Kony arrested Publication date: Wednesday, 26th September, 2007 Premier Verhofstadt By Felix Osike and Henry Mukasa BELGIUM has called for the arrest and prosecution of the leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Kony should be arrested and made “an example to all criminals that the exploitation of children in armed conflicts will not be tolerated”. He said Kony was responsible for 70,000 of the 300,000 child soldiers in Africa. “The offenders themselves must be put on trial. An international warrant has been issued for his (Kony’s) arrest and his whereabouts are known. He has spread terror in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Southern Sudan,” he stated. The leaders of the 15 member states also heard from Verhofstadt that each of the child soldiers, including a former LRA abductee whom he had adopted, had a personal horror story to tell. “The 14-year-old girl was forced to kill her own uncle and was then given as a present to a commander who raped her. In escaping, she had to shoot one of the guards and was shot herself. In the hospital, it was discovered that she was pregnant. That story is just one of many, and each is a stain on the soul of humanity,” he said. The current “naming and shaming” policy was not enough, the Belgian Prime Minister noted. He proposed that an arms embargo be imposed on all countries that use child soldiers, and that all humanitarian assistance should be suspended. The summit on Peace and Security in Africa was chaired by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Echoing Verhofstadt’s remarks, Sarkozy said African countries must be categorical about respecting human rights, the rule of law and the need to bring criminals to justice. “In Africa, as elsewhere, murderers should be caught and punished,” he said. Darfur was a prime focus of the discussion, with most speakers stressing the importance of a timely deployment of the AU-UN peacekeeping force. ___ Peter-Rhaina Gwokto Remember: LRA leader Joseph Kony is named in 12 counts for crimes against humanity and 21 counts for war crimes. His deputy, Otti, is named in 11 counts for crimes against humanity and 21 counts for war crimes. Alleged crimes include rape, murder, enslavement, sexual enslavement and forced enlisting of children. ICC must not withdraw its indictments.___ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---
