David I am with you on this one, a regional museum is a great idea, if a public one can not start quickly enough enterprising persons could pick up this idea and start a private one. West Nile has used a leopard as a symbol of unity, apart from the West Nile golf club you can not see this symbol any where. When you visit London you see iconic and landmark features like big Ben and the London Eye, New York has the statue of Liberty. I would like to see a Leopard gracing a pedestal in a prominent place perhaps infront of this pro-museum.
Wilfred On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 12:21 AM, David Olema <davidol...@yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > True Wilfred. We surely need a regional museum. I was at the National > Museum, I missed seeing many of our artifacts and I REALLY felt > marginalized. I asked one of the officials there about how they acquire > these artifacts. One of the options the very kind gentleman told me was, > individual or private museum, and at best have a regional one. Historians, > sociologists, and the like please help us!!! I will contribute some of the > artifacts. > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* wilfred Erima <wber...@gmail.com> > > *To:* A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <westnilenet@kym.net> > *Sent:* Saturday, 18 May 2013, 9:37 > > *Subject:* Re: [WestNileNet] WEAT NILE CENTENARY 2014 > > Dear folks, one hundred years of existance as a people is a lng time to > remember. I suggest we have a week of activities including a cultural fair, > trade fair en launch a gallery a sort of modern museum to preserve west > niles achievements and history for posterity. Wilfred > On May 18, 2013 3:36 AM, "Charles Male" <cdm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 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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