Elly, You make a lot of sense. We should celebrate 100 years of WN! Historians will tell us that may be before 1914 we were disparate parts of Kongo and not necessarily a united WN. If there is anything to unite WN, then this is the opportunity to do so.
My 2 cents. Charles ------------------------------------ 5/17/13, Nayenda Elly <ellynaye...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Folks, > West Nile was curved as part of Uganda in 1914 and next year we make 100 > year. > We produced a President, 2 Vice Presidents, a Speaker of the National > Assembly, couple of Ambassadors, Three ArchBishops, Couple of Professors, > Gold Medalists in athletics, the team in the CAF finals of 1978 had two or > so sons of West Nile e.t.c. > We have achieved something but have the capacity to super-cede this. > As we make 100 years can we do some social audit and lay the stage for our > progress in the next 100 years. A university is being born in West Nile, > what is our support to this University? > Can we engage in the future of West Nile? > How do we plan to celebrate 100 years in Uganda? Does it make sense to you? > God bless. > Thanks > Elly > > --- On Wed, 5/15/13, Sebastian Owilla <sebastian.owi...@mrcuganda.org> > wrote: > > From: Sebastian Owilla <sebastian.owi...@mrcuganda.org> > Subject: [WestNileNet] Walking the talk to Muni University > To: "westnilenet@kym.net" <westnilenet@kym.net> > Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 7:08 AM > > > > > > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > It is true that quite a lot has been discussed and it is like time for > implementation is long overdue. I can sense that some people are losing > hope and might, hold back, in future discussion. I wish to take sides: > I agree that we need to do something now, else we shall never. > On the other hand, West Nile, just like other regions needs > economic revival. I hear about gone days (between 1960 – 1980) during which > hard work was proven. Custodians of our taxes were trustworthy. They, to a > larger extent, > cared for all the civil servants. Consequently, security, health, > education, and many other sectors of productivity took better shape. Which > was why a pupil sitting for PLE in Arua public or Moyo Girls would choose > and make it to either Gayaza or Sir Samuel > Baker (later known as Pongdwongo). There was no need for a parent to go to > an HM to ‘beg’ for vacancy. You just wait for your acceptance letter by the > postal services. Today the sort of system of governance we are in is tending > towards capitalism. > > I have no problem with what one does to earn a living; as long as it is > morally acceptable; we should encourage our people to work as really they > are hard working. Once upon a time, most Ma’di people sniggered > the lugbara communities who migrated and settled among them. Generally the > Lugbara women took to business of selling food and other merchandises. While > most Ma’di women engaged in the ‘brewery industries’ producing pkhete, wiri, > nguli, etc. The Ma’di woman > brewing and earning a living from it, consoled herself that she was better > than a ‘Lubwari zi’ living by doing some businesses (selling tea, sumbusa, > mandazi etc). And I think the Lugbara women on their part had good reasons > not to take on the ‘industry’ of > the Ma’di women. Each was right and at the same time wrong. Today the trend > seems to be duplicating itself across regions: the majority of the private > security guards come from either West Nile, Northern region or Lango and > Teso sub regions. Most of the workers > in the sugar and tea plantations come from the same areas. > > I love my people and value what they do to honestly earn their living. My > problem is in the situation where the hard-earned money does not get > re-invested. Our people are very innovative and look forward to a > better future. This was exhibited in coming up with CUCUA, and ERO. While > the Lugbara people had both Ero and Cucua, the Ma’di people only depended on > ero. In capitalism, consideration should be made for continued investments, > not consuming profits. Check > how you spend your money!!! > > The point I am making is that the advent of capitalism comes with challenges > and the prices have to be paid. We need either to improve on our existing > economic activities, or phase out the obsolete ones and adopt > rather newer alternatives. Perceptions have to change and then take > advantage of every opportunity to etch out economic values which then can be > translated in to real cash. Without economic empowerment, the sour, > otherwise bitter side of life will be the only > alternative. This includes journey to Muni University. It is near us, but > going there requires money. Not just money to enter University, but money to > go through pre-primary education, primary, and secondary education. Some of > you know what I am taking about. > The current form of UPE will never lay a good foundation in our children > for competitive tertiary institution. Most of the schools we have in West > Nile are depending the already failing UPE – misplaced hope. What the people > in this forum could do is to use > the governance system already in place to suggest, but not authorise > changes. The system is like a pyramid – the rule is by the top not bottom. > The private sector thrives better that the public. That is why we need > investors. A teacher hired to work in a > private school in most cases deliver; however, those on the government pay > roll will not deliver – the assumption is that all graduated from EREPI TTC > . > > In conclusion, approach should be economic empowerment so that we can afford > to send our children to schools were teachers are well motivated. > > Back to you. > > Sebastian > > > > > DISCLAIMER: This message is private and confidential. 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