ugnet_: ngugi and njeeri's ordeal at the hands of rapists/muggers]

2004-08-16 Thread vukoni
Njeeri: Why I will not hide my pain By Patrick Mathangani ‘It would have been very, very easy for me to take your word as attempted rape, get on the plane and go to America and heal myself.'       Ngugi's wife Njeeri breaks down during yesterday's press conference.   Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o's

ugnet_: Semantic won't help Darfur

2004-08-16 Thread LilQT4851
  Search:           chicagotribune.com >> Editorials Semantics won't help DarfurPublished August 16, 2004On July 22, the U.S. Congress unanimously condemned the slaughter in Sudan's western province of Darfur as "genocide." Some American Jewish groups concurred.

ugnet_: Suppressing the Black Vote in Florida -- Again; The Implications of the Obama Phenomenon

2004-08-16 Thread vukoni
_ Suppress the Vote? By BOB HERBERT (www.nytimes.com) The big story out of Florida over the weekend was the tragic devastation caused by Hurricane Charley. But there's another story from Florida that deserves our attention. State police officers have gone into the homes of elderly

ugnet_: NAMIBIA: Germany rules out reparations but offers aid

2004-08-16 Thread vukoni
NAMIBIA: Germany rules out reparations but offers aid [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]   OKAKARARA VILLAGE, 16 August (IRIN) - Germany asked for "forgiveness" at the weekend for colonial atrocities committed against Herero-speaking Namibians, while promisi

ugnet_: Fwd: Army fights ICC trial

2004-08-16 Thread Ochan Otim
Army fights ICC trial By Frank Nyakairu Aug 16, 2004 KAMPALA -The army has asked the Internatioanal Criminal Court (ICC) to have those suspected of war crimes in the northern war to be tried by Ugandan courts. The ICC is investigating allegations of war crimes in the Lord Resistance Army's (LRA

ugnet_: AU latest pronouncements on Sudan situation

2004-08-16 Thread RWalker949
1.P. O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA Tel.: (251-1) 513822 Fax: (251-1) 51932E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Press Release No. 081/2004ON THE VISIT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR POLITICALAFFAIRS TO SUDAN(15-17 AUGUST 2004)The AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Mrs. Julia Dolly Joiner, willlead a delegatio

ugnet_: RE: Re: ugnet : Fate & career destinations of Makerere Medical

2004-08-16 Thread YOSWA DAMBISYA
Compatriot Bwanika, I do not have the answers to the questions you pause below regarding the state of affairs of our doctors, yet. A number of us are trying to work on those questions, if we do not abandon the exercise mid-way, we should have the answers in the near future. One of the challen

ugnet_: Uganda Not Willing To Share 'Kony' Info & 'War' With US Govt

2004-08-16 Thread Simon Nume
Bush wants list of Kony backers By Badru D. Mulumba Aug 15, 2004KAMPALA – US President George Bush wants the StateDepartment to compile a list of Lord’s Resistance Army(LRA) financiers.Mr Bush also wants Uganda to allow international humanrights groups to monitor local militias in war zones.These

ugnet_: RE: Re: ugnet : Fate & career destinations of Makerere Medical

2004-08-16 Thread d b
Professor Dambisya Thank you for the paper it was an eye opener. The number was relatively big produced by Makerere 1984 that must be really essential. I wonder what the situation is now that we have Kabale medical school and Mbarara univeristy? Certainly the number of doctors, Uganda produce