ugnet_: MONITOR- 7 hour search to seven-day closure

2002-10-18 Thread Omar Kezimbira
THE MONITOR, 18TH OCTOBER 2002 From 7-hour search to seven-day closure David Ouma Balikowadear coh,I do not know how to begin this letter. Strange things have been happening in the beloved land of Uganda in the last seven days.October 10 was black Thursday for all those who cherish freedom of expre

I told you... it told you... Re: ugnet_: FW: Behind the scenes at MTN

2002-10-18 Thread Masaba John
Potosi, I have copied the mails I sent to this here list before as proof that I was not lying about the thugs stealing money from Nile Bank. And remember I said that I was not very convinced that MTN Boers were not helping the Kenyan thugs steal the money from Nile Bank. Now you can see what M

ugnet_: Reflections on `Dark Oct. 10’

2002-10-18 Thread s2229482
Thank God we can get the news again! I was begining to get sick of New Vision. coo This is a special issue of The Monitor. It’s the first since Government closed the paper down in a massive police and military intelligence operation. The security operatives didn’t have a warrant, and despite the

ugnet_: Get Thee to the Bedroom and start making babies

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
People Again NRM has been throwing numbers at us from day one, remember Museveni has killed more Ugandans than all previous leaders combined but the totals of Ugandans as a whole went up, please explain that to me. Em    The Mulindwas communication group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is i

Re: I told you... it told you... Re: ugnet_: FW: Behind the scenes at MTN

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
I also said that the BA Boeing parks in Entebbe although the maximum of its passengers are from Nairobi, because they take fuel from Entebbe under dubious means which they can not do at Jomo Kenyatta. The country needs a serious broom to get out the Rwandees and put Ugandans in power. changes and v

ugnet_: I'M AN AMERICAN TIRED OF AMERICAN LIES-Woody Harrelson

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
Salim Thanks for posting this piece I have been trying to retype it for I failed to get it on line, it is a good reading for an open minded Em    The Mulindwas communication group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" - Original Message - From: Salim Khatri To

Re: ugnet_: MONITOR- Uganda paper reopens-BBC

2002-10-18 Thread jonah kasangwawo
Mulindwa, who said I've just figured it out ? What I was trying to stress is that it has now been officially declared. You do not have to respond to every message, even when you have nothing to say. Kasangwawo From: "Mulindwa Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL

ugnet_: Monitor apologises but refuses to retract story-BBC

2002-10-18 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Friday, 18 October, 2002, 10:08 GMT 11:08 UK -BBC Ugandan paper issues apology The Ugandan army was angered by The Monitor's story In its first edition for a week, Uganda's leading independent newspaper, The Monitor, has apologised for running a story which angered the army but has refused to ret

Re: ugnet_: Get Thee to the Bedroom and start making babies

2002-10-18 Thread Lutimba Matovu
Mulindwa, It shows your claims are bogus and pure pokopoko. --- Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > People > Again NRM has been throwing numbers at us from day > one, remember Museveni has killed more Ugandans than > all previous leaders combined but the totals of > Ugandans as a whole w

Re: I told you... it told you... Re: ugnet_: FW: Behind the scenes at MTN

2002-10-18 Thread Lutimba Matovu
Mulindwa, BA flights are direct from Ebb to London. All their seats are over subscribed and always full. So what the hell are you talking about? You don't know what's going on but you always claim you go to Uganda. Shame on you. LM --- Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also said tha

Re: I told you... it told you... Re: ugnet_: FW: Behind the scenes at MTN

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
Matovu I am talking about a flight with a stop over in Nairobi Em The Mulindwas communication group "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" - Original Message - From: "Lutimba Matovu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 10:08 AM Subject:

ugnet_: Onapito,s "to the point"

2002-10-18 Thread Abayombo
The Monitor’s debacle has clouded the air around the state and the media Onapito Ekomoloit To The Point IN the wake of the ongoing trials and tribulations of The Monitor, the newspaper where I cut my journalistic teeth in, it’s conceivable that some journalists now see President Yoweri Museveni

Re: ugnet_: Jailed Reporter Receives Mixed Reception from Prison Mates

2002-10-18 Thread J Ssemakula
Mr. Otim, The parallels in prison conditions between Mr. Nyakairu's detention/imprisonment by Museveni in 2002 and that of Obote's detention of Mr Lule (Chronicled in Transition) in the late 1960s is striking, if not chilling. I hope the press can pick up a sustained campaign against poor/inh

ugnet_: NYTimes.com Article: Rebels Sign Truce to End Ivory Coast Uprising

2002-10-18 Thread ssemakula
This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rebels Sign Truce to End Ivory Coast Uprising October 18, 2002 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rebels signed a truce on Thursday to halt a monthlong insurgency in Ivory Coast that has killed hundreds of people. http://www.n

Re: ugnet_: Jailed Reporter Receives Mixed Reception from Prison Mates

2002-10-18 Thread Ochan Otim
Bwana Ssemakula: Where I come from they say "mac onywalo buro" - fire begets ash, i.e. one can tell with certainity where the ash comes from. Ochan At 05:06 PM 10/18/02 +, you wrote: >Mr. Otim, > >The parallels in prison conditions between Mr. Nyakairu's >detention/imprisonment by Museveni

Re: ugnet_: Extend use of Swahili

2002-10-18 Thread J Ssemakula
Given that: 1. English is the official language of each of the 3 countries in question and that it is used the world over 2. Swahili is hardly used or understood by a large portionof Uganda, over 50% in terms of population 3. Swahili is controversial in Uganda 4. Uganda would have to spend mil

ugnet_: Book of the Month

2002-10-18 Thread Mitayo Potosi
Book of the Month THE GRAND CHESSBOARD American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives By Zbigniew Brzezinski "The Grand chessboard." by Mr. Brzezinski. He is former National Security Advisory in the Carter administration and architect of the Trilateral Commission. Mr. Brzezinski lays

Re: ugnet_: What was life like during Obote I?

