Ggwe Ssekajja
Balye amtungulu fe bwetwaali munsiko twalyanga matungulu. Geez !!!!!!
EM
On the 49th
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"
From: ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com
[mailto:ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of sseka...@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 4:55 PM
To: ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {UAH} 46 dead as hunger pounds Karamoja, Teso
Any sensible government, worthy of leading a nation, must have
in place a national policy that ensure food security for it's natives.
Whereas, it is true and fair that people produce their own food,
the role of the state must be to facilitate this production. This is
because, there are number of factors, such as drought, that can
frustrate poor individual farmers, therefore making it a national
government dutiful task to address, and sustain food production.
People dying of hunger in this day, is national embarrassment.
Ssekajja
-----Original Message-----
From: Emmanuel Opule <emma_op...@yahoo.ca>
To: ugandans-at-heart <ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:11
Subject: Re: {UAH} 46 dead as hunger pounds Karamoja, Teso
Edward!
You rightfully put it. People should be able to produce their own food, and
Ugandans are used to this. We just need to educate them on how to improve on
their food safety especially through water conservation simple irrigation
techniques. EO
From: Herrn Edward Mulindwa <mulin...@look.ca>
To: ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 3:42:12 PM
Subject: RE: {UAH} 46 dead as hunger pounds Karamoja, Teso
Why do we have to have “food distribution” to start with? That is the
intelligent question. Man I think I need to go to Uganda and do some politics
that is real.
EM
On the 49th
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"
From: ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com
[mailto:ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com
<mailto:ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com?> ] On Behalf Of
fnshemerei...@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:30 AM
To: ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {UAH} 46 dead as hunger pounds Karamoja, Teso
Govt cannot give tractors to karimajong to boost production. And they don't
have to. All that is needed is a good road or rail network to allow access and
food distribution. More access means more exposure. Karimajong can trade cattle
for food if exposed and facilitated. Farming is private enterprise whereas road
network is a government obligation. Let's have our priorities right.
FN
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-------- Original message --------
From: Frank Mujabi <frank.mujab...@gmail.com>
Date: 18/07/2013 13:42 (GMT+03:00)
To: ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {UAH} 46 dead as hunger pounds Karamoja, Teso
Mr Opule
The reason why it is govt's fault is because it refuses people at a local level
to have
leaders they respect and leaders with some brains, who can encourage them to do
self help projects.
RDC's are directly CHOSEN by M7 and most of them ( as well as LC's) in Buganda
are from the west/Rwanda.
How would these greedy, poor non-farmers encourage or allow people to do
anything to help themselves?
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:19 AM, john kwitonda <kwiton...@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree but you should remember ,in uganda we dont have leaders. we have
rulers.these guys dont come to serve but to enrich themselves. the president is
interested in how to rig the next elections and doesnt bother whether he
appoints hardworking guy or not. so long as they can sing his name and praise
everything.so, i hear karamoja is a fertile region, why are they dying/ lack
of guidance and lack of policies. why cant the governement give these rurals
area tractors so that they can grow food on a lerge scale. he tals of
modernising agriculture but how can u do that with hoes? no irrigation
planned.ugand is doomed with such rulers.
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Emmanuel Opule <emma_op...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
John,
We all agree that something has to be done about corruption in our country;
however, this should not stop us from innovative and transformational. We
definitely also need leaders who understand their role in the first place. It
all depends on all of us working together to transform that country. Most of
our leaders appear to be taking us no where and we have to learn to move
forward and let them follow if need be. E.O.
From: john kwitonda <kwiton...@gmail.com>
To: ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 12:32:13 PM
Subject: Re: {UAH} 46 dead as hunger pounds Karamoja, Teso
600m stolen while ugandans are dying of hunger!! welcome to the world
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Emmanuel Opule <emma_op...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
It is very sad to read about people starving to death in the “Pearl of Africa”
given all the fertile land and abundant rainfall we enjoy as a country compared
to many countries in the world!
I do farming as my pass time activity in nearly 50 acres of land located in
Serere which is one of the districts mentioned in this article. At the start of
the rain season in March this year, I planted 20 acres of maize, 2 of ground
nuts and nearly 3 of chillies, spending nearly 4 million on garden preparation,
seeds and fertilizer (which I first introduced this year). However, even as we
were still preparing the gardens and planting, heavy rains began pounding the
area and some gardens began flooding, which affected crop germination. I lost
nearly 12 acres of maize instantly. As soon as the maize grew and weeding
began, the rains seized and all the chilies dried up while maize and ground
nuts began to wither and this trend has continued since the rains have been
erratic, so I am not expecting much harvest from my farm.
However, having travelled to many countries during my work assignments and seen
other farming practices, there are a few lessons I have picked which I believe
could be helpful to us as Ugandans. Many of us are very fast at blaming the
government whenever our crops fail or when there is drought as seen in the
comments above.
