Angelo, We are going to be unrelenting on our quest for certain rights, thanks for this information
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 21, 2012, at 1:36 PM, Angelo Izama <izama.ang...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been told that the Grid Development Plan for greater West Nile have > been completed but that despite new sources of energy the Ministry of Finance > has declined to approve expenditure for the same. This is easily verifiable > at the Ministry and with the Transmission company. > > Caleb, over to you. > > > A > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Caleb Alaka <calebal...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks Aggrey, we shall endeavor to get the concession agreement and other > relevant agreements asap > > From: aggrey adrale <fetagrey2...@yahoo.co.uk>; > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <westnilenet@kym.net>; > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Does the recent Commissioning of the Nyagak solve > West Nile's demand for the energy needs? > Sent: Thu, Sep 20, 2012 10:29:24 AM > > Dear Vincent, > > Thank you for your suggestions. However, one strong element might be to lobby > for the concession agreement with WENRECo to be brought to light. Our own > legal experts may need to study and review it with the hope of identifying > any leagal bottlenecks in that agreement. Such would be one basis to lobby > for perhaps rescinding the government's concession agreement with WENRECo, if > there is that option. > > Any lobbying with development partners would require us to know aforehand if > there is any opportunity to apply the funds immediately for the cause once we > hit the mark. Otherwise if according to the rumours I have ever heard about > any power developments in the region that would be subject to the concession > agreement between Uganda government and WENRECo then we only have one avenue; > to demand for improvement of the service through advocacy (and organised > lamentation) within the scope of the concession period! And more so we are > onle demanding for our right to be served like other regions by our > government be it through investors the government has licensed. > > It may help to recall what went wrong with previous attempts by West Nilers > (including a very prominent spiritual leader), the Italian government > donation and other issues surrounding Nyagak Hydro Power Project and ponder > over the proposed water project for Arua City, for which there were willing > investors/friends of the region! > > Aggrey Adrale > > > > --- On Wed, 19/9/12, vincent adeangu <vadea...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > From: vincent adeangu <vadea...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Does the recent Commissioning of the Nyagak solve > West Nile's demand for the energy needs? > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <westnilenet@kym.net> > Date: Wednesday, 19 September, 2012, 17:49 > > There westnilers, i think time has come for us to prove to our people of west > nile that we, their sons and daughters in the despora are abreast with what > is affectting our region. Instead of lamenting on how this government is > treating us like destitutes we should come up with clear solutions and > sugestions. > I would like to suggest that westnile foundation members to start lobbying > with development partners to secure funds to put up another dam (at olewa) > and to fund the cost of connecting westnile to the national grid. Other > modalities of how this can best be done can be discussed further. > It is even more ashaming to see that our own politically highly placed > brothers and sisters have kind-of looked aside as the government continues to > systematically and progressive push us into an abyss! What can 1.75MW for 4 > hours a day do for a region with such a huge potential? > > Over to you westnilers > > > --- On Sun, 9/16/12, Vasco Oguzua <vogu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Vasco Oguzua <vogu...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Does the recent Commissioning of the Nyagak solve > West Nile's demand for the energy needs? > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <westnilenet@kym.net> > Date: Sunday, September 16, 2012, 2:35 PM > > http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni+switches+on+Nyagak/-/688334/1508300/-/32bm7z/-/index.html > > Dear Ladies and Gentlemen and sympathizers of the West Nile region > > I came across this article above which was in the monitor about the > commissioning of the Nyagak by the president. Based on what the information > in the article, I wonder if the years of the squabbles about Nyagak has any > value to the region even after commissioning the power station. In my > personal view there is a deliberate neglect and undermining of any > development prospects in the region with the intent of letting the region > slide backwards than trying to meet the challenges of 21st century. The 4 > hours of electricity supply which they have indicated in the paper, the 1.5 > million shillings per pole for the transmission and the 1.75 MW power > production they have mentioned will be supplied makes me wonder if there is a > deliberate intent to keep the people of Wes Nile in the dark ages. > Unfortunately, there was no reason given to as to why Nyagak can only supply > 4 hours of electricity to the region when the hype about Nyagak was that it > would solve all energy problems of the region, let alone now talking of > connecting Moyo and Adjumani to the National grid without even mentioning > when that will be. Why is this government playing "yoyo" with the people of > West Nile in such a deliberate manner. It is as if the region does not need > power and the government is only doing the region a favour to provide 4 hours > of electricity. > The interesting thing is the elected officials in government both local and > national seem to be content with this kind of treatment. > What kind of development can the region achieve with 4 hours of electricity. > If the small diesel generator of the 60's and 70's could provide 24 hour > power supply why is it impossible to supply 24 hour power supply to West Nile > in this 21st century technology era. > What is wrong with us we people of West Nile that we allow ourselves to be > treated in this beggarly manner when we contribute equally well in aspects of > production of the country. > The other day I read the dilapitating situation in hospitals in West Nile > where they specifically mentioned the situation in Moyo and Adjumani > Hospitals . The next day I read that the Pakwack ID inspection have again > started. Why are we treated as if we are not a part of Uganda. even > foreigners are treated with respect than we the people of West Nile. Why are > we docile about all these issues. If our elected officials do not see any > problems with all these issues I think it is our responsibility as the civic > society of West Nile to take up these issues. These issues really make me > feel the agony of the rural population in West Nile. If we the educated sons > and daughters of West Nile can not stand up for the development of our region > who will help us to develop our region! > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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). 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