Dear All, I know that Caleb's piece about obsession with power and more power is a satire perhaps to make us more imaginative about the problem but earlier on when I read the pieces by Gilbert and Jackson, I was reminded of how when I go home (some people say 'village' - which I think is being disrespectful to my roots), I have to send young boys on a bicycle to Imvepi refugee camp to go and recharge my phone. I am also reminded of the fact that my parents initially resisted a phone because recharging would be hectic. When the refugee camp which is in the process of closing down (some one correct me if that is not true) it means unless I buy my own solar charger or something, I could not go home if I am expecting important communication. May be I am 'addicted' to easy communication but why should electricity become such a luxury in Odupi and elsewhere in westnile? Does anyone of you feel that they have two lives - one in Kampala or wherever where you can cook your supper in less than an hour for instance and another life in your odupi, anyirivu, okollo or koboko where you have got to wait for a 20 litre water from whatever water source for more than two hours not only for your breakfast but for a bath for all the members of the family? I agree that we need a strategy whether it being votes or some other organisational alignment for development to sort out the power and water problems too. I also agree with the idea that MASU should have as its backbone the cultural identity than the political identity. But this brings me to the earlier submissions on the county based student organisations at Makerere. I suggest that LUMSA or whatever name it will take be strengthened more than the county based organisations which can inturn become chapters of the LUMSA. The chapters could then be among others instrumental for LUMSA or 'westnile net' activities- should that become necessary- in the particular counties. United and organised we can have a voice. A blessed week to all.
Margaret On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Caleb Alaka <calebal...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Gilbert and Jackson. > > Why are you guys so obsessed with rural electrification, power, development > blah blah. Don't you know that Africa is a Dark Continent. Who hates > Darkness, is it not the time when thieves steal, and people do you know > what....Unless we come up with a proposal to float a company and build a dam > we shall sing power power and more power and we shall receive darkness and > more darkness. Alternatively we should set it as our agenda for denying > votes to people as we did for roads come 2011, otherwise expect to be in > Africa the Dark Continent in Arua. Cheers > > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > WestNileNet@kym.net > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > % WestNileNet 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. > _______________________________________________ > >
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