Although I agree that the government has a big role to play in the development
of infrastructure, providing the needed technical expertise and ensuring
availability of affordable farm inputs, we must understand that no government
can do everything for its citizens. It is important for us as individuals and
communities to take initiative to transform our lives instead of blaming the
government all the time. I will give one example very near home in a village
called Yatta in Ukambani, next door in Kenya (please Google Operation Mwolyo
Out and you can read the stories for yourselves) where villagers who had lived
on relief food for generations decided to take initiative to trap rain water
and use it for irrigation. In less than four years since this initiative began,
these village
has transformed itself and is now a learning center where many NGOs and other
agriculture experts are going to learn about community transformation. From
being dependent on relief food, these villagers are already food sufficient and
even exporting chilies to Europe. I personally visited that village about 8
months ago and can testify, having talked to the villagers, that it is possible
to drive out poverty and food shortages out of our communities without
government or even NGO assistance.
I am not an agricultural expert, but as a practicing farmer, I am taking a
personal
initiative to educate farmers and encourage them to trap rain water to improve
their food safety. If you need to hear more about this, please contact me
directly and we can discuss more. emma_op...@yahoo.ca
I can testify that it is possible to transform our villages and have improved
livelihoods through community initiatives!
From: joseph ochieno <jop3...@yahoo.co.uk>
To: "ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com" <ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 11:07:17 AM
Subject: NRA {UAH} TWIST NOT THE LAW: Gen Elly Tumwine Petitions Parliament to
Have Pius Bigirimaana Dropped Over OPM
NRA,
Twist of historical facts: The wave of banditry (terrorism) NRA started at
Kabamba did not oust the Obote government. By 1985, NRA was on the run and
Museveni officially on the run, in exile. Amplifying weather bitten men into
artificial 'heroes'...
True, Obote was overthrown in a conspiracy involving NRA,DP, 3 capricious
UPCmen using the Okellos. Ugandans, believe correctly.
Ochieno
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From: Gwokto La'Kitgum <lakit...@gmail.com>
To: ugandans-at-heart <ugandans-at-he...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, 18 July 2013, 2:09
Subject: {UAH} TWIST NOT THE LAW: Gen Elly Tumwine Petitions Parliament to Have
Pius Bigirimaana Dropped Over OPM
TWIST NOT THE LAW: Gen Elly Tumwine Petitions Parliament to Have Pius
Bigirimaana Dropped Over OPM Lost Shs50Bn Dime, Saying His Deployment In the
Gender Ministry Only Serves To Make A Mockery of Justice
By Team Investigator 17th, July 2013
DROP THIS MAN: Gen. Tumwine (R) wants Bigirimaana fired and tried
Gen Elly Tumwine, the first NRA rebel to shoot a bullet at Kabamba barracks
that signalled the beginning of the war that ousted Obote and one of the
topmost UPDF officials, has petitioned Parliament demanding that Gender
Ministry PS Pius Bigirimaana be dropped over Ushs50bn that got ‘missing’ under
his nose at the Office of the Prime Minister.
The highly regarded Tumwine, who even lost his eye in the war, has been joined
by Bunyole MP Emmanuel Dombo to demand that Bigirimaana steps down to pave way
for investigations into his possible criminality as the former custodian of
funds in the Office of the Prime Minister, we can reveal.
Sources in the know tell us that Tumwine and Dombo expressed their displeasure
on the floor of the house yesterday, garnering tremendous support from both NRM
and opposition MPs. The petitioners also want Health Ministry PS Asuman Lukwago
and Internal Affairs PS Stephen Kagoda to be dropped pending investigations
into claims that monies got missing under them.
Gen. Tumwine and Dombo join a long list of politicians, ministers, religious
leaders, cultural leaders, donors and ‘wanainchi,’ questioning Bigirimaana’s
continued presence in government, after money that was entrusted to him as OPM
PS, also the Chief Accounting Officer, got lost.
According to Tumwine, it does not make sense and is in fact a mockery of
justice, for Bigirimaana to be recycled and given another job as Gender
Ministry PS, before he could be tasked to explain how big sums of money got
lost under his very eye. The General dismisses talk that Bigirimaana was the
one who brought the scam to the attention of the Auditor General as escapist.
That the scam happened, Tumwine argues, is itself enough evidence to show
Bigirimaana was lax in performing his oversight role as PS. For that
negligence, Tumwine argues, Bigirimaana cannot escape culpability.
“What explanation can we give for hunting down another PS Asuman Lukwago (
Health Ministry) for money that got lost under him, yet we keep protecting
others?,” quips the General. Accordingly he wants all suspected criminals to be
handled the Investigator style; without fear or favour.
Those calling that Bigirimaana face the law, argue that leaving him free leads
to speculations of selective prosecution. This is in respect of his juniors
such as Geoffrey Kazinda who are already serving time in Luzira for ostensibly
losing the money.
Damage
Because of the OPM fraud, donors have since closed the dollar taps. This
prompted government to “raid” the national treasury to sort out the donors.
This would cause the already financially stressed taxpayer additional stress.
Two, a financially strapped government has had to make do with hiking taxes, to
find the monies it needs to run the country in light of the withheld dollars.
This has piled more strain on the already strained tax payer. With the taxes
hiked, fuel dealers among others, will have to deflect the added taxes on the
poor ‘wanainchi’ to stay afloat.
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Gwokto La'Kitgum
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