Hi Lisa, That was a good piece to sum up the year 2002. I have liked the way you have rounded up the point about a "pat on the back" by the Wazungu. Cheers!!!
Mikele Akena. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Toro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: Re: ugnet_: Scribes spy for BBC > Those scribes would better look for one who has been there, done it and now > probably wishing he had done it differently, our Ugandan Henry Gombya who > was a BBC "International reporter" in playing Musevenis' deception in the > Luwero war and the destruction of our country. Untill Kayiras death in > Gombyas' very house for a supposed thiefs going after Sh10,000. withdrawn > from the bank earlier that day,when he found himself in exile in the UK. > Gombya got a rude awakening by finding he was being told he does not qualify > for asylum, his life was not threthened in Uganda!!! leave alone he was not > even good enough to clean the BBC offices or toilets!!. I wonder if BBC > still ring him! > > African think hard before you go it with a white man chances are you will be > the last to be destroyed after you have finished the rest. Be scaptical of a > whiteman pat on your back, it is not what you always think it is! > > Toro > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mitayo Potosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 9:34 PM > Subject: ugnet_: Scribes spy for BBC > > > > SUNDAY MAIL > > December 22, 2002 > > > > Scribes spy for BBC > > > > THE British Foreign Office has allegedly hired some Zimbabwean > journalists > > to > > work for the BBC as underground staff whose duty is to shoot television > > images > > and send them to the station's head offices in London, where voice-overs > > are done. > > > > The Government banned the BBC from operating in the country following > > allegations that the station was publishing falsehoods about the > country. > > It is > > then that they devised the plan to recruit locals. > > > > Documents in possession of The Sunday Mail show that a local reporter, > > Lewis > > Machipisa, is now working for the BBC and SW Radio. He is allegedly > going > > into > > the rural areas to secretly shoot images for the BBC, write the > voice-over > > material and send the films to London, where the voice-overs are done by > > staff > > at the station's head office. > > > > An impeccable source close to the operations of the BBC said: "Lewis > > Machipisa > > is now going underground in the rural areas shooting images for the BBC > > and > > writing the voice-over material. The films are then voiced over in > London > > by BBC > > staff at the television centre. > > > > "This is the plan they have devised to go around the ban on the BBC. He > > has been > > given equipment and is now working full time for the BBC since he left > > IPS." > > > > The Sunday Mail is reliably informed that the British Foreign Office > > authorised > > money to be released to Machipisa through a South African account or > cash > > deposited through accounts in London. The payment system is overseen by > a > > Mr > > David Amanu, who is based at Bush House, and Mr Robin White. > > > > It is understood that when interviewing farmers, Machipisa uses the > > contact book > > of Mr Joseph Winter, a former BBC correspondent in Zimbabwe. > > > > Machipisa is also allegedly supplying pictures to SW Radio, a station > that > > churns out anti-Zimbabwe propaganda. He is working for the station after > a > > Ms > > Violet Gonda approached him. > > > > It is alleged that Machipisa is using a digital camera that he received > > from the > > BBC to take still pictures and sending them by e-mail to the SW Radio > > website. > > > > In a communication he allegedly sent to the BBC, which seems to confirm > > the > > allegations, Machipisa wrote: > > > > "George Charamba called me to ask about my clandestine activities . . . > > BBC TV > > reporters. I refused the claim and offered to meet him to cover up the > > problem. > > > > "I suspect that they have bugged my cellphone, that is the only way they > > could > > have got this information. I have contacted Brian Hungwe (SABC) to warn > > him and > > I am trying to convince his cameraman Nathan Dodzo to help us take video > > pictures of the dreadful situation on farms. > > > > "He has refused saying he has a good working relationship with Jonathan > > Moyo. I > > suppose with a little bit of more money we can . . . using Chris from > AP. > > > > "Brian Hungwe is worried because his bosses are trying to get a > Zimbabwean > > (sp) > > journalist sympathetic to the government to join SABC in Harare. > > > > "He used to be with the BBC at Focus on Africa; best friends with Supa > > Mandiwanzira, a state broadcast news reader. This might make it > difficult > > to use > > SABC equipment because this guy is a government supporter. He is in > London > > but I > > am not sure what he is doing at the moment. > > > > "I hope the state will not refuse to register me as a BBC correspondent > > because > > they have stated that the BBC is banned as an organisation. I will call > > you and > > let you know about what George Charamba says if and when I meet him." > > > > Contrary to Machipisa's claim that the information could have got to Cde > > Charamba because his phone could be bugged, there is a paper trail that > > has been > > unravelled by this paper's investigations. > > > > After receiving the communication from Machipisa, the BBC head for > Africa > > and > > Middle East, Barry Langridge, wrote a letter to Cde Charamba on December > > 11 > > trying to dismiss the allegations against Machipisa. > > > > He wrote: "I am writing to express the deep concern of the BBC at > certain > > unfounded allegations about our work and that of our reporter in Harare, > > Mr > > Lewis Machipesa. > > > > "I write because we are concerned for the reputation and safety of Mr > > Lewis > > Machipesa, whom we regard as a reporter of the highest standards. > > > > "There has recently been some suggestion that the BBC is either > connected > > with, > > or directly responsible for, the output of a private radio station, SW > > Radio > > Africa. > > > > "The BBC has no connection of any kind with that organisation ; no > > financial, staff or training relationship of any kind, or in terms of > > equipment > > or delivery of signal. The wilder rumours seem to suggest that some of > our > > staff > > own or control the station concerned. This is a complete fabrication," > > said > > Langridge. > > > > Cde Charamba responded to Langridge's letter saying: "Many thanks for > your > > letter which, quite frankly, was both unexpected and unwarranted. > > > > "I suppose you think the mighty BBC can interpose between two > Zimbabweans > > communicating in confidence and, what is more, ensure 'reputation and > > safety' of the other. > > > > "Your patently convoluted claims of distance (vis-a-vis SW Radio) and > > professionalism for BBC are, I am sure, meant to be a bad joke, > especially > > given > > that you know or should know your interlocutor. I certainly know much > more > > than > > BBC's wish image and feel insulted by any invitation to view it in > claimed > > light as opposed to a real one. > > > > "I am sure you credit me with a measure of thought and gauge the > disbelief > > I am > > willing to suspend. > > > > "I do not expect any response to this communication and please let me > not > > have > > it." > > > > Efforts to contact Machipisa were fruitless. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > "Ivinicus factus sum veritabem diceus." ( I have become an enemy for > > speaking the truth ) St Paul! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Mitayo Potosi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&D > I=7474&SU= > > > http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_addphotos_3 > mf > > > > >