2002-10-18 Thread Mitayo Potosi
Mr. Ssemakula and netters, This all about "Transition", Neogy, Abu Mayanja, Ali Mazuri etc... is all well and good. But, are we just going to dismiss Mr. Chris Opoka's suggestion that irrespective of our differences, there are some national aspects that demand that we all work together at som

ugnet_: Education In Federal Uganda--Extend use of Swahili

2002-10-18 Thread maryrkintu
Hello My fellow Ugandans and all our friends! Several times this week, I have read discussions that are pertinent to to the incomplete topic: EDUCATION IN FEDERAL UGANDA and specifically 'The Curriculum of Education In Federal Uganda' I am inviting Misters: Ssemakula, Muwanga-Zake and all others

ugnet_: AN ACT OF CHARITY

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
A wife arrived home from a shopping trip and was shocked to find her husband in bed with a lovely young woman. Just as she was about to storm out of the house, her husband called out "Perhaps you should hear how all this came about..." I was driving home on the highway when I saw this

Re: ugnet_: Get Thee to the Bedroom and start making babies

2002-10-18 Thread J Ssemakula
This article brought to mind an incident that occurred in Egypt sometime ago, when the Zero Population Growth (ZPG) held sway of things. Soon after the opening of the Aswan Dam, officials noticed a drastic fall in the number of children born in the general vicinity. Officials thought that som

Re: ugnet_: Extend use of Swahili

2002-10-18 Thread ssenya nyange
Mr. J. Oracha, The relationship you've described among East African nationals is not as good as you think. What you described is the artificial diplomatic relations practiced at public meetings etc whenever diplomats meet. I lived in several parts of Kenya between 1982 and 1990. I have

ugnet_: Fw: [anarchy_africa] Sudan; 10 Minutes of Peace; Gov violates truce, mediator complains

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
     The Mulindwas communication group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" - Original Message - From: Thomas Mountain Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 4:15 AM Subject: [anarchy_africa] Sudan; 10 Minutes of Peace; Gov violates truce, mediator complains 17 Oct 2002 18:00Media

ugnet_: CONGOPANORAMA

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CONGOPANORAMA a friend sent me this.you might want to check it out.=WWW.CONGOPANORAMA.ORGPlease consult this web site and send us your comments!Editor

Re: ugnet_: What was life like during Obote I?

2002-10-18 Thread J Ssemakula
Mr. Potosi Netters, 1. I do not recall pronouncing an opinion about "Neogy, Abu Mayanja, Ali Mazur", but this doesn't prevent anyone else from doing so. My intent in posting those excerpts, speaking of which you may expect more,  is to use "bwino" to refute this hogwash floating around about how g

ugnet_: HE SURRENDERS

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
Netters The gunman in Germany has surrendered to the Police and all hostages are a OK Em    The Mulindwas communication group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy"

ugnet_: traditions, oil, funerals

2002-10-18 Thread J Ssemakula
Wedded to Tradition: Marriage at Pubertyhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/africanlives/ivory/ivory.htm   In Africa, Funerals Use Rituals of Joy to Ease Sorrowhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/africanlives/ghana/ghana.htm Nigerians Uneasy Over Loss of Oil-Rich Lan

ugnet_: Uganda Now Oil Drilling-New Vision-19-10-2002

2002-10-18 Thread Omar Kezimbira
NEW VISION, 19TH SATURDAY OCTOBER 2002 Uganda Now Oil Drilling The much-awaited drilling of oil in the rift valley in western Uganda has started, Bryan Westwood, the director and general manager Heritage oil and Gas, the company that has been undertaking exploration work, said yesterday, reports Jo

ugnet_: Court Marshal Frees ISO Man-NEN VISION-19/10/2002

2002-10-18 Thread Omar Kezimbira
Wembley Court Frees ISO Man LUCKY: Kyokweitse (left) being congratulated by a friend yesterday By Solomon Muyita A COMMANDER of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) in Western Uganda is the first out of over 450 Operation Wembley suspects to be freed by the General Court Marshal. The mili

ugnet_: AGRAIN REFORMS TO PAY OFF

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
By Abel Zhakata HISTORY has it that any revolution is associated with undesirable immediate effects, but the foreseeable future will be a ‘flowery’ experience. I bring this issue in the context of the ongoing agrarian reforms in Zimbabwe. One would ask why revolutions, including the Agricultu

ugnet_: HARD LESSONS FOR MONITOR

2002-10-18 Thread Mulindwa Edward
Hard lessons for Monitor It is good news that the Government has allowed The Monitor empire to resume. There is no need for Government to continue soiling its neat suit, digging the grave of a paper which appears to be heading to the grave y